Puff Piece
Manhattan’s public spaces about to go smoke-free. What to do? Smoking cigs can be lethal, and it stinks up your nice clothes. But in a nod to “Mad Men,” and other pop cultural platforms that still romanticize the butt, we … Read More
Articles In Design
Tune-in to This Rockin’ Deal
Best-kept-secret Crosley Radio is coolest retro-tech company in world. Crosley Radio, which invented the portable and car radio, the first portable TV, and for that matter the first soap operas-is still cranking out some of the coolest designed portables, based … Read More
Blades of Glory
Whittle into spring with Wenger’s coolest-ever Swiss Army knives If you’re tired of seeing, uh, red, when you go to buy a new Swiss Army knife, then try one of these pocket tool boxes, from the original. Walnut casing–not bad, … Read More
Wheelie Cool
New Royal Enfield motorcycle a bespoke warrior’s ride of rides With Royal Enfield, the storied British brand still building classic motorbikes by hand, “new” isn’t exactly the point. They go to great lengths to keep things true to form, even … Read More
Now, Voyager!
T.T. Trunks travels back to a better time. During the golden age of travel, no gentleman would think of undertaking an ocean voyage without at least one sizable trunk full of stylish requisites. The trunk bespoke the man, so to … Read More
Have Fire, Will Travel
New porta-hearth will keep you warm, wherever. In a perfect world–or a perfect house–every room would have a fireplace. In reality, however, you’re lucky to come across a single ornamental number that some clown has filled with dried flowers. A … Read More
Anything But Square
New Paul Smith Chess Set the Perfect Check Mate for Holiday Doldrums. By now Paul Smith’s iconic multi-stripe has been used to adorn countless otherwise everyday items – and yet the brilliant British designer keeps finding new ways of employing … Read More
INTERIOR MOTIVES – STUDIO COLLECTIVE
The Santa Monica-based luxury design firm-helmed by partners Adam Goldstein, Leslie Kale, and Christian Schulz-is famous for its restaurant, hotel and entertainment projects, including Thompson Beverly Hills, upcoming venues at the Hollywood Roosevelt and re-designs of New Quiksilver destination stores … Read More
Savannah Must-Stop
Antique map and print shop can help fill those empty walls, dudes. If you’re one of those “Knocked Up” kind of guys, with vintage rock-and-roll posters and bicycle racks still hanging, slanted, on your walls, then heed our advice and … Read More
