Baselworld 2013: Innovation: Five watches showcasing the newest materials, engineering and craftsmanship
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Industry firsts are a hallmark of the Baselworld watch fair. Companies are eager to show off their latest complications, materials and designs. Innovation can be found in all corners of the market, and here are a few that we think merit notice.
Boddie Smartwatch: Polish start-up Rearden Technology launches a social media solution via crowd-funding site Indiegogo
Posted in: Kickstarter, smartwatch, socialmedia, wristwear
As we continue to grow more and more attached to technology, the weight of social relationships and ever-connectedness builds with it. While we all seem to subconsciously know the downside of this lopsided relationship, few of us do anything to address it. But…
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Mr Fahrenheit
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Posted in: UncategorizedKiriko: Dawn Yanagihara and Katsu Tanaka’s handcrafted accessories, made with antique Japanese textiles
Posted in: boro, indigo, kiriko, patchwork
Since its inception in December 2012, Kiriko—a joint project between graphic designer Dawn Yanagihara and Compound Gallery owner Katsu Tanaka—has taken off. A mere four months after Yanagihara and…
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Fan Zhang Jewelry: Traditional gold mesh designs get a modern update from a Chinese artist and jeweler
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Jewelry in China has historically been perceived as an investment rather than art and, until a few years, ago there were few options to study jewelry design in Beijing. The available training programs used to be focused on the reproduction of old techniques…
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Interview: The Monocle Order: The duo behind innovative sunglasses club talks about going brick-and-mortar while staying original
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Frustrated with losing their sunglasses and also spotting the same styles on faces around them in New York, Holland-born Alex van Klaveren and Washington native Zoe Nightingale took their mutual obsession with shades, entrepreneurial know-how and knack for throwing parties to launch