27 Jun
It doesn’t take an IQ of 173 to win this game

Designed by 7n3 Design, a high-end furniture company founded in the Netherlands, the Q3 resembles a Rubik’s Cube with a slightly different goal than the popular 3D puzzle: the objective of the Q3 system is simply to create a comfortable seating arrangement. To ensure the uniqueness of each Q3, the blocks are not mutually exchangeable […]


26 May
Venice Beach's clean and simple cycle solution

Venice Beach manufacturer LINUS uses French and Italian bicycle designs of the 1950s and ’60s as inspiration for their simple and dependable city bikes. As bike culture grows evermore from LA to Portland and Denver to NYC, new companies seem to crop up everywhere, but few have put as much thought and personality into the […]


20 May
Only 100 American made Peter Driben lighters

In case you haven’t figured it out, we’re kind of obsessed with vintage pin-up girls and basically everything they represent. The difference between Vargas and Elvgren-era pinups and modern Maxim centerfolds is the difference between burlesque and Peppermint Rhino strippers, and if that’s unclear then you’re probably at the wrong site. So the discovery of […]


19 May
3 iterations of Kenny Hauk's off-road modification Midas touch

Kenny Hauk of Pennsylvania-based Hauk Designs puts his off-road modification Midas touch on the already classic Jeep Wrangler to create three purpose-built beasts: the Dune Raider, River Raider and Rock Raider. Each Hauk Raider is custom manufactured to personalized customer specifications, creating unstoppable off-road vehicles modified for the specific terrain you want to conquer: the […]


16 May
Los Angeles' premier custom bike builder debuts highly anticipated 3rd bike in Concept 10 Collection

Los Angeles’ premier custom bike builder Falcon Motorcycles debuted the 3rd bike in their Concept 10 Collection this weekend at the the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, CA. We were there to witness its unveiling to the wowed eyes of central Cali, and we’ll be posting images from the event plus full description of the […]


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. […]


11 Mar
Hippie built, grownup approved

Christiana has been doing bikes (or with the three-wheeler shown here, the correct term would be “trike”) for the Danes since the 80’s — it’s the oldest surviving company in the free living city-within-a-city hippie mecca of Christiana in Copenhagen. And they’ve been doing such a smash-up job of it that we can have them […]


11 Mar
Who would've known smuggling 4Loko could be so preppy?

Smathers & Branson are the needlepoint guys when it comes to belts, wallets, and what really matters here, and that’s flasks. It’s a 6 oz. flask made in stainless steel. Its needlepoint casing comes in a variety of patterns, be it the South Carolina flag as shown, or the one perhaps far more appropriate to […]