Renault’s Megane R.S. Trophy is now the venerable French marque’s fastest car ever produced, establishing a blistering lap time at Nurburgring of 8 minutes 7.97 seconds — the record for a front-wheel drive car (eclipsing the record established by its predecessor, the Megane R.S., which clocked in at 8 minutes 17 secs). Unfortunately for all […]

Marc Da Cunha Lopes, a photographer based in France, may be known for his editorial and commercial work, but it’s his personal artistic work that has led to recent interest. Considering TNT’s heavily hyped Falling Skies series debut this past Sunday, we can’t help recognize the similarities between the constant references to alien vertebra in […]

Named after the blue jacket worn by French train engineers working on steam engines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, French brand Bleu de Chauffe’s latest product is the Plombier Jules Work Bag. Taking their own spin on the modern industrial world, the company’s signature plumber’s bag is re-invented with trends set by the contemporary urban […]

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 […]

The World of Sex animation was put together as part of a campaign commissioned by AIDES.org, the largest non-profit working on HIV-related issues in France. They way they say, “The safer you play, the longer you stay,” and considering some of the “rides” it seems like a fun place to hang around for awhile. For […]

Madman Mundt and Miss Madeleine break review Werner Herzog’s latest documentary, Cave Of Forgotten Dreams 3D. Madman Mundt Ok, so let’s put this out there right away: Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a 3D documentary by celebrated German filmmaker Werner Herzog about the Cave of Chauvet, a large cavern in Southern France only discovered in […]

Surface to Air gives  new life to its classic derby shoe for their Spring/Summer 2011 collection with a new two-tone model. The monochrome black shoe is constructed of half leather and half suede with round tapered toe, lace-up closure and leather sole with 1″ stacked heel. Pick up a pair now for $430 via SSENSE. […]

A beautifully animated and very bizarre — bordering on disturbing — 6-minute animation about a fictional group of mutant children from Chernobyl, titled Chernokids. The short video was made by a group of Frenchies (Matthieu Bernadat, Nils Boussuge, Florence Ciuccoli, Clément Deltour and Marion Petegnief) who will most definitely get some professional work if they […]