How many three Excedrin mornings have you pulled yourself from a Don Julio-induced coma, heroically dragged yourself to a thankless job, only to fool no one that you’ve got “allergies” and instead unwittingly reinforced everyone’s fears that you may indeed have a Bukowski-level drinking issue. The best you can do is channel your inner Costanza […]


2 Dec
Vintage Cedar with fiddleback oak bark soles

From famed shoemakers Tony Gaziano and Dean Girling comes the Rothschild. These elegant wingtip shoes come in gorgeous Vintage Cedar leather and feature tapered waists and fiddleback oak bark soles. Sleek and smart, the Rothschild is perfect for the modern gentleman. Available at Leffot in New York City.


11 Nov
The famed French designer showcases his latest rideable work

French designer Philippe Stark collaborated with Boxer Design to redesign the Kawasaki W800. Dirt Track bikes were the biggest inspiration for Stark, whose goal was to produce a simple, functional and sleek motorcycle. As he said in describing his goal: “A good motorcycle, it’s the minimum: an engine, a reservoir, two wheels. Many manufacturers aim […]


5 Oct
Belgian black, sleek minimalism in high-top form

Kris Van Assche’s latest high-top is made of an clean soft black leather upper with white rubber soles — the Jodhpur silhouette echoing the same themes of black, sleek minimalism found on his couture garments. The 100% leather sneakers feature a velcro wraparound closure with the Belgian’s logo embossed, and can be found at SSENSE for $470.


Designed by Swedish company Mutewatch, the product of the same name is a new, simple wristwatch that looks more like a piece of art than a handheld timepiece. Featuring material that resembles a matte finish, the sleek design looks like a bracelet and functions with a tap of the flat surface. Once touched, an LED touchscreen […]


27 Jan
Know what you're looking for without looking

Belgian designer Natalia Brilli has created a unique line of embossed cases. Made in France from soft black lamb leather, the sleek cases have a quirky twist: each one is embossed on the outside with the item it’s made to carry. The collection includes a sunglass pouch (shown above), a wallet with brail credit card […]


12 Nov
Laptop sleeves for the entire Apple range

Carga‘s Sleeve Collection is a beautifully designed series of cases for Mac products. Designer Mauro Bianucci strives to meld the line between design and fashion, and these sleek cases made from vegetable dyed genuine Argentinian leather achieve that very goal. Designed to avoid clunky buttons, zippers and other closures that would distract from the naturally […]


11 Nov
Florida Furniture's Zip Bed for the laziest among us

Cutting corners in style, Italian furniture designers at Florida Furniture have given us the Zip Bed — a contemporary bed that is sleek, modern and best of all cleans up quickly. It’s really quite simple how it works: you just zip up along the mattress hiding your crinkly sheets and blankets underneath a cozy comforter. […]