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Doug Roche

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Erica Cerulo

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Dan Rubinstein (New York, NY)

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Shonquis Moreno

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Bec Brittain (New York, NY)

Oct 24, 2009
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Sarah Natkins

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Julie Stanley

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PAMELA BANNOS

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Emily Singer

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allison Heiny

Oct 26, 2009
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Wava Carpenter

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Noah Kalina

Oct 26, 2009
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Andrew Hearst

Oct 27, 2009
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Dale Singer

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Merle Singer

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Fredrik Carlstrom

Oct 28, 2009
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Melissa Walker

Oct 28, 2009
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Jeevan Kalanithi

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Christopher Aschman

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Gregory Jay Bloom

Oct 30, 2009
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Areaware (New York, NY)

Nov 02, 2009
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Whitney Joiner

Nov 05, 2009
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Michelle Cohen

Nov 07, 2009
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Elizabeth Erickson

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Marissa Falkoff

Nov 20, 2009
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Chet Callahan

Dec 01, 2009
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Debra Booth (Providence, RI)

Dec 09, 2009
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Rennie Le Duc

Dec 09, 2009
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Jeremy Hulette

Dec 12, 2009
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Brad Schneider

Dec 13, 2009
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Kelsey Keith

Jan 06, 2010
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on January 17, 2010.

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Know that a creative person somewhere in the world is thanking you for helping us show you how they do what they do.

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A surprise goody from Kiosk in New York (www.kioskkiosk.com). Kiosk's owners Alisa and Marco travel to a different country every few months to bring you amazing collections of everyday objects.

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A jar of homemade salsa, created by Jill with love. She specializes in hot habanero salsa with roasted pumpkin seeds. Very delicious!

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Jill and Monica will send you a random book or design object from one of their homes, and invent a special narrative for you about its backstory.

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A limited-edition Sight Unseen t-shirt. Super-soft heather grey tee with the Sight Unseen logo in black, dripping. Made just for us by Homage Clothing (www.homageclothing.com).

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A copy of the book Creative Space: The Urban Homes of Artists and Creatives (Laurence King, www.laurenceking.com), which looks at the studios and homes of contemporary designers, stylists, artists, graffiti writers, curators, and novelists. Think Julie Verhoeven and Ryan McGinness.

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A Torch wooden flashlight by Jonas Damon for Areaware (www.areaware.com), the New York City-based manufacturer of intriguing everyday objects and furniture by mostly local designers.

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Four spots on the guest list for Sight Unseen's New York launch party, happening in late November or early December. There will be drinks, influential guests, and possibly a special design performance!

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Package deal: You get the homemade salsa, the Sight Unseen t-shirt, and a Kiosk goody.

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A Numbers LED clock in black with white digits, also by New York-based designer Jonas Damon for Areaware (www.areaware.com). Its four individual cubes let you tell time in whatever configuration you prefer.

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A Form 6 vibrating massager from Jimmyjane (www.jimmyjane.com): It's waterproof, rechargeable, has 6 vibrating modes, and has won several design honors, including an IDEA award. Jimmyjane is a design-centric brand founded on the belief that life is better with a sexy twist.

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Dinner for two at Double Crown restaurant in New York (www.doublecrown-nyc.com), owned and beautifully designed by AvroKo (www.avroko.com). The food and decor are inspired by the British Empire's forays into India and Southeast Asia. You'll get a special 2-person tasting menu with wine pairings.

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Dinner for two at the Michelin-starred restaurant Public in New York (www.public-nyc.com), also owned and designed by AvroKo. Public serves "Australasian" cuisine, inspired by chef Brad Farmerie’s travels through Australia, New Zealand and the East. You'll get a special 2-person tasting menu with wine pairings.

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[SALE! WAS $285] A Nooka Zen-H watch in silver, with a stainless-steel mesh band, a full-face mineral crystal lens, and an LCD display (www.nooka.com). Nooka was founded by designer Matthew Waldman, and its watches feature a linear and graphic representation of time.

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A link to your website on Sight Unseen's list of sites we love, which will go up when the site launches and stay up for the first three months of its existence.

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[SALE! WAS $500] A weekend for two at the award-wining 21c Museum Hotel, a 90-room boutique hotel, contemporary art museum, acclaimed restaurant, and cultural civic center in the heart of downtown Louisville's Museum Row. You'll get to explore America's only museum dedicated solely to art of the 21st Century (www.21cMuseum.org) and enjoy local flavors and a selection of 50+ Kentucky Bourbons at 21c's own ultra-hip Proof on Main (www.proofonmain.com). The package includes two-night accommodations and dinner for two. (Airfare is not included, reservations are subject to availability, and some blackout dates apply—contact the hotel to learn more.)

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[SALE! WAS $750] We will personally visit your studio or factory and profile it on Sight Unseen. (Must be accessible by bus or train and within a 5-hour ride from New York. Unless you want to fly us out, too!) Because we have ethics to look out for, there will have to be a small "sponsored post" indication somewhere in the story, but otherwise we will present it like any other feature we do, with gorgeous photos and a link to your website.

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A silver Strida 5.0 folding bike, worth $800, courtesy of Areaware (www.areaware.com). Only 22 pounds, the bike features a triangular frame of lightweight aluminum that transfers power to the rear wheels via a silent, clean Kevlar belt—the genius of the triangle is that it allows the bike to fold up completely in five seconds.

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Sight Unseen is a new online magazine about the personalities, processes, habits, and inspirations of creative people. It was founded by Jill Singer and Monica Khemsurov, former editors of I.D. Magazine and current freelance writers, curators, and design consultants. Both live and work in New York City.

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