9 Jan
0-62 mph in 4.5 seconds & predicted 186 mph top speed

Just ahead of the Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS), images have leaked of Lexus‘s much rumored BMW M4-battling coupe. The RC-F will be the Japanese luxury brand’s most powerful V8-powered vehicle ever, and is the latest from Lexus burgeoning F-Line of performance vehicles. Although the RC-F was not slated to be revealed until next Tuesday, January […]


23 Dec
Sci-fi performance sneakers for the 25th Century

Couture fashion designer Rick Owens teams up with adidas for a collection of “sneakers” for the latter’s Spring/Summer 2014 season. As can be expected of the highly futuristic Owens, the shoe’s design looks like something ripped from the costume department of a sci-fi flick, although there is a strong influence of adidas performance shoe background. The […]


18 Dec
LIAS compiles the best for your feet of the past year

Well it’s that time of year again when we recap what we think were the best footwear offerings of 2013 — be they boots, slippers, high-tops, low-tops, sandals, whatever (OK, clearly no sandals). Like many of y’all out there, we have a soft spot in our decrepit hearts for sneakers, and shoes of all sorts, […]


18 Dec
Reflecting how we simple humans perceive passage of time

The fine folks over at NOOKA offer a head turning timepiece that’s as stunning in its design as it is in its heft (or lack thereof). The NOOKA K gets its name from the Japanese word “Kei” meaning light — which makes sense, as the K is NOOKA’s lightest watch ever made. Weighing in at an airy 1.5 ounces, […]


27 Nov
Designer Harold Sangouard's never morbid armchair

French designer Harold Sangouard’s Harow firm has designed this not at all morbid chair shaped like a skull. Fans of Shakespeare, Norwegian Black Metal, Alexander McQueen and the Punisher can all rejoice, as they now have a place to rest their bizarre rear ends. The Skull Chair features a very geometric design of a human […]


4 Nov
Lexus returns to the performance luxury two-door segment

Lexus is returning to the two-door game with their RC Coupe, set to premier at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month (November 20th). Utilizing the new design DNA that is working its way through the Lexus line-up (and most finely executed in the superb IS 350), the RC Coupe features the sharp stamping, beautiful […]


29 Oct
Retro design to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Bell

Merging a classic 70s aesthetic with modern technology, Bell’s latest — the Bullitt — takes the full-face helmet to new grounds. Constructed of a fiber composite shell, the Bullitt’s retro design was made in celebration of Bell’s 60th Anniversary. Lined with a removable perforated microsuede liner and leather trim, the helmet also features 5 vents, 2 […]


16 Oct
Designer Maximo Riera's disturbing Beetle Chair

There are many an innovative way to furnish your home — you could sit your ass down on an Alphabet, Space Invader or Monster Chair. Designer Maximo Riera wants to add to those opportunities. His new Beetle Chair is based on the European rhinoceros beetle — one of the largest beetles and strongest animals on […]