Thin King Salmon Skin Card Case

An aluminum answer to a bulky wallet, handmade in Helsinki

Designed and produced one at a time in Finland, Thin King is Helsinki’s answer to the bulky wallet most people have sworn to never own again. The sturdy anodized aluminum card case has been making noise in design circles for a while now, and the brand’s latest offering is likely to only amplify this. Launching today, 15 October, Thin King introduces the salmon skin Heritage …

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 1 of 5

A road review of the bikes and bags we used on our motorcycle ride from NYC to LA

Earlier this fall we hit the road to see our great nation from a less common vantage point—the seat of a motorcycle. With a couple of friends in tow, we loaded up three new 2013 bikes with little more than essential camping gear and a few sacks of coffee, setting sail from Brooklyn, with Los Angeles in our sights. Over the span of 10 grueling …

Nikon 1 AW1

The waterproof, shockproof, freeze-proof camera perfect for rugged outdoor adventures

With the advancement of camera technology within mobile phones—like Nokia’s astounding 41-megapixel sensor in the recently released Lumia 1020, for example—the need for a separate everyday point and shoot camera is dwindling. But Nikon is proving where this sector is still relevant with the launch of the über-durable AW1—the latest addition to the Nikon 1 series. We put the waterproof and shockproof camera to the …