Jeremy Scott takes the iconic Rod Laver silhouette and does what he does best — transforming something ultra minimal into the ultra magnetic. The normally crispy white Laver sneaker gets a total overhaul from the LA designer, crafting the entire tennis shoe in a metallic gold reptile print leather that makes it instantly unavoidable. The low-top sneaker […]
COOP‘s artwork is tough to beat, a rockabilly influenced collage of voluptuous devil women, tire-churning hot rods and plenty of bad thrills. We covered the COOP Exhibit when it hit Culver City back in 2009 and have paid close attention since. Now the Los Angeles artist otherwise known as Chris Cooper has teamed up with fellow […]
Champions Moto is known for building bikes adhering to the excellence of the vintage race bike design, yet powered by the performance of modern engines. Recently the company recruited Jason Bleick, former Vice President of Design for Quicksilver, to channel his love for vintage objects and classic motorcycles to design the Champions Moto So-Cal Speed […]
A recent edition to the ZZZFROMHELLZZZ channel on Youtube are three hour-long documentaries related to Science Fiction. The first, Profits of Science Fiction: Arthur C. Clarke, centers on Sci-Fi visionary Sir Arthur C. Clark, the revered science fiction writer responsible for some of the most iconic stories of the genre. The landmark novel 2001: A […]
Herman Miller Japan teams up with House Industries to create a highly exclusive edition of classic Eames wire-base tables (also known as LTR or Low Table Rod) featuring fonts lifted from the House Industries’ 2010 Eames Century Modern font collection. Each tabletop is hand-printed in House’s Grand Rapids, Michigan factory, returned to Herman Miller for […]
Ten years ago Harley-Davidson introduced their first V-Rod motorcycle, a high performance, drag-inspired line of beefed up 2-wheelers created to take on the big-engined Japanese competition. Sporting a 122 horsepower liquid-cooled powerplant engineered in collaboration with Porsche, the V-Rod made a strong stake in the market. Now for 2012 Harley unleashes their Night Rod Special […]
As the Geneva Motor Show approaches, the unveilings for much-anticipated supercars only increase. After seemingly endless years of speculation, leaked teaser shots and white noise-level hype, Lamborghini has finally unveiled images and stats to the successor of its vaunted Murciélago ultra supercar: the Aventador LP700-4. The Aventador is an entirely fresh sheet design for Lamborghini […]
Adidas iconic Rod Lavers are among our favorite sneakers here at the Meadows, so we really appreciate Limited Edt Vault’s contribution to shoe. The Singapore-based sneaker boutique decided to take the classic shoe and give it an all futuristic makeover, taking its premium leather upper and lending it a rich, night-sky blue hue and adding […]