Interview: Alexander Valdman of Giro

Giro's Design Director on creating for the innovative New Road collection, Kanye West and city cyclists

Spring 2013 saw the introduction of Giro‘s cycling lifestyle collection New Road. While the initial launch was semi-soft, Fall 2013 made waves when launched a month or so ago and, from what’s been seen of Spring 2014, attention isn’t fading. The innovative collections blend technical design with man-made textiles for a range of clothing designed to be worn on the bike, but stylish enough to …

Moss Robot Construction Kit

Design, build and control robots at home

A far cry from Stretch Armstrong, Moss is a new dynamic robot construction kit that allows kids to build their own controllable toys. After over two years of prototyping, Colorado’s Modular Robotics developed the module-based system to be as approachable as possible, requiring zero wire manipulation, soldering or programming. In short, each module contains one or more color coded connector points; each serving a specific …

Under Armour Theatre Shanghai

The Maryland-based brand's first Chinese store introduces the experience of sport through film and design

Few things are as American as the idea that with a great work ethic, any individual can achieve anything—be it as grand a dream as becoming the president or a professional athlete or as seemingly basic as earning an education. While this fundamental belief may seem rudimentary in most Western countries, many parts of the world don’t openly preach the same way, which made sportswear …