Though skateboarding and surfing have firm roots in Southern California, the global popularity of skateboarding and surfing continues to desaturate the geographic concentration of each sport’s publishing and design centers. In recent years, this has given way to a greater diversity in the way each sport and the culture around it is portrayed. On the shores of the Atlantic in France’s surf mecca of Hossegor, …
Revered British product designer Jasper Morrison has an extraordinary ability to turn the common household object into a thing of simple beauty. His book of personal photographs is a peek into how this magic occurs; he certainly doesn’t see the world as others do. “The Good Life” features snaps from his travels, which are both humorous and insightful.
Bird & Knoll goes quite literal with the Concrete Jungle Scarf, which depicts NYC’s Highline Park in a photograph printed on cashmere and modal. In addition to supporting the beloved, new-ish green space by donating, they offer up suggestions for dining and shopping in the area.