Soap Chair

Eero Aarnio launches an update to his renowned 1968 Pastil Chair on a new private-sale site

Getting a “do-over” usually only happens in video games, and it’s even rarer still in the world of design. With Eero Aarnio‘s molded fiberglass Soap Chair, he’s improved on his own classic design, creating a version of his revered 1968 Pastil Chair for today’s lifestyle. The designer says, “I like to keep my design range as wide as possible. For example, the smallest object I …

Station To Station Reissue

An online scavenger hunt kicks off the reissue of David Bowie's influential tenth album

Ground control to Bowie fans—the iconic singer today re-releases his legendary tenth studio album Station To Station with a web-based scavenger hunt to promote it. Simply gather all nine images of The Thin White Duke from around the web (starting with the one here) for access to a never-before-heard Bowie KCRW remix and a chance to win the Deluxe Edition box set, t-shirt, Bowie catalog …

Alternative to Everything

Relive the glory of grunge with Keds' limited-edition sneaks channelling the '90s

Of the ’90s artifacts, “Parental Advisory” labels, Riot grrrls, the Internet and Napster, personal technology like the iMac and Palm Pilot, Donna Martin marrying David Silver in Malibu and O.J. Simpson driving his white Bronco up the 405 stand out. But the cultural backdrop to this prolific decade was a grunge-fueled rock scene, which created both songs to headbang to and iconic fashions like the …