The Countdown Season II

The second season of The Countdown, Refinery29’s video series featuring profiles on important names in fashion, premiered yesterday 22 January 2008 in collaboration with MySpace Fashion. The series visits five influential independent designers in their studios as they prepare for New York Fashion Week 2008. The first episode’s subject is none other than Thom Browne and includes an interview with the designer as he prepares …

Pineapple Paper Furniture

Establishment (an interior design outpost in Manhattan) recently tipped us to Gansevoort Street. See more images after the jump. Nut Bench, $2,900 Baco Stool, $650 each Baco Chair, $420

Skate Study House

Paris-born skateboarder-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-André Senizergues, whose company developed skate shoes like Etnies, teamed up with interior designer Gil Le Bon de LaPointe, a fellow skater, to create the Skate Study House, an exhibit that pays homage to both the skateboard and modern design. A play on Los Angeles' famed Apartment Therapy and elsewhere, it's worth checking out if you're in Paris next week. Skate Study House …