Irreverence and British tailoring collide to create a new boys-wear line with big spirit…

A member of the niche bespoke community in NYC, men’s store Lord Willy’s recently upgraded to larger digs from their humble storefront in New York’s NoLita

Bulldozed buildings transformed into furniture at WantedDesign…

Among the focused components of the 2012 WantedDesign event calendar, 12×12 stood out as an inspiring exhibition of upcycling and repurposing. The idea was simple—supply 12 designers with timber from 12 demolished New

Cranbrook Academy of Art’s collaboration with Herman Miller explores the modern office…

Today’s laptops, tablets and smartphones have enabled workers to be more flexible in defining when, where and how they get their jobs done. While offices are still quite

Good pun meets great design …

While stopping by Cafe Intramuros at this year’s Wanted Design, we stumbled across “Espress Yourself”, a line of espresso cups fashioned by a collective of NYC designers. The group of five created their cups in

Five standout designs from the event’s breakthrough sophomore exhibition…

After a well received debut last year, WantedDesign is back again at NYC’s Design Week with an even more impactful exhibition showcasing both new and known international designers and architects. This

Ji Lee’s simple plug-in removes text from any site to let images stand alone…

The endless stream of information available on the web can easily get clogged with an overload of messaging. To simplify your daily surfing sessions, former Google

Color-coded shopping results in an iOS app…



LuxeFinds, the online luxury shopping engine for women, has produced a mobile shopping app that searches the web for lifestyle goods based on color. By taking a picture of an article of

Jawbone introduces a big brother to their family of intelligent speakers…

Just released as a follow-up to the diminuitive Jambox speaker, Jawbone presents Big Jambox, a scaled-up version of the wireless speaker setup. In part a nod to the boombox

Desert boots get the high-tech soles in a new LunarGrand collection…

As a follow up to the LunarGrand Wingtip, Cole Haan is launching a line of LunarGrand Chukkas at their SoHo store in NYC this week. The shoes sport a

A new initiative for creating and sharing educational lessons reaches the traditional classroom and beyond…

For years TED has fulfilled their mission of spreading ideas and inspiration through conferences, media and research fellowships. Taking this a step further and in

Flight search results are prioritized by mileage booking options…

Even the savviest of frequent travelers can fall into the miles trap, letting their rewards go unclaimed or worse, losing entire days strategizing how to cash in for a free ticket.

Our test run of the online custom men’s shirt maker…

Having navigated the uncertain world of online made-to-measure services, we were delighted to receive the fruits of our recent test run with J. Hilburn. The men’s clothier was one of

The story of one vegetable’s survival in an interactive children’s book…

As a cross between illustration, philosophy and paper engineering, Sara Fanelli’s most recent children’s book “The Onion’s Great Escape” challenges the limitations of reading as an interactive experience. Following

Man-made materials outfit a series of wildlife sculptures from Rachel Denny…

Making a name for herself by way of her “domestic trophies”, Rachel Denny reinterprets the impact of human contact with the natural world in her sculptures. Her wool and

Creating book jacket covers in a hilarious TED talk from the seasoned designer…

One of our favorite talks from TED this year, Chip Kidd delivers a great message in a most relaxed and humorous way. The talk, just posted online,

Land Rover celebrates 25 years in the U.S. by showing city-dwellers the true purpose of SUVs…

Leading up to the New York International Auto Show Land Rover celebrated 25 years in the U.S. by staging an “Urban Jungle” in a

Japanese materials form an ultralight blazer and insulated vest for a tech-driven twist on the traditional sport coat …

Always one to challenge the norm in lifestyle and performance outerwear, NYC-based Isaora has once again taken a conventional piece and transformed

Exotic wood iPhone backs feature custom laser etchings…

Having tried a number of wood backs for iPhone in the past, we were interested in the custom-engraved option from Material6. Not an adhesive layer applied to the glass back of the

Witty cast commentary and Blu-Ray synching in this behind-the-scenes app for iPad…

Offering Flying Circus fans a behind-the-scenes look at “Monty Python & the Holy Grail” (now out on Blu-Ray), the just-released companion iPad app “Monty Python: The Holy Book