MINI Unveils Superleggera Vision Concept

British charm and Italian seductiveness are combined in a lustful little roadster

On the eve of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on Lake Como in Italy, MINI unveiled its Superleggera Vision, the first formal collaboration between the brand that loves to motor and the legendary Italian coach-building firm Touring Superleggera. The open-top, compact two-seater roadster is born from a British-Italian romance, and the concept car inherits the best that each of its parents has to offer. “The …

The Flour Sack Towel

One of the many handmade wonders from Hawaii's Downtown General Store

Oahu’s Downtown General Store specializes in handmade items invoking the aloha spirit of the island state. From hand-sewn ornaments to hand-screened T-shirts and flour sack dish towels all of the work has been designed by in-house artists. We discovered the line while in Hawaii shooting imagery for our CH Edition Ecoalf Anorak and ended up taking quite a few things home. While their products are …

Kaua’i Sugarloaf Pineapple

A rare, white pineapple that's so sweet it'll change your view on the exotic fruit

While perusing a farmers market on a recent trip to Kaua’i, we came across the Sugarloaf pineapple stand—the only one at the market with a line. We joined the queue, bought two and became part of the club. We devoured the first in the blink of an eye and were craving more. Part of its magic comes from the fact that it’s a pineapple variety …