The Dinner Series

James Victore's week of brain exercises feeds meaningful thinking

In sports they tell you that to become a better player, you have to practice against people more talented than you—demolishing your opponent each time will never lead to increased skills. This advice holds true in the creative realm as well, and one of the great graphic designers of our time, James Victore, is inviting a handful of budding designers to come play with him. …

Tokyobike Shoreditch

The Japanese bike-maker's new Shoreditch shop

One of our favorite cult bike brands, tokyobike, just threw a housewarming party and customized-bike exhibit to inaugurate its new outpost in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood. Londoners can now buy these lightweight, 22lb bikes directly from the Japanese bike-maker in a variety of frame colors and models. The simple, all-white 1,700-square-foot interior of the shop, designed by Glass Hill, also stocks hard-to-find accessories and lifestyle pieces …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Banana trucker hats, fat fonts, John Peel's archive and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Sound Quality The first exhibition at NYC showroom and shop Grey Area, “Sound Quality” is nearly over but their clever take on the classic merch table continues online, tempting music fans with things like artist-curated CDs, Kent Henricksen’s skull necklaces, Andrea Mary Marshall’s one-off “Marlboro Mary” boxes and more. 2. Banana Trucker Hats Artist Brock Davis, in an effort to appease his kids, deftly …