One of the most acclaimed car designers in the world, Walter de’Silva was offered the opportunity to customize his own Leica M9 camera for limited edition production. De’Silva is credited with reviving the once fading but glorious Alfa Romeo badge in Europe in the 90s, then sexying up Seat before becoming head designer at Audi, […]


6 Oct
3 World class Italian superbikes

Ducati announced their new line of 2011 Superbikes at the INTERMOT International Motorcycle Fair yesterday, and all 3 bikes feature new trickle-down technology from Ducati’s World Championship racing team. From Ducati: “All three Superbike offerings for 2011 are brand new or significantly upgraded from their 2010 variants: The 1198 SP is the new crown jewel […]


9 Sep
High-grade stonewashed linen accessories

A series of accessories from Apolis Activism, all constructed of Italian milled linens and finished in California. The collection is refreshingly casual, but is made of a handsome high-grade stonewashed linen. The pieces included in the Accessory Bundle above include a pocket square, bandana and scarf and retails for $106. Other items in their collection […]


23 Aug
Your chance to look like a total tool

There are several prototypes of motorized unicycles floating around the interwebs, and they all seem to be fairly wacky (like this one and this one). Really, is there any need for a powered unicycle? Are they a substitute for motorcycles or walking? Aren’t we lazy enough already? Besides, most people you see riding on Segways […]


Hard Graft is almost always money, and their new 2Unfold ($515) leather laptop bag is no exception. The transformable bag is handmade in Italy from Italian vegetable tanned leather and accented with their signature 100% wool felt. What makes this particular laptop case unique is the design, which through a series of straps and grips […]


Famed Italian luxury goods firm Tod’s has recently released the world’s most expensive iPad case (for now, anyways). The case, which is finished in genuine alligator skin, is priced at about $4,900…which is approximately ten times the cost of a 16 GB iPad itself. Talk about opulent. Each iPad case is handmade in Italy from […]


11 Aug
Brunelli Cucinelli high top sneakers

A very simple but desirable high top sneaker from cashmere specialists Brunello Cucinelli. The Solomeo, Italy-based luxury label crafted their high tops with a clean mix of nylon and leather, in a full gray on gray colorway. But what really makes the sneaker stand out are the laces, whose sublime softness are due to the […]


9 Aug
New frames from Milan for Autumn 2010

You know we love our SUPER sunglasses, and their “People” frames for Autumn 2010 are no different. Combining metal with acetate in two colorways — black & gold and safari & gold — they’re similar to SUPER’s “Lucia” frame, only more traditional. As usual, the Milan-based boutique label only uses the highest quality Zeiss lenses, […]