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 …

The Designer Says

Tweet-sized advice from design legends

“I just want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” – Saul Bass Framed as a call-and-response between designers, “The Designer Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom” delivers hundreds of quotable blurbs from the industry’s leading minds. Each spread pits two designers against each other on a given theme, creating a mock dialogue in the process. As they debate the utility of the …

Shinola Bicycles

The Detroit-based brand picks up credibility and direction with bicycle industry designer veteran Sky Yaeger leading the way

Launched less than a year ago, Detroit’s consumer goods company Shinola is still picking up speed, as well as worldwide recognition. In July 2012 we had the opportunity to visit their expansive HQ in midtown Motor City, where we witnessed first-hand the brand’s dedication to American manufacturing through impressive watch-making facilities and a bicycle assembly area in a space only a city like Detroit could …