Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Pot-infused pop, Ferrari’s four-wheel drive, in-eye 3D displays and more in this week’s online round-up
1. A Capsule Summary
From Riviera Club’s grown-up surfer wear to Fair Isle and stripes by Norse Projects, The Moment styles a shoot with menswear picks from the recent Capsule show held in NYC.
2. Two Men, 25,000 Ping Pong Balls,
and a Rabbit
Snarkitecture shows off their 2,500-square-foot live-work space, which the duo converted from a former sheet-metal factory in Greenpoint.
3. Kafka Redesign
Combining a deft use of color, a font based on Kafka’s own handwriting and graphic eyes, art director Peter Mendelsund plays around with the author’s covers.
4. Oak Street Bootmakers
This new shoe brand, launched last year and now available for pre-order, draws on the talents of experienced cobblers to handcraft subtly updated classics in the U.S. using premium Horween leather.
5. Drinkable Marijuana
The medical marijuana business expands to include a range of drinks that pack a serious punch, with a 12-ounce bottle containing 2.5 grams of bud.
6. Ferrari FF: Four Wheel Drive, Four Seats, One Fantastic Rear End
Ferrari launches their first four wheel drive, powered by a 12-cylinder engine and with room for four.
7. Hair Clip on Hair
Limited to an edition of 50, this hair clip by Stockholm-based design studio Humans Since 1982 makes
a set of pretty eyes into an accessory and runs $90.
8. Smart Contact Lenses for Health and Head-Up Displays
New advances in
tech-enabled contact lenses have big implications for applications like treating glaucoma and diabetes, as well as for creating in-eye displays.
