MUJI to GO: JFK
My friends in Japan think I'm nuts-- each time I'm in Tokyo (or even in London), I dive head first into Muji and stock up on everything. With 341 stores in Japan alone, it's sort of like a 7-Eleven to…
Continue Reading →Orientales 2
A toothpick holder that becomes a spiny animal and salt and pepper shakers disguised as trees are just two of the freshly released items in the second series of Alessi's Orientales animated tableware collection. We first featured Giovannoni Stefano and…
Continue Reading →Stussy Deluxe
I'm totally feeling the luxe behind Stussy's Deluxe line of slick accessories, where black makes an important play. The spotlight of the collection is the bags -- a backpack and a messenger -- in nylon accented with shiny, full-grain patent…
Continue Reading →La Tete Au Cube: Fall Update
Always ones to mix the expected with the unexpected, La tete au cube returns with more unique items for the fall, including a votive candle that burns for 48 hours and updates its progress via a bar on the side,…
Continue Reading →Parra and Incase
First, Incase surprised us with their incredibly relevant, timely, and bad ass KRINK/Arkitip collaboration laptop sleeve. Next up, they're collaborating with Dutch artist Parra. Known for combining bright colors and his mastery of fonts (and in this case it looks…
Continue Reading →Chotovelli Watches
Chotovelli E Figli , or Chotovelli and Sons is a third generation Italian orologiaio (watchmaker) family, based in Torino. Back in 1920, a man by the name of Mr. Simone Chotovelli began repairing and restoring old mechanical movements, and he…
Continue Reading →TSOVET Watches
I love hearing about new time instrument companies because it means that the wristwatch is making a comeback (or at least not going anywhere). Launched this summer in Southern California by David Bonaventura, TSOVET is merging old and new school…
Continue Reading →SWIMS Mobster Galoshes
The Norse gods of weather gear at SWIMS have always made sloshing around in the rain stylish. Whether keeping raindrops off of your head or out of your socks, they've consistently been able to make the words dry and dapper…
Continue Reading →Urwerk 103 Hexagon
Though there are some good examples of watches that have non-traditional ways of telling time, most of these are limited to using LED's, dots, or other gimmicky methods. The traditional mechanical watch has not changed much since it was invented.…
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