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ART
Bill Plympton Home of award-winning animator, Bill Plympton.
Carolyn Holden Award-winning painter of large-scale works based in Los Angeles, CA.
Daniel Park Daniel creates drawings, lithographs, mixed media assemblages and sculptures -- often representing the human body and processes of internal transformation informed by his studies of alchemical texts and illustrations.
Mitsuo Aida Museum Dedicated to the work of calligrapher and poet, Mitsuo Aida -- The Poet of Zen. Permanent museum located in the stunning Tokyo International Forum building.
P.S. 122 The petry dish of New York City’s avant-garde performing arts scene.
The Kitchen Center for video, music, dance, performance, film & literature.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
American Red Cross Together, we can save lives.
Ceres Community Project Providing beautiful, delicious and medically tailored meals made with love for those facing a serious illness like cancer, diabetes or congestive heart failure.
Citystreets A pedestrian rights and advocacy group serving New York City and abroad.
Glide Church Serving the people of the Tenderloin and San Francisco since 1963.
GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis) A not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS.
Habitat For Humanity Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 175, 000 houses, providing shelter for nearly one million people worldwide.
Kiva Loans that change lives.
Meals on Wheels So no senior goes hungry.
DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
California Eichler Homes Mid-Century Modern Joseph Eichler homes of Northern California.
Daniel Park Architects Dedicated to the creation of spaces and objects of unparalleled inspiration, function, comfort and beauty. Specializing in custom residential interior renovations and new homes in Manhattan and Eastern Long Island.
Eames Office Charles and Ray Eames online.
Eichler Network Dedicated to supporting the lifestyle of the nearly 11,000 folks in Northern California who own an "Eichler" home.
FabPrefab Modernist prefab dwellings.
Richard Neutra Institute For Survival Through Design presented by Dion Neutra, architect son and partner of Richard Neutra.
Studio Nova A Architects, Inc. A new architecture studio founded by Stuart Magruder, integrating high design and high sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Daryl Hannah Love Life Promotes living harmoniously with the planet and reverence for the interconnectedness of all living things.
Good Guide Find safe, healthy and green products.
Greywater What it is. How to treat it. How to use it.
NativeEnergy Bringing new renewables to market.
FASHION
Daddy O’s Your one-stop shop for rockabilly and swing clothes, bowling shirts, lounge wear, club wear, 50s styled retro clothes and nostalgia items inspired by the 1950s!
Fournier Clothing Vintage quality & style.
Fred Perry Shirt made by Fred. Nuff said.
The Frock Antique, vintage, designer and couture frocks, and vintage wedding dresses and gowns.
Little Treasures Vintage Specializing in vintage jewelry, purses, clothing and other accessories.
Lulu's Vintage The retro retreat for the fashion elite.
Magnificent Bastard Your Sherpa. Your Life Caddy. Your Sensei. Your Brutha.
Mod Bag Modbag offers a wide array of upscale vintage handbags and related items, with an emphasis on the unusual.
Remix Vintage Shoes Un-used men's and women's styles from the 1920’s to the 70’s: swing dance favorites, ’40s wedges, saddle shoes, wing tips, spectators, white bucks and retro reproductions.
Sid Mashburn Men's clothier with carefully curated Italian-meets-Southern-prep sensibility.
Stop Staring The hottest in new ‘vintage’ clothing, inspired by the 1940s and ‘50s.
Taylor Stitch Commited to building the best possible clothing while pledging to limit our environmental impact.
FOOD
Howard Station Cafe Based in the West Sonoma county town of Occidental, Howard's serves healthy, organic ingredients in a place of comfort.
Taylor Lane Coffee Roasted in Sonoma County since 1993.
Veselka www.veselka.com Ukranian soul food in the heart of the East Village.
Wild Flour Bread www.wildflourbread.com Wood fired, brick oven baked bread, bakery and organic garden in Sonoma County.
MEDIA
Atomic Ranch magazine www.atomic-ranch.com Quarterly magazine devoted to 1940s-70s ranch houses and modernist tract homes. They're cooler than you think...
Dwell www.dwell.com At home in the modern world.
Eyecare Business magazine www.eyecarebiz.com Industry trade publication dedicated to helping optical retailers succeed in business.
National Public Radio (NPR) www.npr.org Listen to and become a member of your local public radio station.
The New Republic www.tnr.com Providing its readers with an intelligent, stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics, foreign policy and culture.
The New Yorker www.newyorker.com Criticism. Fiction. Humor. Commentary.
20/20 Magazine www.2020mag.com Leading optical trade publication.
The Village Voice www.villagevoice.com Alternative voice since 1955, now America's largest weekly newspaper.
MUSIC
Charlie Hunter Online 8-string jazz guitarist and Blue Note Records darling.
CMJ Music discovery service for new music fans, professionals & artists – producers of the premiere music industry event in NYC, The CMJ Music Marathon.
Frank Portman AKA Dr. Frank -- lead singer of The Mr. T Experience and author of King Dork.
The Idyllists LA-based band that's been described as "crisp, breezy Britpop” infused with “jaunty optimism.”
James Trussart Custom steel guitars.
The Lustre Kings Once a king, always a king -- preaching the Rockabilly Gospel from coast-to-coast!
Mara Hruby Oakland, CA-based singer, songwriter, creative being, heartbreak survivor.
The Martini Kings Los Angeles' premiere cocktail band.
Mr. Lucky Sinatra may be dead, but the spirit of lounge lives on with Mr. Lucky.
Social Distortion Official website of legendary punk rock band, Social D.
Viva Las Vegas The biggest Rockabilly gathering in the world happens in Las Vegas every spring.
RETRO CULTURE
Lotta Living www.lottaliving.com Educational resource towards Modern Preservation.
Modcom www.modcom.org The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee (Modcom) focuses on the preservation of Modern architecture.
MISCELLANEOUS
Cartoonbank.com www.cartoonbank.com New Yorker cartoon & cover prints, gifts and more.
Dack www.dack.com The 2¢ of Dack Ragus, a guy living in Edina, MN who likes to golf, cocktail and watch movies... in that order.
Dita Von Teese www.dita.net Playboy covergirl, burlesque star.
Jitensha Studio www.jitensha.com A different kind of bike shop.
Kameraleder www.kameraleder.com Committed to producing the finest leather eveready cases and belt pouches for the collectable camera.
Nootrope www.nootrope.net Keith Alexander's blog - may he rest in peace.
StoryCorps www.storycorps.net The conversation of a lifetime.
Think Tank 3 www.thinktank3.com A modern day think shop.
Waldorf Answers www.waldorfanswers.org On the philosophy and practice of Waldorf education.