Skin Deep: Horiyoshi III

Weird shoes and swaddled booze meet vintage video games and custom bikes in this week's link round-up

Nowness spotlights tattooist Horiyoshi III with a new video on his beautiful skin illustrations. For more on the Japanese artist and his clothing line, check out Selectism’s recent in-depth article.

Letterboard for iPad

Weird shoes and swaddled booze meet vintage video games and custom bikes in this week's link round-up

Riffing on the design of a classic felt letterboard, Culture Three Limited’s just-released a iPad app is a simple way to display a message with tons of analog charm. Available for iPod or iPad for $1 from iTunes and with limitless uses, it’s a minuscule price to pay to turn next Thanksgiving into an AA meeting.

Hennessy Very Special Flask Sleeve

Weird shoes and swaddled booze meet vintage video games and custom bikes in this week's link round-up

Notcot’s obsession over the new king of all drink cozies, the Hennessy Very Special Flask Sleeve results in a photo essay of the detail and bendiness of the silicon sleeve. Like iPod or phone cases of the same material, it snugly wraps around a flask-sized bottle of Hennessy—a perfect alternative to the sippy cup for the butterfingers out there that still enjoy a good hard …