New Rojo Books

Posted on August 11, 2006 Under Books

Barcelona based Rojo just released a couple of their newest design and art Books. These ones are explained as: Lolo-Blanco, Sakristan-Heads or Tails, Juju's Delivery- The Dead, the damned and the children of the revolution and Eltono & Nuria- Bar…

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Front

Posted on August 2, 2006 Under Design

Front, the team of Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken, Anna Lindgren, and Katja Savstrom, is a design agency out of Stockholm, that, as the name suggests, is at the head of the design game. Pushing out concepts and prototypes…

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Camel Wrestling: Turkey

Posted on August 1, 2006 Under Travel

Camels are exotic, all by themselves. In fact, they've become a bit cliché in travel photography. But, unlike their elite Turkish owners, it turns out they're not all that feisty. So, at your typical camel-fight, bets are placed, long-haired cross-breeds,…

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Tunto

Posted on July 31, 2006 Under Design

Finland has long been associated with great minimalist design, but they're just as well known for graphic prints and patterns too. It comes as no surprise than that Finnish design house Tunto is combining the best of these two seemingly…

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Rokko Foyer

Posted on July 16, 2006 Under Fashion

My german is a little rusty so unfortunately I can't tell you very much about these beautiful t-shirt designs by Rokko Foyer. I do know each shirt is hand made in limited-edition runs on sweatshop free cotton t-shirts, available in…

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Becherovka

Posted on July 14, 2006 Under Food

Ever smoked a clove? If so, you might notice the sweet taste on your mouth after a couple drags. Think of that lip-smacker flavor, put it in liquid form and you have Becherovka, an herbal bitter liqueur made in the…

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Psychosis 4:48

Posted on July 14, 2006 Under Art

Drawn to dark cultural events? Brit Sarah Kane's final play before her 1998 suicide is a "dark and poetic tour de force." Using lucid dialogue, two characters, fragmented scenes and a stream-of-consciousness style, she magnifies the anguish of madness before…

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Annette Restaurant: Sofia, Bulgaria

Posted on July 12, 2006 Under Travel

If you're a fan of Eastern flavors and stuck in Sofia waiting for your WizzAir flight, stop by Annette, which means "gracious" in French. It's a new Moroccan restaurant that might make you moan with pleasure. Sink into the striped…

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Flirt Vodka

Posted on July 11, 2006 Under Design

These ads, along with a few for Mary Jane Vodka (take a guess at what they looked like) were all the buzz around Bulgaria when we arrived last summer. They seemed to appear on every corner, not to mention across…

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Radost FX: Prague

Posted on July 10, 2006 Under Travel

Apart form the Charles Bridge, Radost FX is the most talked-about evening destination in Praha. There's a café with castle-like upholstery, a restaurant that manages to feature vegetarian selections from Italy, Mexico, China, Thailand and America in one heavy wooden…

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