Allied Maker

The young woodworker releases an iPhone 5 shelf and more handmade goods

After a relatively quiet start in August 2012 young woodworker Ryden Rizzo—producing under the moniker Allied Maker—quickly found his supremely simple homeware designs garnering much attention around the web. Now with the holiday media rush behind him, Rizzo returns to his workshop to update some of his stately designs with leather accents, and to introduce a new iPhone 5 charging shelf. Making everything by hand …

Handmade Towels: Kara Weaves

Dry off with these traditional, Fair Trade linens from Kerala

The new year has us updating our old routines around the house, and fresh linens seem like one of the easiest ways to make a clean start. This week, we’ve gathered up five beautifully crafted towels to help spruce up the bath and get us going on cold mornings. First up, Candy Stripe towels from Kara Weaves. Kara Weaves’ colorful and lightweight bath sheets are …

Luxury Production Vehicles: Mercedes-Benz GL350

Testing the GL350 to stand up to the rigors and specifics of shooting video

After years of producing video behind the wheel of everything from a 15-passenger van to a cube truck, and shooting out the windows of innumerable Caravan and Town & Country minivans, we thought it might be interesting to see how some of the luxury-brand vehicles we often feature in front of the camera would perform in a production setting. Our latest major Cool Hunting Video …