Jewelry
30 Jun
Unique piece features the word's fastest chronograph movement

In 1969, when TAG Heuer first introduced its “Monaco” design on the wrist of Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans, the chronograph made headlines. Four decades later, the Swiss watchmaker is making a unique, one-off version to auction off in benefit of Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. The Mikrograph features the fastest chronograph movement on […]


27 Jun
The 12th Anniversary Accessory Collection

To mark their 12th anniversary, the Japanese label SWAGGER have collaborated with jewelry and accessory brand Garni to create several skull-themed pieces. The two pendants come in black or tan, and the two heavy rings are either polished or brushed silver. All the pieces also feature SWAGGER’s “SWG” scripted logo. Pick up the ring for […]


I don’t think this trinket from Monserat De Lucca is actually functional, but it is 100% brass. So that means you can go for the gold, or you can get one of these Brass Lighter Rings for $50 and a book of matches for free. More detail shots of Monserat De Lucca’s Brass Lighter Ring […]


24 May
Designer Sophie Kemp gives a twist to the art of folding paper

Here in Southern California we’re used to seeing people drive around in 600 horsepower exotic luxury cars, dropping four figures at upscale restaurants and buying designer clothes which they’ll only wear once. Basically, we’ve become accustomed to seeing some of the obscenely rich parade their success, their possessions and their money. You may not see […]


11 May
Italian designer Paola Mirai's Cirkuita collection

Italian designer Paola Mirai is doing her best to re-purpose all that tech garbage piling up in her nearby landfill. Cirkuita is a jewelry collection she’s created by taking old gadgets and adding them into her new transparent and light material called orotransparante, upcycling discarded motherboards, chips and obsolete circuitry into rings and bracelets. As […]


25 Apr
A wish worth its weight in gold... plating

Who needs to dig out a turkey anymore when you’re hard up for good luck? Now you can carry a wishbone around your neck all the time without ever having to break it in two, thereby making an already odd superstition sort of moot. The charm measures 13.5″x6.5″x2.25, is made from a 24k gold-plated alloy […]


14 Mar
And other sick ways to confuse your opponent in a thumb war

Not every man can have a special appendage the size of a baby arm, but at least every person without a scrap of taste can have a ring that kind of looks like one… Ok, so, the bling on this baby ain’t real, but then again, neither is the arm it’s attached to. The arm […]


2 Mar
Complete Technique vs. Swagger classic pendant

It’s been a pretty big week for Boomboxes here at LIAS, but we’re all about giving big ups to the classics so why not keep it going. After seeing Max’s paintings you may be wondering where you can get your own vintage boombox — except make it a silver pendant and throw it on a […]