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Wow... Is it too nerdy? or is it cool?
Either way, I was so inspired with this new form of art/fashion with USB. I read an article about this in WIRED magazine (JUNE 2006) just the other night. New way to have storage devices in everyday objects (more photos)! ...so many possibilities with this :) Showing motion graphics inside the USB frame would be pretty cool way to present art work.

So far, I'm not sold on the design of the USB belt and bra just yet.. but if a company like mimobots which I introduced the other day came up with funky USB belt... Hmmm... That would be super cool!

RELATED LINKS: Sainsbury's and Arts Council bags | TreeHugger

Yesterday, I wrote a post on grocery bags at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. Then today, I find these cute recycled grocery bags used at supermarkets in England (pic above)!! These artistic bags are almost stylish enough to wear to any place, and they cost only about $1 and the profit goes to charity :O These are just really cool both ways!! What a beautiful idea...

LiViTY Outernational
Topanga, CA
URL: LiViTY Outernational
RELATED LINKS: Giant Peach | Natural Rasta
SHOP@: Whole Foods

Livity Outernational is a cool eco-friendly clothing (fashion) company from Topanga, CA. Their philosophy on the environment has influenced their entire line of merchandise, and the company is operated by multicultural artists, travelers, musicians, teachers, activists, and athletes.

I've come across many of their hats, t-shirts, bags, and accessories at Whole Foods, and I've been pretty impressed with all of their merchandise. One of my favorite lines is their hats!! It's difficult to find cool hats that fit my head right even though they look cool. I've tried many of their hats at the store, and they all fit my head right and look the way I would imagine on!! And the quality of their hats are unquestionable - very professional.

URL: ecoist

Innovative cool eco-friendly fashion accessories!
These cute purses/handbags are made out of recycled candy wrappers!! They are all handmade, waterproof, and price ranges from around $32 to $198 depending on the size of the bag. There are colorful bags using various different wrappers as well as bags that have more of a classy look using monotone wrappers. They look very fun!

URL: JUNK MAIL GEMS

Fun and intriguing products... made by junk mail and other trash :D
The artist, Gretchen Fleener is running her business alone from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She explains on her website that she got fed up with throwing away unwanted junk mail, so she decided to create something useful with it instead.

URL: Los Angeles Times
RELATED LINKS: Art Pro Nail Printer | Digital Nail Art | Nail Printer

What? What is digital nail art?!
Paul was reading to me about this little nail art machine on wheels that prints and decorates your fingernails in just a few minutes... and it is at the Little Tokyo shopping center in Los Angeles. So I had to look it up online and see what this is all about. How crazy is that :O

URL: Modern Twist | PJ Pocket Pillow

Cute Pillows from Modern Twist, inspired by a Japanese anemone box :) The idea is to store and hide the clutter (ex. stuffed animals, blankets) in your house and also to be able to have second usage from it.

URL: Polyvore

Another addictive website, Polyvore!

This is like the perfect site for the fashion lover. You can view and choose from a wide variety of different clothes, accessories, shoes and more from different brands... all over the web. Basically, you can create collections of your own outfit online like playing with a dress-up doll. Each item links back to the original item found on the web, so you can purchase them if you really want the items you found. (Very tempting!!)

URL: Hafsteinn Juliusson

Hahaha :D This is very funny!!!
I question how useful this jewelry would be in real life, but I appreciate the idea... and it definitely tingled my inner heart :D