45º Angles + Momentary Awe

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Art

This morning's coffee ritual led me to 45° Angles and Momentary Awe. Both are the work of designer/photographer Catalin Marin. While it's a little tough to find any personal info on Catalin, the work is all presented first and foremost.…

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The Quiet Life

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Design

Andy Mueller, who we wrote about yesterday in a post featuring the Art Dump design group, somehow finds time outside his diverse responsibilities at Girl Skateboards to run The Quiet Life, a creative collective (of only three) that maintains a…

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Tretorn x Opening Ceremony

Posted on October 24, 2007 Under Fashion

Swedish clothing company Tretorn recently joined forces with the NYC/LA Opening Ceremony stores to create a shoe made especially for crunching through fall leaves. The shoes blend a less rubber-heavy version of the T-56 with the plaid of Opening Ceremony's…

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Paul Smith x Burton: AW07

Posted on October 23, 2007 Under Fashion

Two years ago, Paul Smith and Burton collaborated to prove that the words "gentrified" and "snowboarding" can glide nicely into the same sentence. This was significant for a few reasons, primarily because attempting to place high-fashion in the land of…

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Wood Wood x Penfield

Posted on October 22, 2007 Under Fashion

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a few new Wood Wood items at New Dandyism. As it turned out, several of you were huge fans of the high-quality clothing line, and even took the time to personally tell us…

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Solitary Arts

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

Artist Geoff McFetridge is by no means a stranger to the skateboard world, but he's directly involved with decks and wheels under a project with his partner and skateboard industry veteran Yong-ki Chang called Solitary Arts. The company's new website…

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oki-ni x kid robot

Posted on October 17, 2007 Under Design

Tomorrow on oki-ni, a few lucky shoppers will be able to nab a new Evil Invader Dunny. The kidrobot x oki-ni collab, inspired by the 80's video game, offers eight inches of pixelated love, and will be co-released with an…

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Custom 52 Cycle I Card Deck

Posted on October 5, 2007 Under Art

"Hey, stop looking at my cards!" isn't an uncommon refrain heard during a friendly card game between buddies, but Custom 52's Cycle I cards are all but designed to prevent you from sneaking a peek. The group struck on an…

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Eames + Herman Miller: 100th Anniversary Chairs

Posted on October 4, 2007 Under Design

If there's one word in furniture design that makes me melt, it's Eames, so that pretty much leaves me liquified, now that I've seen the Eames 100th Anniversary Chairs that Herman Miller has produced, in celebration of the birth of…

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Run Athletics x Nintendo

Posted on October 2, 2007 Under Fashion

With the Wii topping sales charts weekly and having just pushed out its 50 millionth DS, the time was ripe for Nintendo to release their collaboration with Run Athletics. The company, whose style has been described as urban sport casual,…

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