http://sentsny.com/blog Sents NY - Design and Apparel Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:15:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is a better gift to a hipster than something to remind them of their iphone AND something for that new table they lugged over from that Brooklyn green furniture store -- Coasters with the iphone home icons on it. While an interesting idea, at $62 for the ... http://sentsny.com/blog/iphone-art/ This environent is pretty ideal for an opportunist who knows what to do. There are highly qualified professionals out there desperately seeking work, PHDs trolling streets wearing a billboard made of their resume. Labor has become cheaper, businesses need to generate income (sales sales sales). 2 years from now people will ... http://sentsny.com/blog/employment-environment/ I like money. I like art. I love money art. Though not a fan of those that disfigures the money, I'm amazed at the creativity people can come up with, namely the origami hats So simple, yet this is something that I would pay to have. I guess it could double ... http://sentsny.com/blog/money-x-art/ As per Bloomberg regarding the Maddoff possible 50 billion dollar ponzi scheme - "Another client was Fix Asset Management, which had an account worth at least $400 million with Madoff Investments. The firm said it’s checking with lawyers about the holdings. “We are very shocked,” John Fix, the son of ... http://sentsny.com/blog/maddoffs-skillz/ AT&T has recently allowed iPhone 3G activation at home. Previously you had to go to a real store to activate it in person. What this now means is that you can order the iPhone online at the AT&T website. If you order before 4 pm CST and you'll get free ... http://sentsny.com/blog/get-the-iphone-for-25-off/ Dior put up an installation in their store in France.....an installation in their store. I like when stores tend try to be artistic, even more so when it actually looks good. Its a shame that no stores actually do that around here other than on 5th ave. They actually integrated ... http://sentsny.com/blog/dior-homme-installation/ The economy is not doing so great, so why not try to curb some extraneous costs...like texting. texting is becoming the main method of communication these days. Why talk to someone for 15 minutes when it only takes a phrase by text. The problem with this is that texts costs ... http://sentsny.com/blog/curbing-text-costs/ Interesting mashup in concept - Staple x Gizmodo 151 Orchard St New York, NY Staple's annex store which has been used for pop-up shops is going to be used for Gizmodo's upcoming gallery display. Whats there? Theres no complete list up, but they have a partial one up for things thus far ... http://sentsny.com/blog/staple-x-gizmodo/ [gallery] Speaking of Asia, Stader & Muller’s recently put up a Johnny Walker ad at Warner Village in Taipei, Taiwan. If you know anything about Taiwan, Warner village is sort of the Americanized hangoutspot for shopping and eating (theres an Olive Garden there....which weirded me out enough for me to ... http://sentsny.com/blog/optical-illusion-ads/ So I dont know if anyone is aware, but the iTunes store charges taxes. Yes, I was appalled too that if you actually shell out money to buy a song, that 99 cent song is actually $1.06. Which is really pretty ridiculous considering that someone would actually buy a ... http://sentsny.com/blog/taxes/