Inside furniture brand Modernica‘s DTLA factory (their home since launch in 1989), co-founder Jay Novak and marketing lead Ingrid Hernandez-Morrison join Vans VP of Footwear Design Mark Haskins to unveil a Vault by Vans collaborative capsule collection. It’s most certainly one of the skate brand’s finest—reissuing their Style 36 LX and OG Slip-On LX silhouettes while lending three archival prints to Modernica for matching fiberglass shell chairs. Unsurprisingly, both feature their …
Burero—who makes products made from recycled materials—has teamed up with skate brand Carver for an environmentally kind skateboard: the Ahi. With materials collected via the Bureo-founded Net Positiva initiative—a fishnet collection and recycling program in Chile—the Ahi is a a 27-inch cruiser with nine-inch wheels. Shaped with a concave deck and double kick-tail, the Ahi is designed for the pavement, but inspired by the ocean.
In the crowded home goods market, young Encinitas, CA-based brand Norden caught our eye with striking yet simple packaging, expressing dedication to quality and utility. It makes sense after learning that owner Pete Panciera’s background is in graphic design and art direction, and that he has plenty of experience working for other brands. Now he has his own, working with his wife, fiber artist Erika …
