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issue two

Alison Berger Glassworks Catalog for Plug Lighting Over a year in the making, this gloriously luxe catalog revives the dying art of print! Award-winning lighting designer Alison Berger's hand blown glass lighting pieces are the focus of this handsome limited-edition catalog from Plug Lighting, designed by DWD.

Serious martial artists are not all into zen and tatami mats... Visit the dojo site by 5th degree black belt Fred Simmons. Sign up for taekwondo classes now and learn how to beat the crap out of anyone who looks at your girl or guy the wrong way! See the film this weekend and check out the site at www.thefootfistway.com L.A. Pride is this weekend! After you finish that killer spin class (the fifth this week) to perfect your six-pack so you can go shirtless at the three day festival, be sure to watch the short animated spot by Dustin W Design promoting the festival! Check it out on the homepage of Christopher Street West, who produces Pride. www.lapride.org.

We use conscious design to weave visual stories that inspire, delight and surprise. We promote design with conscience, choosing projects and clients that share our dedication to giving back to the community. Following are some things we love right now that embrace conscious design: After the Flood Exhibition thru end of June at the A+D Museum (architecture + design), examines post-Katrina rebuilding projects in New Orleans. Closing the show will be a site specific movement performance piece following the stories of a musician, Blanche Debois, tourists, a writer and a whore. Image by Robert Polidori, After the Flood. Tru Organic Vodkas, handmade in Los Angeles by artisanal vodka-makers, Modern Spirits. Tru vodkas are delicious, organic and eco-friendly. They use soy ink labels and plant a tree for every bottle sold. Try an organic Lavendar Lemon Drop cocktail or an organic Peach Fizz and do your part to reduce your carbon footprint. A SCENT OF SCANDAL® Vegan candles made of 100% hand poured soy wax. Created by brother and sister team Ari Solomon and Heather Brancaccio, the Los Angeles-based candle line features scandalous scents like Original Sin (fig leaf), Morning Wood (sandalwood) and ACTOR/MODEL/WAITER/WHORE.