Match Maker

We’re very proud of the work of Fred’s in-house design team, but we’re always on the lookout for new concepts from around the world that fit with our product sensibilities. This season, we licensed two great ideas from the pages of Make: Magazine, a print and web collection of new ideas from a number of do-it-yourself creatives. Windell Oskay’s sawed-off USB concept became our Hacked! and Michelle Kempner’s Police Line scarf idea became the product we’ve named FUZZ. We are really excited to bring these two items to market, and hope that this is just the beginning of a long and mutually-beneficial relationship with the Make community.

BMP on Core77

Borrow My Pen made it onto Core77’s blog a few weeks back. Check out the post HERE.

Rachael Ray Gets a Boost

This posting is a little late, but good press is never outdated. Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine featured Boost among their everyday finds in the March ‘08 issue.

Oprah Likes Jewels

Who knew? Seems so unlikely doesn’t it? Oprah, the jewelry type? Oprah at Home Magazine confirms it though. In their summer ‘08 issue, 2Carat Cup is shown off in all its splendor. Have a look HERE.

Philly on Fred

The Philidelphia Inquirer LifeStyle section has mentioned Fred on a number of occasions. Wooferang gets a wag on this spread of products for pets. Citrus Sippers also made the pages in this July 4th issue.

Manhole Covers Googled

We were told that our Feet First manhole floor mats were chosen to decorate the Google offices in Zurich, Switzerland. They have really great taste in floor covering, but their interior designer is clearly insane. See the post from Core77.

Epicurious Press

The “foodie” blog Epicurious featured Frozen Smiles and Tooth Pics.

Inked

To-Do Tattoos were mentioned on Boing Boing, one of our favorite blogs. Note to self- visit their site HERE.

Black Bars, Movie Stars

Just spotted the Black Bars on the new poster for the Cannes Film Festival.

The Boom Boom Room

We love fun, interactive retail spaces that engage shoppers and make the buying experience more interesting. We were very happy to receive photos of two brand new spaces in Russia called The Boom Boom Room. Hand-painted graphics of missiles and bombs line the walls of the Moscow shop, while the Samara space features comic-style badasses . We are happy to see our stuff on the shelves, and hope the Boom Boom Room is a real bang. See more images here 1 2 3

We would like to feature more retail greatness on our blog. If you sell Fred, and have a killer space to show off, please let us know.