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One of our favorite blogs, It's Nice That, excitedly released the pre-order to their fourth publication last Wednesday. The issue, due for release on 1 October 2010 includes interviews with leading practitioners Nick Knight, Neville Brody, Miranda July, Troika, RBG6, Bompass & Parr and Noma Bar as well as features written by Adam Buxton, Sara de Bondt, Micah Lidberg, Peter Nencini, Mike Lemanski and Jez Burrows.

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Directed by Casey Affleck, I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the documentary follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

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Check out these absolutely incredible band-aids by designer Cynthia Rowley. Each pack comes with 20 assorted bandages housed in a metal tin, all limited edition. One dollar from the sale of each tin will go to Design Ignites Change, an organization that engages high school and college students in design and architecture projects that address social issues in their own communities.

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Marc Jacobs bought the beloved Biography Bookstore in New York's West Village and announced the store name, Book Marc. The site sports a Winter 2010 sign with little else to be published about the location. With that, Marc Jacobs has been slowly rolling out school supplies, also under the name Book Marc. They include cases, colored pencils, and cool tins covered in a marble notebook pattern. You can get them now at Marc by Marc Jacobs stores around America.

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Check out this beautiful 250 mg, 9 colors silkscreen, numbered & signed print by Studio Patrick. The poster is an exclusive silkscreen edited by Delkographik for the group exhibition, FIFTEEN. Limited to 10 total, click here to purchase the print for €100.

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2nd Magazine is a monthly magazine from Japan focused on fine product with an Americana, preppy influence. Featuring great product photography, 2nd is easy on the eyes for those who do not read Japanese but are interested in hard to find items.

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New book, Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, presents the influential designers work and philosophy through hundreds of images. Of course, there is no shortage of text contextualizing the products Rams created. How they fit then and now is of utmost importance to the book’s team, which includes a series of design experts and editors Dr. Klaus Klemp and Keiko Ueki-Polet.

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Cars need sunglasses too. Check out the Sunglass Folding Cardboard Carshade by Igloo. The store specializes in unique everyday objects, and this product is surely no exception. We love the design and we love the idea.

Click here to purchase for $22.

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Well doesn't this look wonderful. Commune has create the multipurpose nap bag. You can nap or sleep in it, picnic on it, or just have it look pretty on your bed or couch. It is made by Matteo in Downtown LA with 100% cotton and linen and you can dry clean it or throw it in the wash, which will make it look like you really love it, which of course you do.

Available in Charcoal or Natural colors, click here to purchase this gem for $1,600.

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August 2010 marks the 30th Anniversary of i-D, as the magazine celebrates with a special birthday issue, following the theme of “Then, Now, and Next.” Throughout a 3 week period, i-D held photoshoots at the Somerset House, collaborating with Nick Knight to document the turn of the decade. Roughly 200 people took part in the special project, including cover stars Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga. The “Then” Pre-Fall issue is on sale at newsstands now.

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