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The Jackson empire continues to expand: The Jackson 5 will launch a clothing line this spring, WWD reported Monday. Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy Jackson will launch a line called J5, which will be sold at stores like Urban Outfitters and…

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Bunnies and black magic in a bi-coastal illustrator’s new line of home furnishings While brands making up stories is nothing new, it’s increasingly more common to see products like W/Heart , which founder Jacqueline Bos conceived around the very idea of “things that have a story behind them, things that you can see the care put into making them.” While the collection of textile housewares builds on the past five years that Bos has worked as a printmaker, she’s no stranger to the commercial world, having worked clients as varied as independent fashion designers AIRA to MySpace, for which she designed the recently-launched new theme. Bos has also found success by selling her print work through Urban Outfitters’ collaborative print shop with Society6 , and a recent illustration of hers for M. Ward’s album The Transfiguration of Vincent ended up in Uppercase Magazine. “I heard he lives in Portland now,” said Bos, who splits her time between the City of Roses and Brooklyn. “Matt! If you’re reading this, you should totally come over for coffee, drawing and music time.” Anchoring W/Heart’s laid-back sensibility, the napkins, pillow cases and stuffed animals shows the same rigorous attention to detail as her print work. Bos prints each item by hand with water-based inks on organic cotton, hand-sewing each so as not to waste any fabric. While the craftsmanship of each piece is unmistakable, Bos admits that producing W/Heart is pretty hard work. “I haven’t decided yet about a follow-up collection. This ended up being a much larger undertaking than I had initially anticipated.” W/Heart sells online , with prices spanning $35 to $60. For Bos’ illustrations and other works, check out her website and Etsy shop .

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Re-imagined scaffolding hits the streets of NYC with three finalists’ winning prototypes by Passa C Protecting pedestrians from both debris and the rain, NYC construction scaffolding is a major part of the urban landscape yet mostly considered an inconvenient eyesore. With nearly 6,000 sheds spanning more than 1 million linear feet throughout the city, NYC Department of Buildings along with several partners challenged designers to re-think these sheds with the Urban Shed International Design Competition . The team of nine judges —including Sn