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Inside the Brooklyn Nets Arena
The Brooklyn Nets hope that having the most technologically-advanced stadium in sports bodes well for the future of their team. It took 9 years and numerous court battles to build Barclays Center, but the 1 billion dollar building was finally…
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Very Old School – iVictrola Dock Amplification
It doesn’t get older than this school – The Victrola iPod Dock is an non-powered amplifier built from bits of reclaimed furniture and some really old-looking gramophone horns. I have yet to come…
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Tommy Guns – NYC Salon
Tommy Guns lower east side has replicated the vintage design of the original soho salon in london england, formed in 1994.
Classic barber chairs in leather upholstery, nickel, mirror & glass cabinets, marble floors & counter tops together with vintage…
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Imperial Forces Wallpaper
I don’t know if you have been paying attention but we here at TFA love everything and anything old-school Star Wars. And when we saw that we could now buy Imperial Forces Wallpaper, a future conference room was being…
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Psycho Plates, Qu’est-ce que c’est
Psychoplates are 4 different plates, comes as set. covered with prints inspired by the psychological test known as Rorschach. Buy it here ($180)
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Housewerks – Captain Rusty
the suit
We ventured over to Housewerks to see what “new” and rusty things they had to offer. For those not in the know, Housewerks is an architectural salvage company in Baltimore that sells everything from pipes, to chairs,…
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The Brass Elephant
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The upside of an economic downturn is having vast spaces at one’s disposal for film production. Hidden Baltimore revealed itself in unexpected ways last week. Lucky to be a part of a commercials shoot (downtown and…
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Pale Horse Design – Balinese Mask Artwork, T-shirt & Pillows
Very cool Balinese mask illustrations created for an exhibit called “Honey, Poison & My Country” at Salihara Gallery in Indonesia. These pieces are also available in their online store as limited edition t-shirts and art pillows.
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Flying Junction Signs
Using street signs for wall decor is usually a bad idea, but vintage subway signs are more than acceptable…it’s a fine line. These replicas, made by Flying Junction, pay homage to the subway signs of the 1900s (a…
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Impeccably Edited
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If I had a beach house, this is exactly how I would decorate it. Interior designer Gregory Mellor’s unerring eye has ensured perfection in every possible way: color palette, carefully scavenged junk shop finds –…
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No whales (or octopi) were harmed in the making of these plates
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You simply must pop into one of my favorite haunts in Baltimore: In Watermelon Sugar for the latest melamine plates in the Thomas Paul Scrimshaw Collection. Wow. He really does have a clue to say…
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Don’t Care How
Just saw these magical glasses on SVPPLY but no link to purchase them and now we feel like Augustus Gloop would have if Willy Wonka didn’t let him dive head first into the chocolate river. We…