Smith Overtake Road Cycling Helmet

An unconventional honeycomb-like polymer construction lightens the load and improves safety rating

Though best known for making goggles and other sport-specific eyewear, Smith Optics has long explored other product segments for outdoor enthusiasts. Most notably: helmets. The new Overtake helmet is their first foray into competitive road cyclingand it sure is an attractive one. Adapting the unique and innovative AEROCORE construction from their snow helmet program, the Overtake features a Koroyd polymer core where foam is traditionally …

Customizable Hunton Powerboats

Luxury speed machines built by hand in the UK

When UK-based Hunton made their US debut with two customized powerboats in Miami earlier this December, we were quick to scope out the unique, well-designed mix of performance and luxury. These aspirational performance machines are hand-built in Hampshire, England—with power in mind. The brainchild of one man, Jeff Hunton, who sought to build top-tier racing boats that carried a complete array of luxury options, the …

BDDW Ping Pong Table

Designer Tyler Hays expands his Oddities collection with high-end, hardwood fun

Sponsored by The Macallan

Channeling the ethos of the legendary Dieter Rams, designer Jared Spool said, “Good design, when it’s done well, becomes invisible,” and though he is primarily concerned with the digital aspect as a UX engineer and expert, the maxim can certainly be expanded, in a sense, to the realm of furniture. It’s not that there’s anything “invisible” on the BDDW Ping Pong Table—to the contrary, the …