Friends & Co

Like many other New York fashion success stories, Michael Foronda's label Friends & Co started as a side project that ultimately grew into a real-live menswear label. Founded in 2003 as a T-shirt line that incorporated bold typographic treatments of the word "friends," it's expansion to cut-and-sew pieces led to the introduction of Friends & Co, with the help of his friend, Leslie Siu. Foronda's …

The Urbantine Project Call for Entries

The Urbantine Project is a London-based design competition with a goal of supporting unknown architects and designers. In conjunction with Tent London, the massive group of exhibitions happening at the Old Truman Brewery during the London Design Festival this year, entrants are tasked with designing a space addressing the "issue of rapid change in the 21st century workplace." Check out some examples of "fast architecture" …

Common Projects Sneakers

Stuck in an endless debate on the virtues of color, material, brand, cultural allegiances and street cred, those deliberating their next sneaker purchase often find themselves at an impasse. Our vote goes for the classic and simple, especially when it comes to a worthwhile investment like Common Projects' Achilles mid-top sneaker. A collaboration between designers Prathan Poopat and Flavio Girolami, the Common Projects' Achilles mid-top …