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Local studio Multitude of Sins has created an eclectic restaurant interior in Bangalore out of a mishmash of reclaimed materials, including discarded bicycle bells and cassette tape boxes.

Officially called Big Top but known as The Circus Canteen, the restaurant is shortlisted in the sustainable interior category for a 2022 Dezeen Award.

Multitude of Sins sourced the components that make up the interior from a city-wide waste donation drive held over several weeks.

The materials were then painstakingly curated into distinct categories, ranging from home appliances to toy cars, and used to design an eclectic interior featuring mismatched furniture and flooring.

Less than 10 per cent of the materials used to create the interior were sourced as new, according to the studio.

“The Circus Canteen [was informed by] the concept of creating a collage of unwanted items with a curatorial spirit,” Multitude of Sins founder Smita Thomas told Dezeen.

Visitors enter the restaurant through a bold scarlet door decorated with unwanted bicycle bells and humourous hand horns, which is accessed via a series of labyrinthine archways made from teal-hued scrap metal.

The archways are illuminated by alternative chandeliers composed of dismantled bicycle chains and old vehicle headlights.

Inside, the two-level dining area is made up of custom tables and seating that double as a set of striking installations.

Salvaged objects used to create these booths include abandoned sofas, obsolete bathroom ventilators and colourful coffee tables created from old oil barrels sliced in half and topped with glass surfaces.

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” acknowledged Thomas. “We have seen and felt this phrase come to life as we pieced together The Circus Canteen.”

The restaurant’s flooring is a jigsaw puzzle-style mosaic of sample tiles sourced from ceramics stores, while a kitchen serving hatch is framed by a colourful collection of outdated cassette tape boxes.

Prompted by the desire to create an eatery interior with a minimal carbon footprint, Multitude of Sins’ project responds to many designers’ growing concerns about the wastefulness of their industry.

“The creation of each element – from custom lighting and flooring to art installations and furniture – was attributed to the mercy of the waste donation drive,” said Thomas.

“It reminds us of adapting skillfully, to reinvent with agility.”

The Circus Canteen is part of Bangalore Creative Circus – a project formed by artists, scientists and other “changemakers” who host various community-focussed events in the Indian city.

Other eateries that feature reclaimed materials include a restaurant in Spain with elements made from upcycled junk and site construction waste and a cafe in Slovenia defined by recycled components that create a mix of patterns and textures.

The photography is by Ishita Sitwala.

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After achieving incredible things with their subcutaneous glucose-tracking patch, health-tech start-up Ultrahuman is looking to augment our way of living with a wearable that literally fits around your finger.

The company shot to prominence with the M1, a simple patch you stuck on your arm that constantly monitored your blood glucose levels (CGM). Working somewhat like the glucose-testing kits used by diabetic patients, this little patch was capable of giving constant real-time feedback on your glucose levels. You could literally see them spike after eating a doughnut, and reduce after a moderate workout. The M1 was simply a stepping stone for the company, which holds much higher aspirations in the health-tech space. The Ultrahuman Ring is capable of tracking your metabolism and your health by relying on a bunch of sensors that detect movement, temperature, and heart rate.

Designers: Apoorv Shankar & Pranab Kumar

Click Here to Buy Now: $223 $299 (30% off). Hurry, only 450/500 left! Raised over $440,000.

Bolstered by an all-powerful app that can crunch all that data, the Ring gives you valuable sets of metrics, including your Movement Index, Sleep Index, Recovery Score, and Heart Rate Variability. In short, that’s just fancy-talk for seeing how your lifestyle and choices affect your health, giving you insights to make better choices down the road. Make the right choices and you can literally measure your progress. Stray off the path and the Ring gently nudges you back by letting you see your scores plateau off. Combined with the M1 patch, the Ring gives you insights into your health that no other product or tech ecosystem provides. No, not even your bleeding-edge smartwatch.

Movement Index – The movement index has been formulated to help you understand your overall energy expenditure. The score is based on metabolic equivalent (METs) and depends on how much you move throughout the day rather than just your workout for a specific duration during the day.

Sleep Index – The sleep index is formulated to help you understand the different sleep stages such as Deep sleep, REM sleep, Light sleep and being Awake.

Recovery Score – Get an understanding of your body’s current state with the recovery score; this acts as an index for your body. It is based on a combination of biometrics such as HRV, Heart Rate, and Body Temperature throughout the day to help you understand various body signals better.

The Ultrahuman Ring is a rather slick-looking device that fits onto your finger, with a design that’s edgy and minimalist. Designed to look less like a wearable and more like a piece of jewelry, the Ring comes with a tungsten-carbide-coated titanium outer shell that boasts of a beautiful metallic finish, under which lie the Ring’s electronics, embedded in a hypoallergenic resin. This effectively makes the Ring durable, comfortable, and water-resistant up to 7 feet. The tungsten-carbide coating on the outside is 5-times harder than tool steel (the kind used in workshop equipment), making your Ring practically impervious to scratches and dents.

Heart Rate Tracking, Sleep Tracking and Movement Tracking.

Underneath its small fruit-loop-sized exterior lies some impressive tech. The Ring comes with a 6-axis motion sensor, a non-contact temperature sensor, a PPG sensor that detects heat rate, a Bluetooth Low Energy 5 module, and a battery that gives the Ring almost a week’s worth of usage on a full charge (although you may want to charge it during the day so it can perform sleep-tracking at night).

The Ring sends data to its companion smartphone app (available for both Android and iOS), which then crunches the numbers and presents you with insights on how to better plan your life for better health, sleep, and recovery. The magic lies in the fact that you get to see your metabolism stats in real-time, being able to compare them to stats of the past. This effectively allows you to understand your body’s nutritional requirements, sleep needs, and exercise limits, giving you much more insightful control over your health.

The Ultrahuman Ring comes in 7 different sizes, ranging from a US 6 to a US 12, and the company even plans on sending backers a sizing kit to help them choose the right size and fit before actually shipping them the hardware. Along with the size, backers also get to choose the color of their Ring, which is available in Cyber Grey, Bionic Gold, Aster Black, and Space Silver. You also get a wireless charging dock to help replenish the ring’s battery every 4-6 days. The Ultrahuman Ring starts at $212, with global shipping beginning in January 2023… just in time for those New Year fitness resolutions!

Click Here to Buy Now: $223 $299 (30% off). Hurry, only 450/500 left! Raised over $440,000.

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Fold-out camping modules for the back of a truck are a common sight. Some of us downsizing fanatics may have already tasted the waters. But camping trailers are not for everyone. If you are a solo traveler, you need a compact solution that can put you behind the pedal and take you a few miles to the middle of nowhere and get you back home after a satisfactory weekend with yourself.

For the love of everyone still reading this, the GoLo electric cargo bike has been retrofitted by Flevobike Technology with a fold-out camping module. It renders a single-seat mobility solution with a place to hop into at the end of the journey for a relaxed time. Dubbed “the best camper in the world,” the GoCamp is a bike camper with a removable top for overnight halts that offers (quite literally) the comfort of home for one person.

Designer: Flevobike Technology and GoLo electric bike

The cargo bike GoLo is essentially a viable ride, combining comfort with functionality and convenience, therefore a convenient canvas set up on the cargo bed offers independence to the traveling cyclist when they want to relax and unwind. The pop-up module extends to make enough space for a couple to sit. It is slightly cramped for two to sleep in there. On the inside, you get enough storage space for gear and accessories, a fold-down table (usable as a workstation and for dining), and seating for two, which can be laid flat to convert the living space into a bedroom for the night.

The nicely ventilated GoCamp comes with a 60W fridge inside and a drawer in the lower section of the bike for a spare wheel and other spares. Designed to never let you worry about working from anywhere, the GoCamp is pre-installed with a 400-W solar panel system on the roof and side panels of the fold-out module and offers USB, 12V, and a 220V outlet on the inside. The bike camper runs on a 250W electric motor promising 50 km mileage. The pictures of the GoCamp you see here are the initial prototypes; as of now, there is no word on when the bike camper will go into production and how much of a hole it will burn in our pockets. Until we hear something on this, you ride tight on your bikes!

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A custom-cut slice of a bourbon barrel adorns the heel of these shoes

Heritage footwear and clothing brand Wolverine has once again partnered with legendary bourbon distillery Old Rip Van Winkle (producers of Pappy Van Winkle and more) on a collaborative version of their much loved 1000 Mile Boot. Known as Batch III, the limited edition cap-toe boot—designed in Michigan and handcrafted in Arkansas—features a heel stack that incorporates a custom-cut slice of an oak barrel that once held Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon as it aged for a decade. As an exclamation point to the partnership, Wolverine will donate 100% of the proceeds from this rare collaboration to mikeroweWORKS‘ Work Ethic Scholarship and the National FFA Organization, both of which benefit young people pursuing a career in skilled trades or agricultural science.

The quality of the American-made boots is made evident through the premium dark gray Deville leather upper from the Horween Leather Company, as well as the Vibram rubber tap sole and the Goodyear Welt construction. In addition to the collaborative heel stack, Old Ripple Van Winkle is represented on the numbered tongue tag, a debossed logo on the outsole and a debossed “VW” stamp on back heel stay.

Altogether, it’s a durable and dynamic special edition release, worthy of fans of the bourbon, with a thoughtfully contribution component. The Wolverine 1000 Mile Old Rip Van Winkle Boot Batch III will be available for purchase $415 on Wolverine.com starting 25 October.

Images courtesy of Wolverine

By Vikki Tobak (who has written for Paper, Vibe, i-D and more), Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a photo-heavy, historically comprehensive compendium of hip-hop jewelry over 40 years. Starting in the ’80s, the book features icons like Grandmaster Flash and Run DMC, and photographs by Lisa Leone and Jamel Shabazz. There’s information on specific pieces—like Radio Raheem’s rings in Do The Right Thing (which came from the Fulton Mall) and LL Cool J’s Jame$ ring (made by Tito Caicedo at Manny’s New York)—along with street shots of anonymous individuals in unknown jewelry. Tracing the shift from jewelry symbolizing status and wealth to its links with family, business, marketing and loyalty, the book moves into the ’90s with images of Tupac, Missy Elliott, TLC, Da Brat and others. Not only exploring changes through history, Tobak also writes about the various styles across the country as well as the rise of different pieces, from medallions to three-finger rings and grills. Featuring a foreword by Slick Rick and essays from A$AP Ferg, LL Cool J and others, the anthology charts and celebrates jewelry design but also, more significantly, a culture.