One of the finest mass-produced scotches, Macallan has teamed up with Lalique to craft a one-of-a-kind decanter for charity. Created using the ancient cire perdue (“lost wax”) method, the decanter depicts a detailed panorama of the Macallan estate in Speyside — check out the main estate on the stopper. The bottle is based on a […]

I know we all love bling and we trust our upper-class to make irrational decisions when it comes to frivolously spending their money, but this is ridiculous. Charging $215,000 for a cellphone seems crazy when you consider that it will fall out of fashion the following year. It’s almost as crazy as buying a diamond […]

Urban Interventions is a book that documents the recent surge in public art displays around the globe. Born out of street art, these street projects have become fascinating facets of society, sparking public interest and occasional controversy. What’s most interesting about these varying projects is that they are such personal creations in such an obviously […]

Japanese watchmakers Tokyoflash have invented a new timepiece that utilizes e-ink to display the time. Some thought e-ink could save publishing, nice to see its climactic use as a hyper-modern wristwatch instead. The eclock’s stainless steel wristband incorporates small holes through which the e-ink sheet’s graphic displays can be seen, both numerically and with a […]

Berlin’s eBoy collective has just released an Amnesty poster for Amnesty International’s Poverty is Modern campaign, available here for about $31. I love their hyper detailed Legos-meets-8bit interpretations of the world, and this Amnesty poster is no exception. They’ve also released posters for London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Baltimore, Cologne and Venice, and just for […]

A Maison Hermès window display in Tokyo created by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka, which ends its run today. Very clever and eye-catching employment of the iconic Hermès scarves. Hit the link to see the video in hi-def, or watch below…

Great looking piece of furniture here from Tokyo based Keiji Design. Love the unconventional design. Wonder how sturdy it is when you have all 3 drawers open and a bunch of stuff in them, though? It does seem like it could be totally unbalanced if the base isn’t super weighed down. But given the fact […]

The Gucci Icon-Temporary pop-up store opened up to the public on October 24 in New York City at 43 Crosby Street and will be open for the rest of the week, and will then will go on a semi-world tour to Miami on December 1st (ostensibly for Art Basel), and then London and Tokyo in […]