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HUAWEI x LEICA: The HUAWEI P9
In recent times feels almost like a deregulation of the mobile phone sector, with almost any electronics brand able to enter the fray, using the Google Android platform, to offer and interface that can compete with the very best. As with the opening up of any industry, what has followed is an influx of new…
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Better Than New: Patagonia #WornWear European Tour
Today outdoor apparel brand Patagonia have launched a five-country European campaign to encourage consumers to make clothes last a lifetime (regardless of brand). As part of a tour with in excess of 50 stops, Patagonia will be offering free repairs on broken zippers, rips, tears, buttons, fabric-pulls and more and also teaching people how to make…
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Cristiano Ronaldo x Monster present ROC Headphones
For a long time music has flowed closely alongside sport; be it as ammunition during the athletes’ training process, or the actual promotion of the sport itself. But in the last decade this relationship has surged, with the advancement of technologies allowing for new synergies between the two. And as such it comes as no real…
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Hublot x Berluti: The Classic Fusion
Berluti’s emblematic Venezia leather and its famous patina, partnered with Hublot’s innovation in watchmaking has created “The Classic Fusion”. Hublot and Berluti work as modern day alchemists to create a watch with character and soul. In celebration of the Parisian shoemaker’s 120th birthday in 2015 it adorned an array of straps and dials for The Classic…
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ICELAND CLIFFSIDE RETREAT by Alex Hogrefe
“Why is it that the Bond villains always seem to have the nicest pads? What about the good guys…?” Just one of the many questions I ponder as I cast my eyes over another concept masterpiece by Alex Hogrefe. Yes, unfortunately it is a concept – for the time being at least. Alex is a…
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Monsieur de Chanel men’s watch by CHANEL
Since the first Chanel women’s watch arrived in 1987 the men’s market have been waiting patiently for their own iteration, and we’re pleased to report that it’s on the horizon. We’re also please to report that, rather than clone the popular ceramic J12 design that proved so popular, they have designed a timepiece truly fitting…
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APEXKNIT BY HERSCHEL SUPPLY
The backpack has long been emblematic of function, a method of transporting your belongings – or tools of trade – that’s steeped in humility, and reminiscent of those days spent trudging to school. But as the sporting and the high-fashion worlds grow closer together and the definition of ‘luxury’ becomes further blurred, the backpack is…
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Innovation: Nike HyperAdapt 1.0
As a child it was always a race to be able to tie your own laces, and almost as soon as you could tie them, you no longer wanted to. What then ensued was a stage of life where at any given opportunity, you would attempt to remove the shoe without having to undo the…
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The new digital dunhill Home
The increasing demand of instant information and the global nature of the market place has meant that a brand’s digital space is now more important than ever. This is something not lost on British luxury menswear brand dunhill London, as they have recently unveiled their new digital home. Not just an augmentation of previous ecommerce…
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The 570GT by McLaren Automotive
McLaren have long been known for their dynamic, high performance cars that have ‘wowed’ professionals and enthusiasts alike on the track. But while this new breed of McLaren road cars share the same design characteristics and have inherited the technological performance aspects of their forefathers, they represent a new dimension for the McLaren brand –…
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Limited Edition Mud Mask by Jeep
The idea of a car brand launching a ‘mud mask’ – especially one of the ilk of Jeep – is pretty much unthinkable. I mean, next they’ll be telling us that Leicester City can win the Premier League. Think ‘mud mask’ and what comes to mind in a luxurious skincare treatment in delicate packaging, but…
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MB&F Sherman Robot Clock
Just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should – but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you shouldn’t either. That is certainly the case with this latest carnation of the MB&F Robot clock. Called Sherman, the robot clock serves no further purpose than to tell the time and be… well, aesthetically pleasing, romantically captivating…
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LALIQUE x STEINWAY & SONS: The Masque de Femme Piano
Having launched the Heliconia piano at the end of last year, Lalique and Steinway & Sons announce the launch of Masque de Femme; a new piano designed by French crystal maker, Lalique. Following recent collaborations with Zaha Hadid, Damien Hirst and Elton John, Lalique continues its passion for the arts with a quest to build an…