Morgaw Shock Absorbing Bicycle Saddle

An innovative design increases flex and rider stability while cutting tension both on and off road

As an answer to the cyclist’s favorite component to complain about, Slovakian designers have developed a new type of bicycle saddle called the Morgaw. The lightweight, carbon-based saddle combines a modular rail system with two small shock absorbers to add flexibility and stability while absorbing road rumble, thus reducing tension on the spine and lower back. Unlike traditional saddles, the innovative design allows for torsional …

Interview: Stephen Kenn

The LA-based furniture maker on his "bare bones" approach to design

by Tariq Dixon Stephen Kenn’s approach to design is quite simple: “Strip things down to the barest bones.” Throughout the LA-based designer’s career, he has explored this philosophy in various forms—including two denim brands and an accessories line, Temple Bags. While tremendously varied in form and function, all of Kenn’s designs maintain a strong appreciation for the essential. Kenn’s most recent project, an eponymous label …

Motion Box-Set

The London-based artist Von develops his "Animal Series" in a new hands-on collage process

We first wrote about London-based artist Von‘s “Animal Series” when he exhibited at Brooklyn’s Espeis Gallery back in 2007. Since then, his delicately rendered and abstracted monochrome images of various animals from the series have appeared on the catwalks of Milan, the pages of Creative Review’s monthly publication Monograph and even on billboards in both London and New York. Now, the artist has released “Motion,” …