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The Hipster World Leaders series by Amit Shimoni is available for purchase in many printed styles. Art prints, framed prints, canvases and others feature the Hipstory images as well as other great works by Shimoni. This series is available from $17 on Shimoni’s page on Society6. “Courage is what it takes to sit down and listen to top 40 radio” – Winston Churchill “Fascism is capitalism in decay, but out of that comes some pretty awesome music....

The House in Brissago is built into the topography of the mountains that rise out of Lake Maggiore. As you approach from the land, the home seems small and utilitarian, just a few concrete walls that separate a parking lot from the cliff. If you approach from the Lake, you see a four-story home that towers above, with a hint of that parking lot at its peak. Unlike most homes, the House in Brissago is built downward, with parking up top and a series of floors built down into the cliff below....

While the shape of the home is complex, guided by the topography of its plot, the styling of the home is simple. Its walls are clean and white, the result of stucco over concrete, and this canvas continues both inside and out across nearly every inch of the home. The exception is in the windows, where floor-to-ceiling glass brings the exterior view indoors, and even the rear-facing kitchen windows are focused on the rocky cliff a few feet away....

Photographer Bagrad Badalian has a strong sense of the contrast between color and its absence, a focus which is expertly exemplified in this series of experimental photography. Badalian and makeup artist Orla McKeating removed the color from their subjects, then added color of their own with careful light painting. As the subjects move, bathed in the off-camera lighting, the camera is set in slow shutter to capture these abstract images....

Stunning supermodel Karlie Kloss and photographer Mario Testino teamed up for the July 2012 Vogue U.S. Kloss ventures down to the glorious landscapes and colorful atmosphere of Bahia, Brazil. Each frame captures the alluring and seductive Kloss in bold patterns and unique textiles to create and interesting and vibrant photo feature. Kloss partakes in the traditional practice of Brazillian capoeria on one of the many white sandy beaches. She also channels her inner mermaid in an enchanting mangrove forest and shows her delicate delicate side in a lace floral ensemble and gloves....

Lum-Tec’s Bull 45 Chronograph is a rugged military-style timepiece that’s more than fashionable enough for us civilians. This jet black beauty is coated in midnight PVD on the case and buckle with a thick rubber strap keeping it on your wrist. The case itself is stainless steel, with a Japanese quartz heartbeat driving the full-size dials on the display within. Built to take a licking, this Bull will keep ticking at 100 m underwater and will certainly withstand the elements above....

Today Sony revealed the Sony A7RII, the second A7 series in a row to introduce an entirely new technology to the field. When the Sony A7II came out, it was the first to feature 5-axis sensor stabilization. The Sony A7RII is the first to bring backside illumination to a full frame sensor. Both of these technologies are huge for digital photography, and I’ll explain why these miniature revolutions are so important....

To celebrate our natural, primal drive to the wilderness, we’ve selected our 10 favorite works of nature architecture from 2014. These cabins, treehouses and hideaways celebrate the great outdoors, the yin to our urban yang. Join us below. The Sustainability Treehouse – a Green Educational Escape in West Virginia A tall, technological marvel of a treehouse rises above the canopy at Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia. The Sustainability Treehouse reaches over 100 feet above the forest floor, providing an educational experience to visitors as well as an unparalleled view....

The Nikon 1 J5 is the latest mirrorless digital camera from Nikon, a product designed to compete with Sony, Fujifilm and Samsung compacts. If you’re new to the form, a mirrorless camera often uses a smaller sensor than a DSLR and ditches the mirror — and optical viewfinder — that is responsible for a DSLR’s bulky shape. Despite these changes, there’s little noticeable difference in quality between a mirrorless camera and a crop-sensor DSLR....

Rintala Eggertsson Architects have rehabbed this old, lovely wood-hulled workhorse ship into a traditional Japanese-style spa and bath. The Onsen Bath Boat provides an excursion of relaxation for its passengers, equipped with a hot stone sauna, a steamy spa and a resting place for sleep and meditation. The ship itself has plenty of character, carrying its passengers through cool waters and the backdrop of snow-capped mountains that climb right out of the sea....

Uphill? Not so much. Gravity isn’t exactly kind to cyclists on even the best of days. Of course, hills are often the least of your concerns when out for a bike ride, especially if you’re going off the beaten path. There’s a lot worse to contend with out there – mud, sand, and (if you’re particularly crazy) snow and ice. Now, thanks to an awesome invention by designer Philippe Starck, however – a man who’s created stuff ranging from wind turbines to food – hills won’t be such a challenge anymore....

In fact, the Nomos Metro Watch doesn’t use a battery at all. When we say “mechanical watch”, we mean it’s a manual winding watch that requires frequent winding to maintain its measure. The finest watches made today are still mechanical in design, using precision engineered parts to store wound-energy and display the time accurately for weeks before re-winding. Like the others, the Nomos Metro Datum Gangreserve Watch (which you’re free to call it if you’re not a fan of brevity) is retro not just in aesthetics, but the power system that drives it as well....

If you’ve spent any time in a harbor, you’ve noticed one fateful failure: most yachts lack any semblance of uniqueness. While the sea may be filled with countless cookie-cutter ships, there are some designs that stand out strongly. To celebrate the works of today’s greatest boat designers, here is a list of 10 yachts that truly push the cutting edge of sea-faring design. The Solar Sailor Sun-Powered Catamaran View in gallery The high seas — unobscured by trees or buildings — is the perfect location to harvest the power of the sun....

If you haven’t yet gotten yourself a two-wheeled conveyance, or are thinking about switching up your riding style, then perhaps it’s time to consider all the options before you lay your money down. Here’s a breakdown of each of the 22 major types of bicycle and how they are best used. Tricycles Not technically “bicycles” a trike is notable because it has three wheels, not two. Despite that distinction, some manufacturers label their three-wheeled recumbent trikes as bicycles, so it’s worth being aware of this misnomer....

If it isn’t, then no printing’s going to happen. The NEXT and LIFE labs of PUC-rio have banded together in order to take this issue head on. The result? A robot. A mobile, 3D-printing robot they call the 3&DBot Robotic 3D Printer. The team says they envisioned an autonomous machine capable of performing a print job pretty much anywhere. Using various technological tools and techniques, they cobbled together the hexagon-shaped robot, which can use its omni wheels to travel in nearly any direction it needs to....

Unlike a set of earbuds that are unlikely to survive from the store all the way to your house without either breaking or getting lost between car seats, over ear headphones are intended to be an investment, even when you aren’t paying very much. They’re supposed to last a long time after being burned in, on top of delivering higher acoustic quality, which necessitates loads of careful engineering that is supposed to be resilient as well as effective....

For all you jet-setters who want things that go off the beaten path, and sometimes into the downright macabre, we located the 18 weirdest AirBnB rentals from around the world; and into the Twilight Zone. Irish Castle – Galway, Ireland Restored to original specifications but also bearing plenty of contemporary technology, you’ll be resting easy in the master bedroom, high in the parapets where you can look out over your fiefdom, and the peasants who toil below....

Like its American forebears, the Wirra Wirra Pavilion is designed to celebrate its landscape. Matthew Woodward Architecture have taken this philosophy even further by placing a cantilevered patio directly over a private, peaceful pond. This home doesn’t just celebrate its landscape, it’s embedded within it — for an even more intimate connection with the world around it. The structure of the Wirra Wirra Pavilion is simple. The layout includes a large rectangular form with a smaller rectangle inset on one side....

Working out of a former Sony Corporation semiconductor factory in the earthquake-damaged Eastern Japan, Shigeharu Shimamura has created this massive farm; he’s designed what basically amounts to a food factory. Using eighteen cultivation racks – each one about 15 levels high – the farm is equipped with specialized LED fixtures developed by GE, which emit wavelengths optimal for plant growth. Factor in some powerful hydroponics and the ability to easily control temperature, humidity, and irrigation, and you’ve got an impressive feat of engineering....