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		<title>VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, I happened to be in Paris during fashion week, and happened to be staying at the Westin Vendome, just across from the Louvre. Neither the fashion week timing nor the hotel&#8217;s location was really planned, but it put me squarely in the middle of cobblestone streets littered with legs covered in opaque black [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2011/04/11/view-from-the-outside/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=view-from-the-outside</link>
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		<title>UNDERGROUND IN BROOKLYN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, my friend Alex Vessels had an installation at a former stop on the Underground Railroad. The event was lovely, with sound being the primary communicator of information&#8211;a mix of interviews with former slaves, spirituals (&#8220;Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning&#8221;), Malcolm X speeches, pro-America anthems and a bit of Tupac. A video was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2010/05/05/underground-in-brooklyn/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=underground-in-brooklyn</link>
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		<title>HAPPY 2010</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2010/01/06/happy-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=happy-2010</link>
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		<title>HONG KONG WUNDERLICH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was in Hong Kong recently. Well, not so recently now. But recently enough to see Detour, a design consortium/conference that had some legs, namely some red lacquer bamboo scaffolding that was erected over the show&#8217;s courtyard in the old police building. The show was good&#8230; a mix of installation and exhibition and interaction, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/12/27/hong-kong-wunderlich/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hong-kong-wunderlich</link>
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		<title>ROSE AND RADISH CLOSING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rose and Radish on San Francisco&#8217;s Embarcadero is closing after the holidays. They&#8217;ll be around from January 5 until the end, and merchandise will be discounted 20-60% (to start with). This makes me sad. The new space is lovely, their merchandise has always been incredibly thoughtful (if pricey), and the store has been a keen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/12/24/rose-and-radish-closing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rose-and-radish-closing</link>
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		<title>AFTER SCHOOL IN HONG KONG AND THE ART OF MULTI-USE SPACE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was in Hong Kong for a short break, and I am so glad I was able to stop by After School. A small cafe in Causeway Bay, After School used to be a work space for designers and a cafe for the public, but the work space has now moved out. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/12/05/after-school-in-hong-kong-and-the-art-of-multi-use-space/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=after-school-in-hong-kong-and-the-art-of-multi-use-space</link>
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		<title>ROSE AND RADISH OPEN ON EMBARCADERO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rose and Radish has reopened its doors on The Embarcadero in SF, and the new space is lovely. After closing their Gough St location last fall due to flooding, they&#8217;ve reemerged in a space that is (refreshingly) less designed. Wooden divider walls and pull-out drawers with tabletop goods give this space an ad hoc feeling, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/09/25/rose-and-radish-open-on-embarcadero/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rose-and-radish-open-on-embarcadero</link>
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		<title>Park(ing) Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Park(ing) Day is happening today across the US (LOVE this). Here in SF, IDEO has created a workspace on the Embarcadero to take in some (productive) sun time.]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/09/18/301/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=301</link>
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		<title>ON AUTHENTICITY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of Web 2.0 and the detritus of globalization have spurred companies to be more authentic and transparent with consumers. This is no secret, but it's a concept that presents unique challenges to large consumer-facing businesses, and it sits in direct opposition to economies of scale. As the world has become more "designed" globally, the need for individuality and localization has become more dire. This need has been addressed by everything from the local food movement to handwritten headlines on magazine's covers (see Domino, NYLON and Rachael Ray) to Twitter. Consumers crave forums for feedback and a feeling of involvement and conversation... and corporations (the smart ones) know that creating these opportunities breeds loyal customers (not to mention the fact that, in the end, customer care is a benevolent cause).

But enough theorizing. I'm wrapping up the summer with a quick trip to Seattle--a new place for me. Granted, I live in San Francisco, a city with a similar eco-friendly, power-to-the-people vibe. But I've been impressed with Seattle's various neighborhoods, each with a well-designed but unpretentious feel. This city is a nice one.]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/09/01/on-authenticity/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-authenticity</link>
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		<title>MORNING COFFEE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cathy Horyn has a piece up on the nyt that inspired me to purchase my second copy of Acne Paper. I bought my first issue when I lived in New Haven back in &#8217;07, and since then I&#8217;ve been following the publication (and gorgeous design) online. Acne Paper is part of a larger enterprise, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/06/02/morning-coffee/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=morning-coffee</link>
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		<title>AFTERNOON BREAK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally got around to making the agua fresca that caught my eye last week. Yummy. I used what I had on hand, which included fresh limes and excluded mint. I also didn&#8217;t need to sweeten my watermelon as it was good and ripe, and rather than tap water I used sparkling mineral water. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/06/01/afternoon-break/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=afternoon-break</link>
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		<title>THE WEATHER REPORT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple months ago, I read this post on Craisglist. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: &#8211; THOUGHTS FROM A HOMELESS GUY NOW THAT I&#8217;M BACK ON MY FEET I was homeless for about 4 years until the manager of a car dealership took a chance on me and now I am the manager of our detailing department. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/05/04/the-weather-report/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-weather-report</link>
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		<title>WHAT IS ART?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So last summer, I saw the Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. I think I described it as &#8220;underwhelming&#8221; or, more pointedly, &#8220;superflat.&#8221; I thought the Louis Vuitton store in the middle of the exhibit was the most interesting bit, and it seemed sad that none of the pieces showed a trace of handwork. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/04/27/what-is-art/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-is-art</link>
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		<title>LOVELY ALL-AROUND</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t usually post here about products or packaging, but Scott Amron / Amron Experimental&#8216;s &#8220;New Soap, Old Bottle&#8221; just seems lovely all-around. The product is nice (though I&#8217;d rather get natural soaps, not Dawn or SoftSoap, in my bottles), the packaging is nice, the site is nice. Since it hasn&#8217;t made the rounds of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/04/13/lovely-all-around/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lovely-all-around</link>
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		<title>60 DAYS AND I&#8217;M STILL GIDDY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;m not the only one in America who still gets giddy when hearing the words &#8220;President Obama&#8221; uttered on the news&#8211;but I feel a bit silly admitting it. Despite that, there are a lot of reasons why I&#8217;m enjoying this administration, many of which revolve around the administration&#8217;s relationship to design and pop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/03/24/60-days-and-im-still-giddy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=60-days-and-im-still-giddy</link>
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		<title>IN THIS ECONOMY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My latest post is up on visadiaries.com &#8230; A few months ago, a friend told me that if he heard the phrase “In this economy” one more time, he might explode. Little did we know, then, how many more times we’d get to hear it, and, frankly, how much more we’d care about hearing it. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/03/12/in-this-economy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=in-this-economy</link>
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		<title>I FORGIVE YOU HELVETICA.</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/03/02/i-forgive-you-helvetica/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=i-forgive-you-helvetica</link>
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		<title>THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN&#8217;T IGNORE / 8</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/27/these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-8/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-8</link>
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		<title>FOR CRIS BRUCE</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/26/for-cris-bruce/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=for-cris-bruce</link>
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		<title>I DON&#8217;T LIKE ROTIS BUT DEAR I LOVE OTL.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SFMoMA, Otl&#8217;s Olympic paraphernalia from Munich &#8217;72, through July 7, 2009.]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/26/i-dont-like-rotis-but-dear-i-love-otl/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=i-dont-like-rotis-but-dear-i-love-otl</link>
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		<title>GO TRIBE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A great gift delivered by my brother.]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/26/go-tribe/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=go-tribe</link>
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		<title>BELATED LOVE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a lovely, lovely Valentine&#8217;s. Friends and champagne-and-fixins and a big gold heart on my big bay window.]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/26/belated-love/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=belated-love</link>
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		<title>HOT AIR OUTSIDE MY WINDOW</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a new addition to the SF skyline, at least from my window&#8230; a nice little MetLife blimp. I adore it. It&#8217;s like a big, man-made fluffy cloud.]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/26/hot-air-outside-my-window/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hot-air-outside-my-window</link>
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		<title>O, DEAR.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw this sign in Brooklyn over the holidays. Not only was the &#8220;brown rice&#8221; disturbing, but everything else is incorrect on this sign&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2009/02/26/o-dear/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-dear</link>
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		<title>THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN&#8217;T IGNORE / 7</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2008/09/09/these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-7/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-7</link>
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		<title>THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN&#8217;T IGNORE / 6</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2008/07/24/these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-6/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-6</link>
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		<title>IT WASN&#8217;T</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I went to the Brooklyn Museum to see the Takashi Murakami show. Surely, it was entertaining on a high-level for an hour or so. But the show was literally SuperFlat. Nothing had any real depth for me. After seeing the LV bags for years, the art just seemed almost bland. Oddly, almost childishly naive, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2008/06/27/it-wasnt/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=it-wasnt</link>
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		<title>THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN&#8217;T IGNORE / 5</title>
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		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2008/06/18/these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-5/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=these-are-things-that-you-cant-ignore-5</link>
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		<title>IT&#8217;S BEEN AWHILE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been away from writing for quite some time. I treat this space more like a bulletin board for myself than a blog, per se, so I don&#8217;t have a dedication to posting on a regular basis. I just post when something hits me that I want to remember. Recently I&#8217;ve taken on some design-related [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2008/06/10/its-been-awhile/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-been-awhile</link>
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		<title>YOU MADE ME SMILE, OLAFUR ELIASSON</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, here in San Francisco, I went to see the Olafur Eliasson show, &#8220;Take Your Time&#8221;, at SFMOMA. It is the best show I&#8217;ve ever seen in San Francisco, and probably the best one-man show I&#8217;ve ever seen, period. Maybe that&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve seen more review-type shows than one-man shows, especially of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://realnotreal.org/2008/04/25/you-made-me-smile-olafur-eliasson/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=you-made-me-smile-olafur-eliasson</link>
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