Alpinestars Racing Services

On-track with the team behind the intelligent motorcycle suit airbag system

by Katharine Erwin The smell of race gas fills the cool dry air at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. As the first MotoGP held by the track, the paddock is filled with fit European mechanics wrenching on bikes with cigarettes hanging from their lips. Racers zip back and forth on scooters weaving through and waving to friends and adoring fans. In the …

Interview: Joao Teigas

We speak with the founder of This Way Up Percussion about Cajons, capoeira and his obsession with geometry

by Emily Millett Whether he is tapping his feet in tune to the music or drumming his fingers along to an imaginary rift, Joao Teigas lives by an unstoppable musical beat, an organic rhythmic flow that seeps out of his soul and infiltrates every facet of his life. Taking every opportunity, wherever it may come from, it was only natural for the Portuguese-born architect to …

Blueberries 3D-Printed Jewelry

Two Czech designers collaborate on an award-winning collection of innovative accessories

by Adam tch The contemporary Czech jewelry scene is exceptional. Over the past few years, an array of intriguing designers and craftsmen have become newly curious about jewelry as an abstract structure and have formed a new movement around this facet of design. Jewelry is now one of the most prestigious and interesting fields for young Czech designers, and two that are leading the charge …