Art Basel Hong Kong: East: Highlights from the Asian component of the recent fair

Art Basel Hong Kong: East


After six years of galleries, artists and buyers surging upon Hong Kong’s ART HK festival, Art Basel has taken the reigns to build upon Asia’s creative boom, bring the local market global and take global audiences local. With 50% of the fair required…

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Unit Portables + Ucon Arko Bag: Celebrate the Stockholm label’s two-year anniversary with a collaborative rendition of their Unit 01 shoulder bag

Unit Portables + Ucon Arko Bag


The makers of highly functional, modular bags for everyday use and extended travel, Stockholm’s Unit Portables are celebrating their their second year of superlative bag design by teaming up with Berlin-based clothing brand recordOutboundLink(this,…

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August Smart Lock: Keyless, codeless and completely secure home entry from your phone, designed by Yves Behar

August Smart Lock


We’ve seen everything from robots that work autonomously to clean your windows, to iPad apps that change your lights’ hue, but the latest home improvement technology to deservingly catch our attention is the August…

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Topo Designs Travel Bag and Trip Pack: A modular set of American-made bags for multifarious excursions

Topo Designs Travel Bag and Trip Pack


When we last caught up with Colorado’s Topo Designs, they had just released a slim sling bag for daily commuting. Now, nearly two years later, the vintage Americana-infused brand has set their sights on longer…

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Road Test: 2014 Bentley Flying Spur: We take the “party in the front, business in the back” saloon on its maiden drive from Beijing to the Great Wall

Road Test:  2014 Bentley Flying Spur


We’ve been following the all-new Bentley Flying Spur from its sneak peek in London to its debut at Geneva’s International Auto Show and to the factory in Crewe, where we saw the first production car roll down the assembly line (you’ll see…

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Hank Daypack: A classic canvas backpack made in America by Greenville, NC’s Parrott Canvas

Hank Daypack


From Oregon’s Archival Clothing to Montana’s Kletterwerks, there seems to be no shortage of quality American-made bags available these days—but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more. With this in mind, we’ve recently…

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Momo Tour: On the search for Tibetan dumplings in the winding streets of Kathmandu

Momo Tour


by Jennifer Miller What do buffalo meat and Snickers bars have in common? They’re both fillings in beloved Nepali and Tibetan dumplings called momos. The dearth of Nepali restaurants in the US has kept the momo under the dumpling radar, but in Nepal it’s considered something of a national food….

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Here & There at NYC Design Week: The designers behind Various Projects and Field host an exhibit of travel-inspired objects

Here & There at NYC Design Week


by LinYee Yuan With a tepid spring and uncertain weather, summer travel seems like a distant dream for many of us in NYC. But during Design Week, the exhibition “Here & There”—from the designers behind…

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Delta Sky Deck: Watch the planes go by while enjoying a little sun at JFK’s Terminal 4 outdoor lounge

Delta Sky Deck


by LinYee Yuan Taxiing planes and a buzz of runway activity at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new Terminal 4 serve as a dramatic backdrop for interior designer Thom Filicia and );…

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Ultimate Ears UE Boom: A “life proof” wireless speaker for party season

Ultimate Ears UE Boom


As technology continues to give us the freedom to experience everything we love in almost any environment, we’ve seen countless portable speaker designs pass by our eyes—and ears. While some pack substantial power, and others boast the ability to withstand a drop or…

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