Spear is on the Move

Our friend and former CH contributor Josh Spear has just launched a redesigned joshspear.com. In addition to some slick visual tidiness (by Grow Interactive), he's added commenting so readers can talk about his finds. There's also a new geo-locator that shows where in the world he's hunting for new and interesting stuff. At the moment he's on his way to Asia for a two week …

Sky Box

My friend and former colleague Stefan Andrén recently finished the Portland, OR home he and his wife Nicole designed as the showcase for their architecture studio Krown Lab. Appropriately named, Sky Box is modernism for the naturalist. Set in the trees on a hill above Portland, the home not only connects its inhabitants with the surrounding outdoors, it's also built using sustainable materials. Check out …

Nokia 8800 Black

I've always loved the Nokia sliders, and was rather impressed with the stainless steel, spring loaded, uber-lux 8800 when it first came out last year. Now they've released an updated, super sexy all black version, distributed exclusively by Nokia UK. Apparently quantities are limited, but I'm not sure how much so. £799 direct from Nokia (via Shiny Shiny)