Boost Mobile, the youth market flavor of Nextel, is offering limited edition versions of the Motorola i860 handset. There's a tattoo version, which walks a fine line between good and cheesy. The most recent style is this one featuring wood-grain details on the inside and top face. It's a pretty elegant contrast of tech and retro. Boost is definitely doing good things despite the challenging …
Sneaker aficionados find all sorts of ways to honor their favorite designs. From paintings to web sites, a lot of ground has been covered. Artist Eric Quebral is paying his respects in yet another medium– wood. He does portraits using mixed wood grains and more recently has been bending maple wood into shoe lace sculptures.
The classic 60's Puma Roma is back (actually, it never went anywhere), and this time it's woody. Reminiscent of the station wagon classic, these limited edition kicks feature a faux wood form stripe that's sure to inspire comment. $70 at karmaloop
