Loiste II

"The idea was to make something simple and a bit brutal, but beautiful…like life in Finland.â€â€”Stepan Sarpaneva (QP magazine interview). Originally inspired by a Harley Davidson kickstart pinion, Sarpaneva's Loiste II made from Stavax ESR steel is actually a cog itself. The first variation was built as a pocket watch, followed by the Loiste and now the Loiste II. Customizing functions like the foreboding looking …

Without Pockets

Australian-based online t-shirt store and design competition, Without Pockets, have their first range of t-shirt goodies up for purchase. And it's a fine looking crop as well—customized, cool and comfortable.

Alexandre Herchcovitch Sneakers

At the Alexandre Herchcovitch show at São Paulo Fashion Week, the diamond patterns, gold and fluorescent hues he used on sneakers caught my eye. After the successful show, while everyone swarmed the designer backstage, I was able to get a few pics of the hi-tops as they were being put away (click images for detail). While I don't know much about them except that they're …