Refinery29 Countdown Videos

Refinery29, our favorite co-conspirators in fashion, today launched Countdown, their series of online videos visiting top designers in their studios in the days leading up to New York's upcoming fashion week. The inaugural episode takes a look at duo Vena Cava who were recently nominated for the CFDA/Vogue fashion award, sneaking a peak at their upcoming collection and design process. With Alexander Wang, Rag & …

Utilitea Kettle

For true tea connoisseurs, heating water to the proper temperature is key—too hot and the taste and health benefits of greens, whites and herbals are destroyed. Adagio, the company that introduced the automatic tea maker, has a solution with the new cordless Utilitea kettle featuring a variable temperature control. Much like other electric kettles, the Utilitea has a stainless steel canister and heats up to …

Nerd Cars

Nerd-mobiles! At Japan's twice-annual comic convention Comiket, otaku (aka "geeks") showed off their hardcore dorkiness with sticker-covered cars. Called "itasha," these geeked-out cars take their name from the Japanese kanji for "itai" (painful) and "sha" (car). Rumor has it that the character "ita" was chosen because it sounds closest to the "Ita" from "Italian." Yes, these dork wagons are a word play on "Italian Car." …