FYF Fest (Fuck Yeah Fest Festival…don’t ask) has been a favorite day festival for Los Angeles’ city dwellers for a couple years now. The festival, which started as a promotion of punk bands, has included a plethora of bands from different genres bringing it mounting attention over the past few years, and has finally built […]


2 May
Amsterdam designer Frank Tjepkema's "Invader Aiko" ring

People can’t seem to get over seminal arcade game Space Invaders invading all forms of their design. Its simple, pixelated genius has so sunk so deep in our cultural consciousness that you can find that 2-bit celestial aggressor on everything from Silver Pendents to Multi-Tool Keychains to Limited Edition Watches to of course street artist […]


The great Slayer shall not be forgotten, as they deserve to have their hexagon logo raised on the dais of Great American Bands immortally. Sure you could go out and get one of their Slayer x The Great Frog Rings, but how could that possibly compare with purchasing a bottle of their Reign in Blood […]


14 Dec
Taschen's look at the decade's most influential & interesting films

The new millennium ushered in a politically charged and social media-obsessed society dominated by technology and an increased geopolitical awareness. Film has always been a cultural index, illustrating and amplifying the cultural climate in which we live. Just as Technicolor™ revolutionized Hollywood in the early 20th century, innovations in cinematic technique in the 2000s changed […]


27 Jun
The 12th Anniversary Accessory Collection

To mark their 12th anniversary, the Japanese label SWAGGER have collaborated with jewelry and accessory brand Garni to create several skull-themed pieces. The two pendants come in black or tan, and the two heavy rings are either polished or brushed silver. All the pieces also feature SWAGGER’s “SWG” scripted logo. Pick up the ring for […]


I don’t think this trinket from Monserat De Lucca is actually functional, but it is 100% brass. So that means you can go for the gold, or you can get one of these Brass Lighter Rings for $50 and a book of matches for free. More detail shots of Monserat De Lucca’s Brass Lighter Ring […]


24 May
Designer Sophie Kemp gives a twist to the art of folding paper

Here in Southern California we’re used to seeing people drive around in 600 horsepower exotic luxury cars, dropping four figures at upscale restaurants and buying designer clothes which they’ll only wear once. Basically, we’ve become accustomed to seeing some of the obscenely rich parade their success, their possessions and their money. You may not see […]


11 May
Italian designer Paola Mirai's Cirkuita collection

Italian designer Paola Mirai is doing her best to re-purpose all that tech garbage piling up in her nearby landfill. Cirkuita is a jewelry collection she’s created by taking old gadgets and adding them into her new transparent and light material called orotransparante, upcycling discarded motherboards, chips and obsolete circuitry into rings and bracelets. As […]