12 Aug
1/6th-scale action figures from artist/designer Ashley Wood

The amazing crew over at 3A Toys teased a trio of new zombie soldiers from their DEAD EASY CORP set. The highly detailed 1/6th-scale action figures are part of 3A Toys’ “Adventure Kartel” line, and feature three robot-hunting, machine-gun-toting zombie soldiers billed for a September release/pre-order. As they write: “Normally found in sweaty dick pouches […]


4 Jun
Luxury camera in Tuscan leather, carbon fiber or wood

Long known for the peerless large and medium format cameras, venerable Swedish firm Hasselblad introduces its latest attempt at the “consumer” market with a very high-end, design-oriented luxury camera. Dubbed the Lunar, the Italian-designed camera collection is comprised of five models, each with their own form and style. While the functionality and specs of each […]


Last year we posted the Shwood “Canby” — the Wood Wayfarer, and now the Oregon eyewear company is moving their Canby frame to other materials, namely stone. The “Canby Stone” is real slate attached to a Birch wood frame, with hand-poured pewter inlays to complete the unexpected look. The “Canby Stone” sunglasses will be available in […]


Benedikt Taschen and Sebastião Salgado talk in this 5-minute long video below about the 32 destinations visited by the latter — most of which had no roads leading to them except the ones made by human footprints. Salgado also discusses the effects the making of his book Migrations had on him — how the subject matter he chose […]


7 May
More goodness from artist/designer Ashley Wood

Yes they’re expensive, but basically anything from 3A Toys is worth getting if you got the extra funds lying around. Last week the latest piece was released from artist/designer Ashley Wood — the “Dark Cowboy” from In the Service Of Him set as seen above. Similar in style to the “Oroshi 18″ action figure and “WWRp […]


16 Apr
Dutch Design concept of flat packing, applied to 2-wheels

The Sandwichbike was born of the Dutch Design principle of “flat packing”, which allows for easy shipping and then home assembly of a variety of products. Of course it has worked excellently with furniture, but this is the first time the idea has been executed to create a bicycle. As they explain, “Instead of a welded […]


1 Apr
The latest exclusive collectible toy from Ashley Wood

More goodness from 3A Toys, one of the world’s best toymakers. The first piece for their newly launched TKLUB collection has just gone on sale, an exclusive piece that answers the call for more of their TK figures. Titled the Oroshi 18, the figure was of course designed by Ashley Wood, and features high quality […]


25 Feb
Designer Ashley Wood's toys now available for pre-order

One of the best hyper realistic toy makers in the biz, 3A Toys, has just announced the release of two of their new figures: the WWRp Medic Grunt and the Betsy MK2 Square. Although not delivering until the third quarter of this year, the 1/12th-scale highly detailed figures — designed by stellar apocalypse artist Ashley […]