Riva Home Couture Collection
by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab In recent years the term “luxury†has been abused and misused, making it often difficult to identify with certainty. Riva, an icon of style and …
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Perfumes
by Laura Neilson The Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, a goth perfumer, is the perfect blend of past and present. Past: Since 2002, the online purveyor has offered more than 300 scented household …
Converse x Original Jams: Skidgrip Mid-Shoe
by Laura Neilson More than twenty years after their original collaboration, Converse is high-fiving with Original Jams once again for a small—but definitely noticeable—Spring '09 collection. To celebrate the collaboration-slash-reunion, Converse will …
Four Unconventional Restaurants for Valentine’s Day
by Ariston Anderson Face it. Trying to be creative on Valentine's Day is rough. The pressure's on to do something original and when the clock comes down, you end up with the …
Manifold Architecture Studio: Through the Looking Glass
by Ariston Anderson To create their custom-designed window display, the brains behind Manifold Architecture Studio laser-cut a series of hexagon-based modules in New York, and shipped them flat to Basel Switzerland for …
Geo Birdhouse by Kelly Lamb
by Laura Neilson The birdhouse, most often found outside country cabins and other rurally-situated homes, just got updated for the city. L.A.-based designer Kelly Lamb's new geo birdhouse is a sleek new …
New Image Gallery Anniversary Show
by Ariston Anderson With curators waking up to all-time low sales in the art market, we're always happy to see an independent gallery that's thriving. One of our favorite small galleries is …
McBride Charles Ryan Architects: Klein Bottle House
by Kelsey Keith Applying the logic of a mathematical principle—called "Klein Bottle," a continuous volume with no inside and outside—to architecture, this breathtaking private residence is the work of Australian firm McBride …
Polder Sofa by Hella Jongerius for Vitra
by Kelsey Keith Every time we come across Hella Jongerius's Polder sofa, produced by Vitra, we're impressed by the elongated lines, inspired by "tracts of land reclaimed from the sea in Holland." …
Michael James Moran Furniture
by Kelsey Keith The title "woodworker" might be a misnomer for the talented Michael Moran, working out of Charleston, South Carolina. Not only does he scout felled trees—with the help of area …