AIAIAI + Stones Throw: TMA-1: A music lover’s dream collaboration from those who create the sounds and the tools

AIAIAI + Stones Throw: TMA-1


Collaborations between like-minded creators often produce the best results, when the combination is just right. Luckily the team at Copenhagen’s “no bullshit” audio design company AIAIAI and Los Angeles independent record label ,…

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Intel + Opening Ceremony’s Wearable Tech: We speak with Intel’s VP of New Devices Group Ayse Ildeniz on the fusion of tech and fashion through the collaboration with Barney’s, OC and the CFDA

Intel + Opening Ceremony's Wearable Tech


“The big smartphone wave came, and the tablets have come, and people’s interaction with technology has been changing, significantly increasing the amount of people technology has touched over the years,” explains Ayse Ildeniz, VP of New Devices Group at Intel during a…

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ListenUp: Matthew Dear’s Tears for Fears, Outline Artists’ creative series, South Africa hits Brooklyn and more in our look at music this week

ListenUp


Jose Gonzalez: Stay Alive Gothenburg, Sweden’s Jose Gonzalez is known for his comforting vocals and stripped-down acoustic sets that buzz with energy. It’s been a few years since Gonzalez released new solo material, so we were happy to see his latest release “Continue Reading…

Art of Craft: Highlighting artists and their causes through creative, limited edition T-shirt collaborations

Art of Craft


by Janine Stankus For branding expert Derek Galkin and longtime TV presenter Sal Masekela, passion and creativity have been keys to successful entrepreneurial careers. In October 2013, the Southern California-based duo launched Art of Craft to…

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Pared + POMS Sunglasses: The two Australian brands team up to create playful frames inspired by the colors and patterns of Turkey

Pared + POMS Sunglasses


Australian labels POMS and Pared recently teamed up to release their very first collaboration—two styles of sunglasses inspired by the vibrant colors and patterns of Turkey. The brains behind the two brands—Sam Stevenson of eyewear label Pared…

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Isaora + Ghostly Quadcube Insulated Shirt: A collaborative cold weather style staple from two creative powerhouses

Isaora + Ghostly Quadcube Insulated Shirt


Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Ghostly International may have started as an independent record label, but the enigmatic group of creatives has long since shed such categorical limitations, making influential contributions in visual arts, product design, technology and…

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Yule Log 2.0: Animator Daniel Savage enlists 65 artists, illustrators and designs to reimagine the classic televised log fire

Yule Log 2.0


Late in 1966 NYC television station WPIX-TV gave the city’s eight million residents a roaring log fire for Christmas. The seven-minute looping Yule Log video instantly became a holiday tradition around the world. Now, nearly a half century later, Brooklyn-based animation director and…

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Skatelamp: Portland-based MapleXO and woodworker Paul Sykes give new life to discarded skateboard scraps

Skatelamp


by Eva Glettner Portland, Oregon’s MapleXO rebirths old skateboards and skateboard scraps by turning them into everything from containers to bottle openers to earrings. Their most exciting object—the recently released…

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Adidas by Tom Dixon SS14: A comprehensive look at the unisex collection designed as survival kit for a week away

Adidas by Tom Dixon SS14


During Milan’s Salone de Mobile this past April, British industrial designer Tom Dixon first introduced his debut collaboration with German sporting giant Adidas. In the months following, the Continue Reading…

Filson + AEV: Some of America’s finest specialty manufacturers kit out a special edition Jeep

Filson + AEV


The revitalization of US manufacturing in recent years has led to a boom in high quality, proudly American-made products. Heritage brands like Seattle-based Filson have been making handmade products since 1897, meanwhile relative newcomers like Detroit’s watch, bicycle and leather goods outfit…

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