Pintrill + Grado Heaphones Pin

Two Brooklyn-based brands work together on one miniature collaboration

Brooklyn’s PINTRILL is one of those “either you get it or you don’t” types of brands. Making accessories inspired by pop culture, relevant sayings and various niche fashion icons, the playful brand exists for a select segment of internet enthusiasts. And as it turns out, fellow Brooklyn-based brand Grado Headphones is on the same wavelength. So much so, that their own VP Jonathan Grado reached …

Mouches Pour Bal

Reviving the seductive language of 18th century artificial moles

The nearly lost courtesan art of clandestine communication, through the application of artificial moles, might just be experiencing a modest revival. Literally translated as “Flies for Balls,” Mouches Pour Bal are self-adhesive shapes that last swarmed women’s faces during France’s decadent 18th century court. Bell’occio, the San Francisco vintage shop known for reproducing rare merchandise by select ateliers has reissued the self-stick insignias in velvet. …

Q Designs’ Phone-Charging QBracelet

Never run out of power with this unisex piece of jewelry

A touch of fate brought together friends and business partners Alessandro Libani and James Kernan of Q Designs. Both transfer students to Massachusetts’ Babson College, the duo bonded over their entrepreneurial aspirations and shared love of tech, but it wasn’t until Kernan was on vacation that he came up with an idea for a product they would come to work on together. Kernan’s vision was …