a visual collective outlet of inspiration
the semi precious, and over sized baccarat crystal, and white gold ring by jewelry designer elie top doubles as a decanter stopper and for $5,560.17 you can drink and be married all at once. available at colette by uh
perfect gift
robert polidori: parcours muséoligique revisité
now that was a nice christmas gift, a signed copy of the tripple edition robert polidori book: parcours muséoligique revisité published by steidel press documenting the decade long conservation project at the versailles. beautifully printed and cloth bound. just what I wanted from santa. by dd
brinell hard drives: German hard drives with a bit of french finish
the german manufacturer brinell is offering something more than the usual half-a-terabyte of storage in a grey plastic case. the 1.8in Purestorage XS series comes in options of macassar wood and leather, each material set against chrome trim. the drives are entirely USB powered and are available with a 160GB raw capacity. the larger, 2.5″ products measure 109 x 74 x 13mm, weigh 180g and contain a 500GB drive. a bit over priced (around £200) and a little too late perhaps given the cloud computing trend ahead but why not? by zz
genius drunk
such a good design for such a good idea, the pneumatic corkscrew (no screwing anymore though). you stab the cork you press and the air that is shoved in the bottle is having the cork to pop, pretty simple, we just had to think about it. and you can get it from dean and deluca for less than a screwpull. great christmas gift for daddys by pp’
what comes around goes around
our friend jean luc godard once said that “the matter it’s not where you take things from, but where you bring them to”… well not very far in this case but it’s enough to be great.
so, i love the original, i love the new version and i can’t wait to smell those pretty byredo perfumes that i’ve seen all around for a while but never been able to put my noze on. by pp’
from the shop
as cool as it gets, the business cards case from monocle X ettinger… well almost, the other alternative is to go to smithson but it’s not the same price… the monocle is £60 which is more like $100. by ‘pp
Damien Hirst: skateboard decks for supreme new york
xmas is upon us and i was looking for two boards for two of my favorite girls in the world, now this may not be a girls dream but i think its pretty close as far as boards get. hirst and supreme have a long standing relationship and these are bound to be limited in their edition at supreme. try, if you can to get one… they are being collected, one of each by avid fans (fans of hirst more than supreme i would guess), saw a friend with 2 and he said its the only two he “didn’t” have. good luck. a set is already available on ebay for $1,849.99. by dd
leica + hermes: o-la-la
leica has announced a very special limited edition of its classic 35mm rangefinder system camera: the leica M7 edition hermès. these are off course very limited edition and for most of us we will have to do with just this picture. but just so you know, it comes in silver chrome with a choice of toe calfskin leather finishes, either orange and étoupe obviously supplied by hermès. go ahead – drool! by kv
Nike: easy-breezy tennis V’s
white and gery nike velcro tennis classic V
i don’t know why but im really into easy-breezy cover-girl mode (sorry j, i’m stealing your line here) and loving these nike tennis-classic Vs in white and grey. the lack of color, and the simple shape accented by the velcro is the easy look i need with comfy jeans and a thick sweater. i know they look like the ones i already have and posted earlier this year, but against everyone’s wishes, i still like them new and white. available at mita sneakers ¥ 7,870 (approx $90 USD). by dd
joey roth Semi-audiophile ceramic speakers: for your ipod or computer
made from porcelain, cork, and baltic birch
standard banana plugs (fine- but the pink cables are questionable. surely you can plug some kimber PBG’s and hotwire it on your own)
tripath amplifier made of stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and paulownia volume slider, toggle switch. beautiful!!
no word on the quality of sound since this has not hit the market as of yet, but just from its construction and material it will surely sound better than any consumer end product and it obviously looks great. once we audit this we will post another. in the meantime here’s a few specs from the designer/manufacturer joey roth:
“the ceramic speakers are made from porcelain, cork, and baltic birch. each material is minimally finished, left to add its natural beauty to the design. the included amplifier is made from stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and paulownia volume slider. aside from the electronic components, plastic is completely avoided in the system’s construction. typical speakers are designed to play even the most compressed or poorly recorded track. they gloss over the details that give high-resolution music its depth. the ceramic speakers’ custom-made drivers, porcelain and cork enclosures, and tripath amplifier reveal every nuance. they will show the difference between lossless and mp3 files, and will unlock vinyl’s richness.” available december 2009 priced under $500 by pp+dd
six scents that smell good and do good
with the aim to explore the relationship between artists and nature, each one of these six scents are meant to remind us that we should preserve nature so it can continue to inspire the art and design industries. designers phillip lim, damir doma, henrik vibskov, henry holland, richard nicoll and toga collaborated with different perfumers like louise turner and stephen nielsen. available at seven in new york. by kv
absinthe spoons at bblessing
for those who love vincent van gogh, but feel a little more now, bblessing have made these super nice absinthe spoons. in the old days, holed spoons were used to hold the sugar while pouring the absinthe in the glass to make it sweeter. it’s an all-time beauty of craftsmanship but these ones are almost good enough to frame! love it! by pp’
