Eponymous Style Of The Sixties
The Swissmade limited edition (set of 200) AM1 (€990) watch stands as the firstborn of the AM series. Its curves are a tribute to the eponymous style of the Sixties: simple, elegant with nuances of attitude and swagger. The AM1 subtly and successfully twists the past and present aesthetic codes of watchmaking. I totally fell [...]
Apolis Transit Issue Camera Strap
Apolis worked with expert local leather craftsmen to create this beautiful handmade camera strap ($98), perfect for your vintage film camera, or to bring some warmth to your digital camera. The strap can be adjusted for carrying a camera around your neck or over your shoulder and is composed of 100% USA sourced materials. Additionally, [...]
Will Design For Money
Will Design For Money ($16) is part of some witty typography tees by Words Brand that make you look awesome. WDFM is a pure designer tee. Whether you’re “free” lance or on staff, wear your art on your sleeve with this seemingly obvious but often overlooked truism. Or if you’re prefer to stay in perpetual [...]
Give Your Plant A Voice
A plant is a plant is a plant … not exactly! Plants aren’t what they seem to be, they have a identity as well. The Koubachi Wi-Fi plant sensor (€122,60) is an intelligent assistant for optimal plant care – for indoor use – that notifies you via email if your plants need water or fertilizer [...]
Day Maker – The Charging iPhone Alarm Toaster
We have seen a lot of alarm clocks, but nothing says morning like a piece of toast jumping in a toaster. With that in mind, Day Maker (est. $180) , a bedside phone charger/alarm hub, lets you know it’s time to rise and shine with a little added spring from your phone alarm. And if [...]
Hammarhead Industries Day Pack
Hammarhead is widely known for their motorcycles. Knowing the bike industry HH released the Hammarhead Day Pack ($290), which “resulted from our search for a minimal bag suitable for riding and capable of holding the tools of modern life.” Constructed from waterproof waxed cotton, black leather and parachute hardware, the backpack features a roll top [...]
The Ace Of 52Aces
52Aces ($28) is a deck consisting of 52 extremely different cards. The basic idea behind this playing cards by Zeixs is to have each of these cards individually designed by an international designer or illustrator in their distinct style. The unique ensemble, in which a variety of illustrations in many styles come together to form [...]
New Persistance Of Memory
Liquid Time by designer Andy Kurovets is a wristwatch that interprets Salvador Dali’s melting clock in The Persistence of Memory in a modern way. The watch utilizes two LCD screens specially crafted to fit the watch “melting” the time in form of typography with counting numbers. The truth is, time is an illusion! The future [...]
Pinball Magic Machine Accesory With Folding Legs
Pinball Magic is a free iPhone game with a realistic pinball machine accesory ($34.99) with folding legs for easy transport storage. Just like the classic cabinets only smaller, Pinball Magic game is a time machine that recreates classic arcade pinball action on your iPhone or iPod touch. Side mounted flipper buttons, realistic pinball ball-launching plunger [...]
Versatile Smartphone Tripod Mount Accessory
The Capta ($34.99) is a versatile smartphone tripod mount accessory combining the features of a tripod mount, a phone stand, and a cable management system. It’s for those who take smartphone photography a little more seriously than others. The tripod’s specially formulated pad sticks to the back of your phone for a secure hold at [...]
Wash Bag Made From Genuine Decommissioned Fire-Hose
The Elvis & Kresse life-style Wash Bag ($92) is made from genuine decommissioned fire-hose and lined with high visibility waste parachute silk. Previously deployed in active duty for up to 30 years, fighting fires around the UK, fire-hose makes a perfect wash bag. Strong enough to tackle the toughest conditions first time around, the hose has [...]
SCOTT Colors your City
Following up on its collaboration with French artist Grems in Take Art To The Street, SCOTT continues its impact on the city by bringing a touch of color with its urban SUB bikes – this time under the code name Color Your City. The SCOTT Sub 10 ($1.180) with its clean and minimalist design is simply [...]
Ultra-Thin Wallet Fits In Your Front Pocket With An iPhone
Slimfold Bamboo Wallet ($20) is an ultra-thin, ultra rip-resistant and 100% waterproof wallet made from Tyvek, the FedEx mailing envelope material. It’s 5 times lighter than leather wallets. This pattern echoes the vertical lines of bamboo in light gray lines. The background is the natural white of the material. Only as heavy as what you [...]
Never Tie Or Untie Your Kicks Again
Hickies ($17 for one pack of 14 Hickies) is an elastic lacing system that replaces traditional shoelaces and lets you easily slip in and out of your shoes while keeping them snug and secure. Turn your kicks into slip-ons, keep them snug and never tie or untie your kicks again! You can easily slip in [...]
The iPhone Shutter Grip
Developed by Photojojo, the iPhone Shutter Grip ($40) adds a shutter button and a friendly grip to your iPhone. Since you don’t have to tap your iPhone’s screen you’ll have less shake in your low light iPhoneography pics. And you can shoot without worrying about your phone slipping out of your hands! The device also [...]
The Essential Bike Tool Roll
Carry everything you need for any ride, cross town or cross borders. The Mopha Tool Roll ($44) with Red Toe Strap by ehworks is made of waxed canvas with leather trim and a leather toe strap to cinch the roll under your seat or drop into a bottle cage. It has 10 small pockets, of [...]
Avalanche – Combining Louis XIV Style With Modern Minimalism Design
French Say What Studio have launched a new project on well designed and handprinted cotton tote bags ($14), as well as silk printed notebooks ($6.50). The project itself is entitled Avalanche Print. Avalanches are a sudden, drastic flow of snow down a slope which are classified by their morphological characteristics. They’re rated by either their [...]
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog
This fox iPad sleeve ($76) is handmade in Canada by Isabelle Dansereau and fits all iPad versions. The sleeve is made with 100% wool design felt and the flap is attached with a metal button. Details are also made with 100% wool felt. The sparkles in the eyes are added by Swarovski rhinestones. There is [...]
What’s In My Bag (On-The-Go)
Peter Nitsch‘s background is located back in the early eighties of the German Skater scene. Nitsch has won several international awards both as designer (New York Festival, BDA …) and photographer (Los Angeles International Photography Award, Hasselblad Masters semifinalist …). Furthermore he is co-founder of ‘get addicted to … DAILY MIX OF CREATIVE CULTURE’. Often being [...]
It’s A Mad World And BRICKiPhone Will Save You
If you have a 3-D printer you can fabricate for yourself this BRICKiPhone case that recreates that classic look of a 1980s-era cellular phone. Insert an iPhone headset, your iPhone 4/4s and a vintage antenna, then go. In four pieces it snaps together then transforms your iPhone 4/4s into the hottest retro thing, (including the coveted [...]
Vintage Zen Style Bike Bag
During the during the winter hibernation Portland based Tanner Goods is currently developing this cozy and inspiring vintage looking bike bag ($TBA) in the typical Tanner handmade Zen style. I love the way you will be able to place your bicycle lock in the front pocket of the bag. Long live vintage bagmaking #Wishlisted
A True Painting Experience On Your iPad
Sensu ($34.95) is two very useful tools in one. A brush and a stylus for capacitive devices like the iPad and iPhone. The rubber stylus is exposed when the artist brush is closed. This stylus is great for sketching and writing or as a general navigation tool. Grasp Sensu near the nib section and pull [...]
The Brooklyn Camera Bag
Inspired by the classic 1940s school bag, the handcrafted premium Brooklyn Camera Bag ($309, 100% vegetable-tanned leather) by Ona bags is a vegetable-tanned leather camera bag that’s designed to protect an SLR with an attached lens and up to 3 additional lenses or small accessories. A slit pocket along the back of the bag is [...]
Straightforward Downhill Riding Sneaker
With this latest concept sneaker design, Matt Collins created the Dirtbag, a downhill riding shoe with a bit more minimalsim flavor. Collins says, “This design is an attempt to remedy that with a beefy, straightforward downhill riding sneaker for those out there who would rather dodge trees than MBTA buses. I started this design with a [...]
