London Undercover and Tenue de Nîmes

A French denim umbrella

Since its inception just two years ago, London Undercover has become the ultimate silver lining to any rainy day with its collection of elegantly-crafted umbrellas. With designer Jamie Milestone at the helm, the English outfit’s latest venture with Dutch denim shop Tenue de Nîmes perfectly illustrates both brands’ dedication to making premium goods. The denim umbrella is the upshot of Tenue de Nîmes’ keen interest …

Security!™

Keep safe with a loss prevention tag in gold

Just released by art director Justin Gignac, Security!™ is an 18k-gold-plated sterling silver version of plastic security tags stores put on clothes to prevent theft. The piece, meant to be worn as a pin, stems from the NYC-based artist’s idea (he’s also behind the popular campaign Needs for Sale) of elevating mundane and overlooked items in our everyday lives. As a perfectly banal example, Justin …

Marco Goffi

An Italian makes his way from star Cappellini designer to Red Dot Design Award-winner

Remaining mostly behind the scenes for much of his career, designer Marco Goffi has recently applied his vast industry knowledge and experience to his own practice, designing beautifully functional furniture that relate to the human perception of the senses. The Red Dot award winner spent much of this decade developing regular and experimental projects for Cappellini, where he served as the senior contract manager for …