Parisian designers keep it clean and classic for 2010
The incomparable Surface To Air continue to impress with their Fall/Winter 2010 line. While some designers progressively get more outlandish to get noticed, Surface To Air impress with their impeccably clean and classic designs. Really love their overcoat and toggle jacket, as well as their knitwear. Beautifully elegant.
Gambling on the retro craze, LG has released a 14? TV that strikes right at the Mad Men market. Of course it comes with all necesarry modern inputs, but the TV can switch between color, sepia, and black and white to really give you the throwback vibe. Unfortunately the LG Retro Classic TV is only available in Korea right now, but you could always get it shipped here — it’ll run you about $210.
Named after the many bridges of its home city, Portland’s 12 Bridges Gin is a small batch, hand-crafted gin that combines the sophistication of London dry with the bold flavor of Dutch genever. Aptly named for the number of bridges in Portland, and for the 12 botanicals in its recipe, 12 Bridges has incorporated bridges throughout the design, including the metal label on the front of the bottle. Hawthorne Bridge is screen printed on the back of each bottle, but the idea is that over time all 12 Portland bridges will eventually be featured, with a brief background of each printed on the side. Available here for $29.99.
Behind the veil of the most famous ranch in film history
Have you ever wondered what George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch looks like? Have you heard stories about its fabled lands, and rumors that he owned a plot the size of Rhode Island just north of San Franciciso? Well play Phillip Bloom’s visual still life of the property and see for yourself. Director of Photography/Cinematographer Bloom was hired to show Lucas what he could do with the Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon 7D cameras, and this is what he came up with…
No man need feel inadequate cuddling up with one of these tough guys. Brian “Candykiller” Taylor teamed up with Bigshot Toyworks to create these limited edition Coney Plush figures. The 14″ dolls are screen printed on canvas and without a doubt the most badass stuffed toys to have ever been dreamed up. The Coney Cloud is embroidered on both sides of an ultra-soft velour and redefines what it means to be a pillow. I don’t know about you, but this would be the first time I’d be afraid to fall asleep next to a stuffed doll…well, almost.
These calfskin high top velcro strap sneakers, by Dior creative director Kris Van Assche, are stylish, sleek, and only $587.70. Wait…$587.70 sneakers? I guess that’s what you ask for with Van Assche’s line — dramatic and pricey. Well, if time is money it will only take you a few years of those easy-to-use velcro straps to earn back the cash you spent on these beauties. Think of them as an investment item. Get them here.
Gramo Speakers just might be the perfect outdoor accessory for the audio-inclined. Designed by Pekka Salokannel, the Gramo Speakers are powered by three layers of photovoltaic panels on the surface — allowing you to listen to music plug-less (say while camping, at the beach, on safari, canoeing the Merrimack, etc). The solar panels also charge the built-in battery pack so you can use the speakers after dark. The Gramo speakers can even be bent flat for easy travel, and the volume is adjusted via a soft touch-sensitive control.
Lord Balboni, we greet you with great fear and joy
We at LIAS are super stoked to announce we’ll be picking up a Lamborghini Balboni — aka Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni edition — next week for an extended test drive. We greet this news with both obvious glee and yet great apprehension, as the limited edition Balboni has one qualitative difference from its Gallardo brethren: it’s only rear-wheel drive. Meaning, no all-wheel drive technology to keep the Bull in line. Gulp. With 550 hps to the rear wheels, we’re simultaneously salivating at the gums and strapping on our Depends. Yes, it has the same engine as the new Audi R8 5.2 v10 that we tested a couple months back (and notched another DMV point on our license with), but that was AWD — rear-wheel drive certainly adds a significant spin to things, no pun intended. Pray for us, Argentina…
