This should prove to be a cheekily controversial piece. Graphic designer Phil Robson, otherwise known as Filfury, has decided to conflate two of the more hot button issues of the day into one single piece (or pieces, rather). The Sydney artist has taken two of Nike’s most popular silhouettes — the Nike Air Max 90 [...]


11 Jun
Clean & simple protective riding gear

Keep your motorcycle gear as clean and simple as your ride with the Gringo Helmet. Biltwell’s DOT approved protective gear eschews vents and trendy accoutrements to create a minimal design that features a seamless injection-molded ABS outer shell, shock-absorbing EPS inner shell and a contrast hand-diamond-stitched comfort liner with open-cell foam and brushed Lycra construction. Throw [...]


29 May
Replicas of boots worn by Sir Edmund Hillary's main Sherpa

These beautifully crafted boots are manufactured Swiss label Bally to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s legendary climb of Mount Everest back in 1953. Interestingly the boots are not modeled after the shoes that Hillary wore, but rather are replicas of the ones worn by Hillary’s main Sherpa, a Nepalese man named Tenzing [...]


13 May
50th Anniversary single-seater designed by Walter de Silva

Lamborghini continues its self-aggrandizing 50th Anniversary celebrations with what could be its most far-fetched, out of this world vehicle yet. The Egoist concept is thus named because the car can only fit the (self-absorbed) driver, with no room for anyone else in his life. It also features a carbon fiber and aluminum “hybrid” chassis, and [...]


7 May
More goodness from artist/designer Ashley Wood

Yes they’re expensive, but basically anything from 3A Toys is worth getting if you got the extra funds lying around. Last week the latest piece was released from artist/designer Ashley Wood — the “Dark Cowboy” from In the Service Of Him set as seen above. Similar in style to the “Oroshi 18″ action figure and “WWRp [...]


25 Apr
The iconic Nike high-top returns with all original branding

In their “The Air Jordan OG” series Nike resurrects their beloved Air Jordan 1 high-tops — only this time with all the original logos, instead of with the Jumpman23 branding you see on on most recreations. Many find the Jumpman23 logo to be garish, and ruin an otherwise good pair of shoes — count us among [...]


16 Apr
Dutch Design concept of flat packing, applied to 2-wheels

The Sandwichbike was born of the Dutch Design principle of “flat packing”, which allows for easy shipping and then home assembly of a variety of products. Of course it has worked excellently with furniture, but this is the first time the idea has been executed to create a bicycle. As they explain, “Instead of a welded [...]


Northern Delights, a new book from Gestalten, features living spaces and interior product designs from Scandinavia’s most forward thinking design avatars with a focus on sustainability. Referencing iconic designs and working with guest editor Emma Fexeus, a long reigning authority on sustainable design (she’s been in the top ten of  The Times‘, The Guardian‘s and The Telegraph‘s design blog list for [...]

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