Charged: Afterguard

A heads-up display that streams live data for quick decision-making on the high seas

Racing out on the ocean, the wind can whip mercilessly and consistently, throwing an endless barrage of sea-spray and hurtling your craft faster than its sails and keel can handle. Other times, a swirling gust changes directions without notice or reason. Sometimes it fails to blow at all. The wind is just one factor in a list of constantly changing conditions that make open ocean …

Moroso Banjooli Collection

Brightly colored furnishings made with fishnet and inspired by ostrich mating dances

While the latest in material tech is sure to generate buzz for your brand, sometimes taking a step back and looking to nature will work wonders for inspiring new designs. Italy’s Moroso did just this with the Banjooli Collection, an extension on the colorful chair design announced in 2013. Earlier today at Salone del Mobile 2014, we had the opportunity to see the collection as …

Carrier Company V Neck Smock

Functional, versatile workwear made in Norfolk, England from natural materials

For the artist, woodworker, fisherman, gardener—even sailor—the smock has been an essential over-garment to protect clothes from the elements. When Norfolk, England-based Tina Guillory, a skilled gardener (and whose daughter Sienna Guillory is the well-known English actress) and fervent environmentalist, wanted to create durable workwear, she drew inspiration from her surroundings in the coastal area; from the canvas sails of passing dinghies to the weatherproof …