Jay Leno’s Garage is a place where every car enthusiast would love to visit. Hell, I’d like to live there. Filled with about 200 vehicles in mint condition, it is a place where everyone would find something to love. And a reason for envy. The latest addition to this temple of automotive industry is a …
Endurance, individuality and sophistication are the main qualities of Schofield Black Lamp Carbon Watch, a recent novelty in the fast-developing horology market. To spite the popular trends in the world of consumerist-oriented digital wristwatches, UK-based Schofield Watch Company decided to release a limited edition of manually winding timepieces comprising 101 watches, each of them named …
Mature Your Own Whisky Kit by Firebox is a great product that enables you to … well, the name is pretty self explanatory. What makes this thing so great is the fact that aging your own drink is made very simple, but still leaves some of the fun parts of the process. The kit consists …
As a Baselworld 2014 pre release, Omega announced the return of the 1969 classic Speedmaster, the famous watch brand worn by U.S. astronauts on the first mission to the Moon. The new and improved version of the Moonwatch, Speedmaster Mark II 2014 will certainly make an enviable addition to a connoisseur’s watch collection. Although it …
Slow travelling is coming back in fashion, and by slow we mean taking your time to get to your destination, no rush, no stress, no worry. So, how about travelling by train? You don’t need to arrive several hours early, wait in long lines to check-in, take off your shoes to be checked, or have …
Fairy tales are rarely used for inspiration in contemporary furniture design. Unless you are Christopher Duffy, a design graduate from the University of Brighton and the brainchild behind design studio Duffy London. One of his latest design successes is the Flying Carpet Coffee Table, inspired by ‘Aladdin’ and his magic carpet. The table is toying …
If we told you that a group of Swedish designers invented self-cleaning tableware, you would probably think that we are pulling your leg. Trust us, we are not. A Swedish design studio called Tomorrow Machine, based in Stockholm and Paris, has created a self-cleaning plate and a cup made from organic compound cellulose with super-hydrophobic coating …
We just relish in featuring examples of designs with purpose, and here’s a prime one – a prosthetic leg designed by Scott Summit, founder and chief technology officer of Bespoke Innovations. This San Francisco-based company was established in 2009 with the mission of bringing more humanity to people with limb loss. An industrial designer and an …
Retro hype in design easily made the lack of new ideas in automotive industry seem desirable even in supercars field. With Porsche Singer, new Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Corvette and new Mustang we certainly did not complain about old ideas being blatantly recycled. We were actually happy. So, how much chance does a basically unknown …
You would be hard-pressed to find a person who thinks that Edinburgh is not the most beautiful and exciting city in Scotland. Except for Glaswegians! If visiting Edinburgh has been a life-long dream of yours, as it has been for yours truly, there is a seductively stylish hotel to stay at. It is called The …