Benjo’s Colored Pennies

Color-coated pennies for loafers from the "colored lace guy"

A real estate developer by trade, Ben Hertz navigates traditional style with subtle ways to break the mold. His company, the Minneapolis-based Benjo’s, made waves in the style world when it released colored laces for shoes and boots. The idea came to Hertz when he snapped a pair of laces in Rome and found a bright red replacement near the Spanish Steps. Later, Hertz realized …

Punk: An Aesthetic

A visual narrative of the art and design that spawned a cultural movement and DIY generation

Born in dungy London basements and matured in equally grimy streets, the punk counter culture of the mid 1970’s and 80’s defined an unrelenting angst felt by youth the world around. While many books have surfaced over the years to document its documenters, Punk: An Aesthetic wraps over 350 pages in band and film posters, fanzines and original photography—much unreleased prior to now—and iconic art …

Whole Larder Love

A beautifully illustrated guide to living off the land based on Rohan Anderson's blog

Aggravated by the unsustainable food industry in his native Australia (and everywhere else for that matter), Rohan Anderson took it upon himself to change things in his own life. Anderson now lives entirely off the land with his family in the rural town of Ballarat, documenting their DIY adventures on his blog, Whole Larder Love. Having established an impressive presence on the web, Anderson is …