The genius behind the Comme des Garcons MAN Fall 2011 collection we’ve previously featured has unleashed this hooded vest in conjunction with Duvetica. The down-padded vest from the collab between CdG designer Junya Watanabe and the Italian fashion label known for their rugged performance wear gives way to a gilet with a red plaid lining, zip front and […]

Post-WWII Japan led to a lot of change for the visual makeup of the country. Given a nearly blank slate by the massive devastation the country suffered during the war, a group of architects, artists and designers worked to plan and think of new ways to rebuild the country once again. With a super-creative bureaucracy […]

One of our favorite Los Angeles designers B:SCOTT — aka Brandon Scott, formerly of B.Son fame — is throwing up a serious fete this eve in the City of Angels. To unveil his fourth collection Brandon is organizing the Every Man For Himself Pop-Up Launch & Installation at FourTwoFour on Fairfax this evening, from 7 […]

Much like that rad Stormtrooper Helmet crafted from Adidas Superskate sneakers, the British designer Vinti Andrews has similarly crafted a series of dogs — all made from classic Nike kicks like Air Force 180s, Air Max 1s and Dunk Lo’s. Best part of all is you can actually purchase them — pick them up now […]

Kali Arulpragasam is a UK-based jewelry designer and creative force behind the avant garde line SUPERFERTILE. Her controversial, often violence-plagued work — which includes jewelry emulations of gunshot wounds, slashed flesh and head trauma — has been heavily influenced by issues involving environmental decay, geopolitics and human rights. Much like the work of her little […]

From glasses to tables, desks to benches, Jan Gunneweg has made a career out of working with wood — the Dutch industrial designer has become known for his re-creations of everyday items using fine lumber. His newest wonder is a wooden bike unlike any before — on par with Polish designer Stanislaw Ploski’s Bonobo Plywood Bike. […]

Two elite Japanese clothing brands, Mastermind Japan and visvim, combine forces to produce the Gila Moc mid top shoe. Though the kicks feature some small details like MMJ’s signature silver aged skull logo and and visvim-like tassels on the heel, it’s the upper suede and simply color scheme that makes this shoe a standout. Keep a […]

For their latest gallery exhibit, Scion has recruited the crew over at Gluekit (American designers Christopher Sleboda and Kathleen Sleboda) to curate an exhibit showcasing artists who focus on product design. Blurring the line between collectibility and function, A Product of Design celebrates a different type of creative artist. Moving away from their usual fair […]