In 2011 it’s easy to dismiss Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans as been-there-done-that monotony. Who wants to stare at a painting of an object you can buy for less than a dollar at Ralphs or the 99 Cent Store? I do, and we all should. Warhol’s iconic painting is actually thirty-two paintings side by side, […]

MYKITA has certainly never shied away from teaming up with an avant garde designer to offer a far-future look at eyewear. Their designs with Rad Hourani — as well as their headscratching Yuri sunglasses — are exercises in the eccentric. This latest collaboration effort with designer Bernhard Willhelm may not be as pioneering, but they’ll […]

Anyone who knows me knows I love two things: Johnny Cash and Bourbon Whiskey. When I found out that not only was there going to be a super rare collection of Johnny Cash photos shot by legendary photographer Jim Marshall, but that the private opening would feature complimentary Woodford Reserve, I immediately cleared my calendar […]

Ceramic artist Beth Katlemans’s latest installation Folly is set against a turquoise backdrop with 50 porcelain castings that put a Dennis the Menace twist on 18th century vignettes. Inspired by old English wall coverings, these delicate, adorable little scenes take on a new sinister view up close, as these white castings of popular toys are much […]

A new series of luxury umbrellas from typically couture French designers Jean Paul Gaultier and Guy de Jean, all patterns lifted from Gaultier’s always famed runway collection. Ranging in price from $70-$160, some of the umbrellas have Gaultier’s logo as their image while other use his signature navy blue stripes. Pick them up at Opening […]

After catching Pretty Lights’ set at this year’s Coachella it was pretty clear Derek Vincent Smith is more than a cut above the average dancefloor filling producer. Although lacing his sound with plenty of Triton-generated bass pulses and brash electro textures, Pretty Lights strangely reminds me more of vintage DJ Shadow than contemporaries like Deadmaus […]

You ever read The Unbearable Lightness of Being? Man I love that book. Milan Kundera has a way of grappling with male/female relationships unlike any living author. Wish I could ask for his sagely wisdom every now and then, but somehow I think I’d end up a lonely alcoholic typing away in some Parisian cellar, […]

Barbour, the UK-based company most notable for having the royal warrant to provide the British Royal family with waterproof clothing (really? you need a warrant to give them free clothes?) have collaborated with Rockport to release these limited-edition collection of shoes. Unfortunately, they look rather clumpy. Neither the coloring nor the structure of these boots […]