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NOTCOT.org Roundup

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Stop motion Lego racing, safari hooks and an electron microscopic look at seeds are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org. To find out more about each post, click on its individual image.

*NOTCOT in gratis - 11.26.12 -

Holiday Giveaway #4: Autodromo

autodromo0.jpg Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Autodromo makes such STUNNING watches. Beyond the beautifully detailed photography they share online, these watches are just as nice, if not nicer in person (Shawn adores his! Remember the Vallelunga?) ~ their watches are perfect for anyone who loves minimalist design aesthetics and the detailed beauty of vintage cars and driving! In gorgeous, simple, blacks, whites, and reds paired with perforated/smooth leather straps. These are not just any watches - these are “Motoring Watches”.

As for how the Autodromo Brescia came to be - “For nearly 50 years, Europe’s most difficult and fearsome road race was known as the Mille Miglia. Its serpentine 1000 mile route encircled all of Northern Italy, but it always started and ended in the same ancient town in the Northern Italian alpine foothills. The name of this town is Brescia. The Brescia watch speaks to time-honored elegance and simplicity. Its clean, understated look is the perfect complement to a tailored Italian suit.”

THE GOODS: The Autodromo Brescia watch

TO WIN: Leave a comment here telling us your about your favorite drive before 12/1 midnight PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details of the stunning Autodromo Brescia on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Heiko of Nuernberg, Germany!

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*NOTCOT in gratis - 11.25.12 -

Holiday Giveaway #3: Ben The Illustrator

ben0.jpg Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

We’ve been in love with the Fluid Animals collection from Ben The Illustrator since we first laid eyes on them. His illustrations of animals are just mesmerizingly beautiful! So for the 3rd NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway, he is generously giving away a 2013 Calendar, a set of his Robin’s Christmas Cards, as well as Earth, Air, and Water creature post cards. Also worth taking a peek at - his gorgeous textiles collection - the pillows are great!

THE GOODS: An illustrated bundle including the Fluid Animal 2013 Calendar, three sets of fluid animal postcards and a set of 15 Robin’s Christmas Cards.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here telling us your favorite animal you wish ben would illustrate before 11/30 midnight PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more pictures of the goodies as well as a holiday coupon on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Melissa of Tuscon, AZ!

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*NOTCOT in gratis - 11.24.12 -

Holiday Giveaway #2: Nervous System

nervous0.jpg Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Ready for the NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #2? Today we have some goodies from the amazing, Nervous System, masters of generative design ~ finding inspiration in nature and helping it grow and evolve into stunning designs. Beyond their 3D printed organic designs that have turned into jewelry, cups, lamps and more… they have now branched into beautiful wooden laser cut puzzles! It’s especially fun to see the shapes they’ve worked into it, and the mind bending pieces that will challenge you to piece it all together.

THE GOODS: A Natural Series Puzzle and a pair of Cellular Earrings (in the color of your choice)

TO WIN: Leave a comment here telling us about patterns that inspire you before 11/29 midnight PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

Take a peek at more details - and a holiday coupon - on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Kimberly of New York!

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NotVentures Roundup

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Balinese handicrafts, skiing breaks and holiday shopping destinations are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures. To find out more about each post, click on its individual image.

*NOTCOT in food+drink - 11.23.12 -

Torani Chicken ‘N Waffles Syrup

torani0.jpg The last thing i expected for Black Friday, was to be curled up on the couch sipping a “Southern Fried Cocktail” while Bucky, the NOTpuppy, lay at my feet chew/squeaking a chicken leg dog toy. But here we are - and it’s amusingly delicious and bizarre!

Backtracking a bit - if you remember April Fool’s earlier this year, Torani (i thought jokingly) said that if enough people wanted a Chicken ‘n Waffles flavored syrup, they would “make it real”… and they DID! A bottle of it just arrived today along with waffle mix, a dog toy chicken leg (clearly sending fried chicken would be too crazy), and recipes! I must say the smell is unique - the flavor is powerful - and it tastes better than expected mixed with bourbon and root beer… though i would suggest going a little lighter than suggested on the Torani Chicken ‘N Waffles Syrup. Take a peek at the fun bundle on the next page - as well as Bucky enjoying the chicken leg!

P.S. if you’re looking for other crazy flavors to spice things up, they also have Bacon, Pumpkin Pie, Caramel Apple, Butter Rum, Choc Chip Cookie Dough, Cupcake, Gingerbread, Red Velvet Cake, Kiwi, Toasted Marshmallow, and so much more.

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NOTCOT + Acquire Adventure Giveaway!

supermain.jpg Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Woohoo, it’s Black Friday! To kick off our holiday giveaways, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Acquire, which always has you covered for the latest in men’s lifestyle products, to giveaway not one but TWO super bundles! Traditionally our giveaways are one brand/store at a time… and just NOTCOT, well we wanted to share the fun, and with Acquire, we thought you could all use the ultimate adventure giveaway! Packed with generous goodies from our friends at TRIPLE AUGHT DESIGN, TOPO DESIGNS, APOLIS, and BAXTER OF CALIFORNIA, this kit will have you outfitted for quite the adventure - handling everything from the rugged to the gentlemanly and all that falls between.

THE GOODS: An adventure bundle containing — TRIPLE AUGHT DESIGN [ Black Lightspeed Pack + iCOMM Pouch + OP1 Pouch], TOPO DESIGNS [Silver Duffel + Silver/Aqua Dopp Kit + water bottle], APOLIS [Co-op Alpaca Scarf in Charcoal + Transit Issue Keychain + Transit Issue Waterproof Nomad Notebook], and BAXTER OF CALIFORNIA [ Shave 1, 2, 3 + Skincare 1, 2, 3 + Travel Kit]

TO WIN IT ALL: 2 sites coming together, so 2 bundles to be won! For a chance to win, you must tweet/instagram a PHOTO of your favorite piece of gear (no phones, laptops, tablets allowed!) - and you must be following @NOTCOT and @ACQUIREmag on twitter or @NOTlabs and @ACQUIREmag on instagram so that we can message you back when you win! The 2 winners will be chosen randomly from the Twitter and Instagram hashtag #NOTCOTxACQUIRE, on Midnight PST of 11/28/12.

But first - take a peek at all the goods included (and some great holiday shopping/wishlist ideas on the next page!)

UPDATE: Congrats to Andrew of West Hempstead, NY and Helge of Chicago, IL!

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NOTCOT Holiday Coupons 2012

coupon2012.jpg It’s that time of year again! Happy Black Friday, and what once was the official start to the holiday shopping season. As we’ve done the last few years - we’ve invited some of our favorite stores and brands to share some coupons with you to help with your shopping. Take a peek at all the coupons on the next page!

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*NOTCOT in design - 11.21.12 -

GAP Holiday Windows: Enormous Champion

gapanimals3.jpg Here’s the latest from our resident zoologist and London based editor, Justine Aw.

We spotted these gorgeous new Gap holiday window and store displays featuring elegant wooden animal silhouettes entirely by chance. They caught my eye as we passed and I immediately recognized them as giant versions of the figures I adore from the Kingom Animalia series by Brooklyn-based Enormous Champion and was thrilled when they confirmed our suspicions via twitter. I’ve always loved their work (particularly the Kingdom Animalia series) and the giant versions in store are stunning and continue throughout the children’s section, where they work perfectly (though I confess, I was mentally rearranging furniture to figure out where to fit a moose!).

The theme for Gap’s holiday windows this year is ‘Be bright’, highlighting the unexpected use of color and the Kingdom Animalia figures with their brightly colored edges helped inspire the campaign! Jason of Enormous Champion tells us: “The creative team at Gap is familiar with the wood animals from my Kingdom Animalia line and thought they’d be a perfect fit for their windows and in-store holiday presentation for babyGap and GapKids. I partnered with them to create life-size Kingdom Animalia, adding pops of neon color that relate back to the overall holiday design for Gap.”

The window displays include 4 woodland creatures (moose, deer, fox & squirrel) as well as trees and other designs. Though we spotted the windows in London, we hear they’ve since made it to stores in the US too, so keep your eyes out for these beautiful wooden woodland creatures! See more pictures of the details on the next page!

p.s. We haven’t spotted them in the US yet, have you? And what happens to these awesome creatures after the holidays end? We want to bring some home!!!

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Tasteologie + Liqurious Roundup

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The flaming Bizet, chicken lollipops and maple pecan blondies are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious. To find out more about each delectable post, click on its individual image.

*NOTCOT in design - 11.20.12 -

W+K Goodness Coaster Calendar 2013

wecal0.jpg Oooooh - file this one on the “why haven’t we had more of these?” list! W+K Studio’s Goodness has a brilliant 2013 letterpressed calendar of COASTERS! With designs by Ben Guernsey, Chris Lael Larson, Curtis Pachunka, Dani Guralnick, Erik Blad, Jason Murray, Kristen Minarik, Mike Weihs, Nicole Blauw, Paul Levy, Peter Yue, Sarah Hollowood and Brad Simon. Printed by Chelsea Guidry… this limited run of 100 calendars contains 12 coasters each filled with art on one side and month info on the other, making it useful far beyond it’s month. I hope they make this one a new tradition - i never seem to have enough gorgeous letterpressed coasters around the house (and they age so nicely!) See more pictures on the next page of the art and details!

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NOTCOT.org Roundup

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This week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org includes wooden cushions, bacon scarves, elephant shrews and more. To find out more about each post, click on its individual image.

*NOTCOT in playful - 11.19.12 -

AJ’s Toy Boarders Series 2

toyboard0.jpg Remember when we showed you our first pack of AJ’s Original Toy Boarders? Think little green army men - only skaters? Well he’s back with Toy Boarders Series 2!!! And this time there’s even a girl cruising along… and a filmer with video camera… as well as a Bomber, Front Lipslide, Backside Boardslide, Switch, 50/50m and Tailgrab. For 5$ a pack of 24… these are perfect for stocking stuffers or even decorating cupcakes!Take a peek at everything in the new series on the next page up close!

p.s. This is also a sneak preview of one of the goodies you can win during the annual NOTCOT Holiday Giveaways starting black friday! Stellar line up this year!!!

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*NOTCOT in tech - 11.17.12 -

Sonos + the xx + Kyle McDonald

kcmic0.jpg This week we popped by the Sonos Space to see “Missing” created by The xx in collaboration with new media producer Aramique Krauthamer, media artist Kyle McDonald and engineer Matt Mets. The installation is created around the song of the same name from their new album “Coexist” and features 50 robotic Sonos players following the movement of visitors as they pass through… The first thing you notice is the glowing cube in the center of the space filled with Sonos speakers hanging inside, all rotating to face the listeners as they move around. They only let a few people through at a time - and with the opening night crowd, it quickly starts to look like a glowing catwalk as people sashay through.

As for how it works - each speaker is suspended from cables and uses a small circuit board and stepper motor to rotate around. Two Microsoft Kinects are mounted in the upper corners that track peoples movements. A computer uses that data to control the direction of movement for each speaker by creating a vector between the person and the closest speakers. The system constantly sends commands to the motors creating the effect that each speaker is tracking you. Even with 10+ people crowded into the installation the system work remarkably well.

See more of the installation and details on the next page!

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*NOTCOT in travel - 11.16.12 -

NotVentures Roundup

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This week’s roundup from NotVentures includes fire festivals, Christmas markets and diving in Bora Bora. To find out more about each destination, click on its individual image.

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