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Philippe Starck designs a $150-a-night French ‘Urban Kibbutz’ Hotel in Hollywood

Philippe Starck designs a $150-a-night French ‘Urban Kibbutz’ Hotel in Hollywood

For those in L.A. who have seen the shrouded building at the corner of Selma and Wilcox no longer have to wonder what’s coming. The 1920s era structure will become part of an intense upcoming hotel boom in Hollywood. This

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This punching bag computer requires a full-body workout for typing a word

This punching bag computer requires a full-body workout for typing a word

We’ve all encountered these moments of frustration in which we wanted to punch our computer – or slam it to the ground and throw it out of a window. Those who recognise this might appreciate this new keyboard. The designers

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Satta finds ‘Spiritual Materialism’ in Bali with a show featuring mixed media and reclaimed wood

Satta finds ‘Spiritual Materialism’ in Bali with a show featuring mixed media and reclaimed wood

By combining painting, illustration and woodworking skills, Joe Lauder has put his line of retro inspired, handmade cruiser skateboarders and accompanying apparel on the global surf and skate radar under the name Satta. Collaborating with illustrator friend Stevie Gee, he

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Discover a laser-cut fashion line resembling 3D graphic design

Discover a laser-cut fashion line resembling 3D graphic design

Rotterdam based designer Martijn van Strien currently presents his new label mphvs at Dutch Design Week. The collection is called ‘Contradictions’ and uses laser-cut PVC to create futuristic, dazzling patterns that will certainly appeal to the graphic designers among us.

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Discover Hedi Slimane’s ‘modern art deco’

Discover Hedi Slimane’s ‘modern art deco’

Luxury fashion label Saint Laurent recently opened a new store in Milan, featuring a futuristic interior by the hand of the brand’s creative director Hedi Slimane. The store is a continuation of the slick style of their other flagship boutiques

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This Piece of Jewelry Beams Light Onto Your Skin

This Piece of Jewelry Beams Light Onto Your Skin

Neclumi is a necklace that beams a pattern of tiny light projections onto the wearer’s neck. According to its inventor, its presence on a jewelry blog sparked some resentment because the commenters reasoned it’s neither silver nor gold, so it

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This Swedish graphic designer creates mashups of celebrity names & faces

This Swedish graphic designer creates mashups of celebrity names & faces

Described as “mashups of celebrity names and faces, which make your synapses vomit”, Buffalo Bill Gates is a Tumblr page by Swedish graphic designer Kalle Mattsson. Discover his best pieces below and head over to his website for more.

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Architecture firm XML introduces vitamin drinks shop in Amsterdam’s Red Light District

Architecture firm XML introduces vitamin drinks shop in Amsterdam’s Red Light District

Architect firm XML has designed a bright white interior for a store that only sells water and vitamin drinks, set in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. The Amsterdam based studio XML was commissioned to come up with an interior for Whitestore,

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WKND brings our girl crushes from the 90s to skateboard decks

WKND brings our girl crushes from the 90s to skateboard decks

  For their latest line skateboarding company WKND went back to the heroines that spiced up the classic movies of the 90’s and the soundtracks that accompanied them. The girls that made the cut are Laney Boggs from ‘She’s All

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See how skateboarding company Isle translates memories to decks

See how skateboarding company Isle translates memories to decks

The Curiosities series by skateboarding company Isle might look like a plain set of shelves, but it’s far more than that. The British born brand had a set of custom shelves made, in the same dimensions of a regular board

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