Hubble’s Inexpensive Contact Lenses

A new company takes on the monopolized industry to provide big-time savings

Anyone who’s worn contact lenses knows: there isn’t much choice out therein terms of brands and, importantly, price. There’s finally some form of rebellion in the industry, thanks to NYC-based start-up Hubble, which is merging the ordering and delivery convenience of 1-800-CONTACTS at less than half the cost. They’re able to achieve it by partnering with a Taiwan-based FDA-approved contact lens manufacturer to produce their …

Nomos Glashütte’s Berlin Design Agency, Berlinerblau

An in-house studio driving watch design forward while holding true to the brand's signature elements

In Kreuzberg, Berlin—set high above the banks of the Landwehr Canal—German luxury watch brand Nomos Glashütte maintains their in-house design agency: Berlinerblau. The long, open-concept office extends from one side of the building to the other, with large windows filtering in plenty of natural light. For years now, staff designers (and guests such as industrial designer Mark Braun) present their vision for future collections here. …

Object_ify 139 Second Anniversary Day Planner

Featuring work by 53 NYC-based artists, this colorful diary encourages organization and inspiration

To celebrate their two year anniversary, NYC design store Object_ify 139 launched a comprehensive pocket-sized daily planner today. With a decidedly a future-retro vibe, the planner boasts rainbow-colored pages and artwork and designs by 53 NYC-based artists. The perfect-bound diary is full of graphic designs, illustrations, photographs, words and more by creatives including Rachel Levit, Aidan Koch, Eric Hu and David Brandon Geeting. More than …