Air Presto x Acronym / Nikelab + Arconym

After months of speculation and hype, the release of the highly anticipated Air Presto x Acronym is imminent (UPDATE: the drop is tomorrow, September 15th). The collaboration suggests a strong affection for color and tech materiality, synonymous with Acronym. The Air Presto x Acronym represents the second collaboration between Nike and the Berlin-based clothier –building on last […]

Yeezy Boost 350 Animation / H5

To promote the launch of the Yeezy Boost 350, Adidas Originals teamed up with the prolific French studio, H5. The animation is a delightful composition of infographics layered with glitch graphics; An aesthetic H5 is well known for. (Also, see a similar animation for the Boost 750 below ) This edition of the Yeezy Boost is currently available at […]

States’ Cup Jerseys / Nick Leimbach

Soccer jerseys this side of the pond have always been lackluster, whether its Nike’s hit or miss designs for the mens national team or the mediocre MLS kits by Adidas. But University of Maryland senior Nick Leimbach presents an exciting collection of 106 American jerseys. Leimbach constructed the collection around a fictional tournament called  States’ […]

The Cyclist / Julie Thissen

While on the road, a city biker needs to be able to transport his stuff comfortably, his bag needs to be practical. But as soon as he steps off his bike, this same bag needs to blend into his urban life-style. A city biker needs a bag that is very practical yet elegant enough to […]

Flying Uke / Daniel George (INTERVIEW)

Kenzo Men’s Collection Fall 2012 / CATK x Meiré und Meiré

Berlin design studio CATK (Color and the Kids) collaborated with Meiré und Meiré (also Berlin-based) to produce this visual treat for the Parisian fashion house Kenzo. –@ybaynes

Visual Dictatorship (Street Art Documentary) / Kidult

I try to remain the 14 years old kid who paints his truth in a brutal and free-minded way. I aspire to keep the creativity, the honesty and the impertinence of a kid in spite of my age to send a disturbing message in a simple, efficient and no polishing way. Societies and cities are […]

Window Display for Issey Miyake / Drawing and Manual

Tokyo based collective, Drawing and Manual have created an ingenious low-tech window display for Issey Miyake. The installation is formed by  individually cut cards displaying an array of Issey Miyake designs, constantly rotated to form a different composite image.  The installation can be seen at the fashion house’s flagship store in Ginza. –@ybaynes Art Director:Tetsuro Tsuji,...

Like Living Organisms / Local Androids

Like living organisms; a breathing artificial skin garment with pulsing veins (air is pumping through the veins to simulate a pulse), the pulse increases when you approach and the neckpiece deflates on touch as sign of trust. Local Androids, a Dutch designer duo (Cor and Leonie Baauw) who mix 2D, 3D, traditional, digital and moving images, created […]

Helen Gurley Brown 1922-2012

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere. American author, publisher, businesswoman and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years (from 1965 until 1997), Helen Gurley Brown, has passed away at the age of 90 years old. She passed away on Monday in New York; no cause was disclosed. Brown was widely responsible for introducing candid […]

Anja Rubik’s 25 Magazine / Kanye West x Barnaby Roper

For the launch of Anja Rubik‘s new magazine, 25, photographer and director Barnaby Roper teamed up with Kanye West to make a video dedicated to the issue’s theme of eroticism. Rubik knew West from bumping into him at various fashion events over the years, and they became close friends when he started working on his clothing line […]

House of Shoes / Shigeru Ban and Dean Maltz

The Existing Building has been gutted to make way for a 1,200 SF Retail Space on the Ground Floor with 1,200 SF of Basement Storage below. Atop the flat roof is Shigeru Ban’s signature Paper Tube Structure in the form of a triangle. The new gable shape celebrates Camper’s first owner occupied building in New […]