The idea behind Alexander McQueen’s latest collaboration with Puma is to pluck design inspiration from a medieval battlefield. Sound crazy? Perhaps it is, but the “Joust Mid” sneakers do their best to look like armor (above), horseback (below) or a moonless night (after the Jump). These are accomplished by employing metallic leather, pony skin and […]

We’ve seen Spanish racebike manufacturer OSSA stage a comeback after a 3-decade hiatus with its TR 280i Trial Bike, but now Barcelona-based design team ART-TIC have penned a vintage-inspired electric bike based on an earlier famed 2-wheeler by OSSA. Spanish rider Santiago Herrero made the original OSSA Monocasco famous, but then fatally crashed in the […]

There are promotions, and then there are promotions. One has to tip their hat to the team at Desigual who have come up with one of the better promos in recent memory. For the Spanish apparel brand’s aptly named “Undie Party”, all you gotta do is come in your underwear to the Desigual Santa Monica […]

Barcelona-based graffiti supply/paint company MTN teams up with Ron English for a very limited edition set of collectible spray cans. Featuring a well-uddered minotaur cowgirl on the cans brandishing double pistols, the airbrush canisters come packaged in wooden box and will be limited to only 500 pieces. Known for his adbusting pieces — where he […]

Manufactured in Barcelona, the character cushions from Woouf feature two very stereotyped cover designs: The guy from the Bronx and Acne Prone Nerd. The covers are 100% polyester and the filling is made from a microfiber pad. Pick one up for $40 (€60.00)

Although legendary Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was originally given sole credit for designing the Barcelona Chair — one of the most famous and timeless icons of modernist furniture — only recently has co-credit been given to his longtime partner, the architect/designer Lilly Reich. Designed specifically for the German Pavilion in the 1929 […]

There are a lot of foldable bikes entering the marketplace, which is certainly a great thing (such as the Strida SX and Mu Uno, for instance). The only problem with many is that they’re either very utilitarian and hideous, or they look cool but have such tiny components that riding them makes you feel like […]

Last time we talked to RQM was last August when he dropped his Barely Legal EP, and now he’s returned with his latest missives from the edge of the galaxy. Few mc’s take their craft as seriously as Berlin-via-Brooklyn-via-Barcelona rapper RQM, and his latest EP, Colors Fade, is testament to that lyrical commitment. Featuring productions […]