The (Skateboarding) Legend of Stan Smith

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

When Adidas dropped the Stan Smith reissues earlier this year, sneaker heads weren’t the only ones who took notice; the original tennis shoes inspired a sense of nostalgia in many circles. This week marked the launch of the specially designed skateboarding version of the shoe, featuring a video of Smith himself (along the Adidas skate team) outlining the tall tale of the tennis legend’s impact …

Pam + SUPER Sunglasses

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

Always ones to push the envelope in style and design, Australia’s PAM recently collaborated with SUPER Sunglasses with fun, vibey results that remind us that spring is just around the corner. Floating pot leaves disguised as sunflowers make up the repeated print, with a hidden message inscribed on the lenses that only become visible in steamy circumstances.

Our Future Art Capitals

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

Johannesburg and Beirut, Lagos and Bogota—beautiful, storied cultural centers, that are vastly different but unified by a new prediction. These will be four of the 10 biggest art cities of the future. According to a new book from UK’s Phaidon PRess, “Art Cities of the Future & 21st Century Avant-Garde,” the aforementioned—as well as New Dehli, San Juan, Sao Paolo and others—will surpass NYC, Paris …