16 May
Dzmitry Samal’s swooping fender furniture

For anyone that wants to make a real impression in their humble abode, the Oxoye chair does the job aptly. Parisian-based Belarusian designer Dzmitry Samal lifted subtle cues from retro car lines — most notably their swooping fenders — when designing this armchair reminiscent of the streamlined automobiles from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. Constructed […]


13 May
8500 diamonds, 300 rubies and two bars of pure white gold

No, that is no exaggeration — the UK’s self-appointed and vapidly named Luxury Beverage Company is crafting a bottle of single malt scotch that will run you a cool $6,200,000. Not that the Isabella Original whisky is that particularly good or extravagant, it’s just that Luxury Beverage Company have encrusted the fine English Crystal decanter […]


28 Apr
How to take no bull in a Chinashop

These may not be the most practical material for everyday dishware, or unbreakable fistware, but I’d argue they’re a household necessity. These China Knuckles — courtesy of Juliet Ames of The Broken Plate Pendant Company — are all cut from authentic blue Willow Ware china. And while these very breakable bad boys may be neither […]


25 Apr
Three-speed 4-stroke bikes in 3 vintage-styled models

Super Motor Company was founded by Dutch cousins with a passion for speed and love for old motorcycles. After their daredevil era of countless accidents and near-death experiences during their racing days, they decided to create a series of small moped-like bikes, not quite as dangerous as their racers but just as attractive. The Super […]


24 Mar
Limited production custom bikes from Holland

Van Hulsteijn is a bicycle company started by a Dutchman named Herman Hulstejien, known in the neighborhood for his overtly wrought curve-framed creations. Mr. Hulstejien found it difficult to even sit in a bar without someone striking up bike talk, so he took his most famous design, the Cyclone, and brought it to limited production. […]


4 Feb
Handcrafted in Hudson, Massachusetts

The New York boutique of Japanese retailer Nepenthes commissioned the Arrow Moccasin Company to craft a double sole ring moccasin exclusively for them. The boutique excels in warm weather shoes (like their Spring Plimsoles) among other things, and these moccasins are no exception. The shoes are handcrafted of one seamless piece of leather in Hudson, […]


1 Feb
When life demands you eat like a well-heeled hobo

If you’re ever out camping, eating a can of beans on a long road trip, or suddenly stumble upon a plate of linguine and mussels, then a Hobo Knife made out of genuine Amber Bone could be just the dig-in gadget for you. Because sometimes life demands you eat like a hobo — like a […]


27 Jan
Mitra Khayyam's wearable design project

Blood Is the New Black is much more than your pedestrian t-shirt company that creates “ironic” shirts claiming to define a generation with lame jokes or polarized political views. Blood Is the New Black is a design project started by Mitra Khayyam — her goal was to create a forum for underground artists to showcase […]