Casa Malca, Tulum

A private estate turned beachside boutique hotel with extraordinary works of art on display

There tend to be two schools of thought when addressing Tulum, Mexico as a destination: those who have been there and done that, and those who dream of the tiny hotel-lined street sat between calm seas and a dense jungle. Remarkably, Casa Malca, situated along Carretera Tulum Boca Paila (aka Route 15), should appeal to both. For the former, this unique Design Hotels-certified destination offers …

Core77 Design Awards Winners 2016

From consumer products to visual communication, the publication announces their favorites

A resource for industrial design (and beyond) for years now, online publication Core77‘s collective eye for functional and aesthetic advancement has made them experts in innovation. With the announcement of their Core77 Design Awards winners, they’ve shined a light upon dozens of professionals (and a handful of students) who are thinking with the future of design in mind. With categories ranging from design education initiatives …

BOLDR’s Affordable Chronograph Watches

Three beautiful new timepieces sporting a hybrid quartz-mechanical movement

Another Kickstarter success story, BOLDR watches returns to the crowdfunding platform for three variations on a brand new watch model: the Journey. At the core of these timepieces, a Japanese-made Seiko VK64 Meca-Quartz Movement offers up a quartz-mechanical reliability. It lends the watch a mechanical aesthetic, but also keeps up the battery-operated accuracy. Further, all the three Journey models sport chronograph functionality. The Singapore-based brand …