21 May
Four new Italian-made eyewear styles featuring Barberini lenses

Supreme presents four new colorways of their The Alton frames fresh for Summer 2012. Featuring Barberini glass lenses and anti-reflective coating, the Italian-made glasses are now available in black, tortoise, yellow and green frames, and will be released this Thursday, May 24th, at their New York, Los Angeles and London boutiques, as well as online. The […]


3 May
Channel your inner Bukowski with this distressed leather carrier

Italian design house Officine Creative offers a new accessory for the messenger bag initiate. Perhaps Charles Bukowski would have carried one of these on way to the bar after a long two hours of postal work. For $955 at Ssense you can recreate the idol with the heavily treated leather rectangle. It is sure to […]


30 Apr
Marvellini brothers reworking of vintage photographs

The Marvellini brothers of Milan are injecting surreal into the 21st century. Firebombing tactics of dining hall wall grandeur, they’ve created a name for themselves in Italy through the digital enhancement of vintage portraits. Not into retouching, their enhancement reigns in obscuring features by way of a virtual Marvel masquerade — adorned with masks of […]


3 Apr
A daily wearer timepiece for the Rolex & Hublot crowd

  Burgeoning watch company Skywatch was built on simple principles: to craft a timepiece of Swiss-made quality and precision, with a pricetag that the average man could actually afford. Founded by UCLA grad Gabriel Ibarra, Skywatch has quickly grown to gain distribution in the US, Europe and the Middle East by aiming to make watches […]


16 Mar
Marking the collaboration between two strong Italian brands

What began last year with the sponsorship of the Ducati Team in MotoGP, Ducati and Diesel now launch the Monster Diesel with a dedicated Capsule Collection. The brand new customized model is an “urban military chic” interpretation of Ducati’s iconic naked motorcycle. Ducati’s flagship Monster 1100EVO gets a special livery, starting with black treatment on […]


12 Mar
Catching up with one of the world's top street artists

We never really miss up a chance to spread the Gospel of BLU — arguably our favorite street artist working today. The Italian artist has taken a break from the winter doldrums to update his site, and let his fans know a bit about what he’s been up to recently. His Walls and Drawings sections […]


7 Mar
Legendary Italian design house pens a timeless hybrid

Legendary Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro — the minds behind such iconic cars as the DeLorean DMC, Lotus Esprit, Maserati Quattroporte and countless other timeless designs — unveiled their latest creation at the Geneva Motor Show currently underway. The 2+2 coupe hybrid is powered by a front-mounted 360 horsepower 3.0 liter engine augmented by an […]


6 Mar
Celebrating 60 years of original iconic Italian "Flying Saucer"

One of the most headturning vehicles in a sea of headturning European unveilings at this week’s Geneva Motor Show is this latest concept from Alfa Romeo. In collaboration with Milano race specialists Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, the Disco Volante 2012 is a modern interpretation of the brand’s iconic 1952 Disco Volante (aka “Flying Saucer”), which is […]