The Bulgari Octo: Il Duomo, Florence

A design inspiration for the watch, this Florentine basilica's engineer was also a clockmaker

The next stop in our ongoing series with Bulgari is in celebration of the designs that inspired their Octo watch line, which happens to be one of the most globally recognizable basilicas: Florence, Italy’s The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore—more commonly known as Il Duomo. With towering, architectural magnificence, exceptional detail work and octagonal composition, the cathedral is truly inspiring. While the Octo prominently …

Santiago Calatrava: Ultimate Collection

Along with Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, Spanish-born Santiago Calatrava is one of the most significant architects to emerge out of the latter part of the 20th century with his free-spirited structures, which disrupt the usual quadratic urban landscape. From the opera house in his hometown of Valencia and the Olympic Sports Complex in Athens to Sweden’s famous Turning Torso skyscraper, this hardcover box set …

Jix

Build almost anything you can dream of—from ambitious room-sized structural installations to intricate table-top sculptures—with nothing more than JIX connectors and standard drinking straws. Portable and super light-weight, with JIX you’re able to construct highly organized geometric structures or free-form tangles by cutting, bending or using multiple colors of straws. JIX offers unlimited building possibilities.