Threat: Name That Bat

Re-designed baseball bats at AmDC's upcoming home invasion-themed show

Just past 3 A.M. you hear an unwelcomed guest in your home. What do you grab to protect yourself? This was the question posed to 10 leading designers taking part in the American Design Club’s upcoming show Threat: Objects for Defense and Protection. Using a raw wood XBat baseball bat as a template, each designer reached deep into their imagination—or nightmares—to envision how they would …

Saul Bass for Anatomy of a Murder

The design legend's iconic film title sequence recently re-released by Criterion

Legendary graphic artist Saul Bass has created logos for some of the biggest brands—Girl Scouts, Kleenex, US Airways, AT&T—and designed some of the most iconic album covers and movie posters, but it’s his movie title sequences he’s most remembered for. If you’re a little rusty on your mid-century film classics, the “cut and paste” style of the opening titles for Catch Me If You Can …

VSTR and Partners & Spade

The Nomadic Pack stashes a hideaway hammock and detachable messenger bag

In surfing, as in traveling, the feeling of setting out into the unknown makes the adventure worth the risk. Run by 11-time world surf champion Kelly Slater and backed by Quicksilver, the recently launched surf lifestyle brand VSTR takes this pioneering spirit as inspiration. As an artistically driven company, VSTR—pronounced visitor—was drawn to collaborate with NYC’s Partners & Spade, enlisting the creative collective to help …