Thousand’s 1970s-Style Gloves

The LA-based company releases limited edition cycling accessories

When Thousand founder Gloria Hwang lived in Austin, she would frequent the FrankenBike swap-meet to find parts for the vintage bikes she was building. There she met a guy that the cycling enthusiasts fondly called “new old stock guy,” who sold ’70s-era bike parts and accessories. One time he had mint condition leather bike gloves on offer, and Hwang bought every pair. “They were really …

Philippe Starck Designed a Smartphone

Celebrated French designer Philippe Starck has designed his first-ever smartphone, and the screen is almost edge-to-edge—covering 91% of the front of the phone. Made for Xiaomi (a Chinese company), the phone is called the Mi Mix and features a 4,400 mAh battery—meaning it will last longer between charges than an iPhone. There’s also something rather alluring about the ceramic body. Find out more on Dezeen.

Dame Products’ New Fin Pleasure Object

We speak with co-founder Alexandra Fine about women designing for women

Co-founded by Alexandra Fine and Janet Lieberman, Dame Products‘ mantra is to “make the world a happier place, one vagina at a time.” Fine and Lieberman met two years ago, after they both (separately) founded their own sex toy companies based in Brooklyn. They hit it off immediately and soon after co-founded Dame. Fine tells us, “I have always been interested in the psychology surrounding …