Arctic Husky Adventure

Help support one man's epic expedition to combat meningitis

While some run or walk for a cause, Mark Jobling will drive a team of huskies 155 miles across the frozen Arctic Lapland to help in the fight against the life-threatening disease meningitis. His charitable tack has already brought results in fact, inspiring Woolrich to recently donate one of their classic Arctic parkas—a coat filled with super-warm down and kitted out with essential features to …

Four Creative Calendars for 2011

A selection of innovative calendars to kick-start the the new year

While the new year may have already rang in, the glass-half-full contingent would say there are still still 360 days left to enjoy a curious calendar. We found four designs that break away from the standard wall calendar to help make 2011 a little more interesting. Wanderkalendar Aptly titled, Wanderkalendar‘s simple format has a lot to offer. The blue side is printed in English in …

Functional Aesthetics

LED eyelashes, wearable displays and biofeedback accessories in Dr. Sabine Seymour's latest book

Featuring a woven fabric cover embossed with a scannable QR code, Sabine Seymour‘s new book “Functional Aesthetics: Visions In Fashionable Technology” immediately offers a simple proof that textile can be interface. In Seymour’s second book on the subject, the professor and innovator defines fashionable wearables as “designed garments, accessories or jewelry that combine aesthetics and style with functional technology.” Seymour takes a more analog approach …