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Guido Mocafico's Serpens Series: Dendroaspis Viridis

“What animal has inspired as much dread, as many legends, indeed, as much revulsion and terror as the snake? Demon, divinity, sacred animal protector, ancestor – the nature and importance of this creature’s role has changed throughout history. Among the 2,700 known species, few are dangerous, let alone lethal, to humans, but prejudices run deep. These images look at this family of animals with a mysterious biology, and of which new species are still being discovered.” — Steidl Publishing

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In the Bag » The Complete Carry-On

Peasants and Travelers Doctor's Bag

This holiday season, whether you’re driving over the hill and through the woods or taking a transatlantic aeroplane to get to grandma’s house, the better you pack the smoother your journey will be. The comfort of long travels comes down to one essential piece of luggage: the Carry-On (or, if you’re roadtripping, the one bag you don’t chuck in the trunk). When the wonderful Jee Kim, founder of Peasants and Travelers, sent us the P&T Doctor’s Bag to test drive, I immediately knew that this hard-shelled beauty was born to make my flights to Marseille and Tel Aviv more bearable…

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Gift Guide » Top Ten Duck Duck Goose

Duck Duck Goose Gift Guide

Clockwise from top left: Schnurpfel Pony by Naef, Manuella Big Elephant Floor Pillow, Kid O’s City & Country Blocks by Lisa Mahar, Baby Barolo Cocoon Sleeping Bag, Playsam Rocking Rabbit, Goodbyn Lunchbox, Donkey Products Helmet N. Crocheted Camera, and Sara Carr’s Lambswool Pencil Scarf… More after the jump!

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Gift Guide » Top 10 Eco-Friendlies

Gift Guide: Eco-Friendlies

Clockwise from top left: Freitag F74 Bob Bag, Eding:Post’s Picnica bunny bag, Magno Design radio, Resource Revival bottle opener, Fernando and Humberto Campana’s TransNeomatic Bowl, and Esque Studio’s Recycled Glass Slump Vases… More after the jump!

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Comic Sans Takes a Lashing

Thank you Mirko Humbert of Designer Daily, for putting out the funniest (Godwin’s Law-inspired?) meme I have seen to date…

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