The Present

Give yourself a gift by supporting this annual clock's Kickstarter campaign

With a beautiful color wheel-inspired design that mimics the seasons, filmmaker-cum-designer (and longtime friend of CH) Scott Thrift’s annual clock “The Present” re-imagines a clock to remind us to take a moment to find that ever-elusive state of “being in the now.” Scott tells the backstory of this meditative concept best himself in his Kickstarter campaign video. Check it out and donate to help bring …

Rev–>Table

Furniture with built-in blueprints hints at the localized future of manufacturing

One of the design leaders in the movement to erase boundaries between digital and physical worlds, John Kestner’s company Supermechanical recently brought its first product to market. Kestner, a MIT Media Lab alumni who we first profiled for his earlier interactive projects and went on to include in our Audi Icon series, has created Rev–>Table, which rejects the modern model of hard goods consumption by …

Maharishi Tactical

Palladium's latest collaborative boot updates a classic with reflective tech

Pairing an expert in military style with specialists in combat-level functionality, Palladium‘s cobranded boot with London-based fashion label Maharishi is one to keep in mind this fall. The Maharishi Tactical, inspired by “special forces and survival,” will be replacing my go-to inclement-weather boots since a recent wear test proved just how great they are. Rubberized leather and ballistic nylon give the boot it’s distinct “tactical” …