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Censer by Apparatus
Look around your room and you’ll see that in its basic element, it’s a construction of detailed shapes; complex geometry all characterised by their positioning – or lack thereof. But home inspiration can come in many different forms as demonstrated by New York based design studio Apparatus, and none more so than their simple yet…
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Giorgio Armani | Emotions Of The Athletic Body
The world of “Sport Luxe” has landed en masse in the luxury fashion sector, and with it has come a newfound appreciation for the world of Sport; and quite rightly so too. Sportsmen – and women – are essentially (super)human representations, stretching our preconceived notions of what is physically possible, and with the increasing awareness…
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Glenfiddich Experimental Series
One great thing about having a brand with a lot of heritage, is that you have a wealth of historical resource to call upon. But one potential hindrance in this weight of heritage is a tendency to live in the past. The world’s most awarded Single Malt Whisky, Glenfiddich have challenged the category with a…
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Here be Dragons | Belstaff Autumn Winter 2016
For those with an interest in history and a sense of adventure – and fashion of course – the Belstaff AW16 campaign will be a breath of fresh air, bringing to life a phrase used when mankind first mapped the world. Unexplored places were marked with phrase ‘Here Be Dragons’ to strike fear into any would-be adventurers. But…
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Acqua di Parma | Colonia Centenary Edition
We live in an age of innovation, and this wave of entrepreneurship & creation – among many things – has further served to engage our wonderment of brands that have stood the test of time, emerging unscathed through the vicissitudes of time, and so it is with Acqua di Parma. This is a brand that…
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Reminisce | Nintendo GAME BOY 1up
Nostalgia is a very popular lens to look through, as it allows us to look back at something imperfect from the past and make it perfect in our minds, ’rounding off the edges’ so to speak while comparing it with some modern imperfection currently riling us. Illustrator Florian Fournier has done exactly that, but in this case the…
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HEM House by Sanuki Daisuke Architects
For those that have visited Vietnam, you may have seen the ‘capillary like’ winding narrow alleys that separate the blocks of buildings; in Vietnamese towns, some of these alleys can even converge to a width of less than 1m. This contained space is conducive to the vivacious culture that pervades Vietnam; the narrow alleys in…
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World Fashion Week Round-up Spring Summer ’17
Displaying their usual array of innovation and subtle progression, Fashion Weeks are generally a time to absorb what the next six months have in store. Yet this year was different. Brands were smarter – more commercially focused and, most importantly, true to their origins. We take a look at the worlds’ recent offerings from Paris,…
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MICROSCULPTURE
With a career spanning over 18 years, British photographer Levon Biss has had an illustrious career, with his work appearing on the cover of TIME magazine, and a best selling book on global football entitled ‘One Love’ – a title I’m not sure many English fans would currently agree with. Swiftly moving on, today our…
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No.3 | EAU D’ÉGÉE Candle by L’Objet
There is something uplifting about catching nuances of scent, carried on a gentle summer breeze as the fragrant notes of a candle are coerced in waves around the room; this feeling can now be augmented with new fragrance from L’Objet. Based on the sparkling coast of the Aegean, Eau d’Égée’s inspiration is apparent, as the nautical hues rise…
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AGI & SAM Spring Summer 2017 x LYNX
Designers Agi & Sam never fail to impress with a collection that is as coherent as it is directional, and for their Spring Summer 2017, they did not disappoint. Entitled “PAUL” this collection represented their investigation into the role of the modern man, and as such the main focus is the House-husband. “Growing up in…
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LYFE: Growing plants at Zero-Gravity
Conceived by the makers of FLYTE – the luminescent hovering light bulb – their new product LYFE employs the same concept but this time enabling plants to hover, in a “Marty McFly” type manner. “LYFE isolates and concentrates the earth’s magnetic poles allowing you to suspend plants on a cushion of air.” [easingslider id=”6471″] …
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JMF Residence by Ivan Rezende Arquitetura
The Rio Olympics will (hopefully) be taking place this August, and as such all eyes will once again be cast firmly on Brazil. With this in mind we take a look at a residence by Ivan Rezende Arquitetura in Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro. With a large terrace overlooking spectacular views, the JMF Residence is a…