This smooth, curvy Caddy is a refined, simplified take on the original. At the time, occasional art deco influences on auto styling yielded a lot of body elements that seem to complicate the design. For “Cad Attack”, Westbury removed all of the excess, leaving traces of chrome on the rear end and bumper up front. Any other extraneous element was removed, allowing the shape and form to speak louder than the “jewelry” of the original....
The Cogito Original Smart Watch is available in a collection of colors, materials and band options. They’re analog in temporal display but digital in smart feedback, showing icons for messages and other notifications. Names of callers can be shown on the display to let you know if it’s worth pulling your smartphone out of your pocket to take the call. This isn’t a one-way interface, either. If you know you want to skip the call, you can tell your smartphone to hang up by the press of a button on the Cogito Watch....
Corbis Readymech Paper Pinhole Cameras – Your next camera doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg– nor do you have to leave your computer to get your hands on it. The Corbis Readymech Pinhole Cameras are made entirely of paper– and can be printed from your nearest printer without costing you a dime. These visually arresting cameras allow a pinhole’s worth of light to slowly soak your film until you’ve captured your target....
The Sant Fransesc Church in Santpedor, Spain is a newly renovated historic church by architect David Closes. After years of neglect and deterioration, the crumbling church underwent a positive face lift. While the original structure and building is essentially the same and true to its roots, a modern addition was added to the front of the old church. The contrast of materials between the glass pane walls and the rough stone collaborate together to create an interesting and unique aesthetic....
Everyone and their dad, quite literally, are wearing baseball hats paired with a range of different outfits. But why are dad hats trending, and who got everyone back on the bandwagon? We’ve got all the answers, so keep reading! What Even Is a Dad Hat? Before we get into the specifics about why dad caps are trending, it’s important to understand what dad hats even are. Dad hats, in a way, are baseball caps....
Artist Russ Mills created digital art pieces by constructing portraits digitally mastered to combine components of several different drawings and paintings. These complex and interesting creations portray the essence of human nature and emotion in a style that combines techniques of traditional fine art with hints of urban flare and chaos. Mills refers to his pieces as painting disasters which seem to come to life with the creative digital manipulation combining techniques that would otherwise be difficult to put together....
A 17th-century colonial palace in downtown Mexico City has been fashioned into a stunning boutique hotel, the DOWNTOWN Mexico hotel. The colonial era “Palacio de los Condes de Miravalle” now houses 17 rooms and a collection of shared guest spaces that face the Centro Histórico neighborhood, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a masterwork of restored design, where existing colonial elements are merged with works of ethnic culture and contemporary design elements....
The Evernote office uses exposed, traditional materials, strategic color accents, open spaces and creative embellishments to create a great space. There’s a large chalk board in the entryway with an artistically-etched logo and slogan. Air plants grace an adjacent walls, and plywood lounge chairs welcome guests and employees who need to take a load off. Exposed duct work, raw ceilings and unfinished floors give the Evernote office an industrial feel....
The most remarkable feature about the new Fujifilm X-M1 is the price– it’ll be available next month for $699 for the body alone. That’s a far cry from the $1300 Fujifilm X100S (read: the top 5 travel cameras of 2013), and an attractive entry price for those interested in upgrading to a professional-class feature set. While the pro-level basics are there on the Fujifilm X-M1 — namely interchangeable lenses, a flash hotshoe, a high-res sensor and a broad ISO range — it’s designed with the beginning enthusiast in mind....
Putting this fallacy to bed, it’s important to think about how much of your life is spent hanging out in your comfortable clothes. Every morning, most every night, weekends, “sick” days, and any time you’re not actively out in the world or entertaining, odds are you’re ensconced in your casual clothes. That’s more wear and tear through time than your best jeans, your nattiest boat shoes, and your lucky suit....
How far will wind power go in our lifetimes? Designer and futurist Goetz Schrader has envisioned a time when our wind turbines and residential towers are one and the same. Introducing Goetz Schrader’s imaginative residential wind turbine project, Wind Pecker. The Wind Pecker turbine residences are a series of twisting contemporary condos built around the frame of a massive wind turbine. An obvious attraction to this “turbine highrise” is the freedom from the conventional power grid....
Hill-Maheux Cottage by Kariouk Associates Gallery Photography by Photolux Studios (Christian Lalonde)
The House on Pali Hill designed by Studio Mumbai Architects is a small sanctuary in the urban setting of Bandra, Maharashtra, India. Surrounded by trees, the multilevel home consists of floating stairs cases and long windows that encourage natural light to brighten the interior of the home. The central focal point of the home is the open courtyard that sits in the middle of the home and is equipped with a garden and small pond....
Blackheads tend to constantly creep up on your chin and nose even after all the oil congestion-busting products and treatments you used. So we decided to get to the bottom of it all. Read on for our rundown on why you get blackheads and some great advice and tips on how to get rid of them in the safest, most effective way possible. What’s the Deal with Blackheads? Blackheads are a milder type of acne, appearing like dark pigments on open bumps on the skin....
Kalaam Light Painting 2011 Gallery
Detroit Bicycle Company Gallery
There is help, and there is hope for any guy who wants to add art to his living space. Look over these 17 examples of manly artwork to improve your abode and let inspiration be your guide. Cave Paintings Cave paintings have an inherent masculinity in their simple themes. Hunting, family, and the hearth are often represented, along with demons and spiritual matters that add depth. An aged canvas with some stick figures goes surprisingly well with any decor and is vague enough to allow viewers to make their own story....
The cumbersome design of standard bi or tri-fold wallets is obsolete in the modern world. Not only are they heavy and create ungainly pocket bulges they also lack a modern-day must-have, RFID protection. This protects your data from being skimmed and used for fraudulent activities. The solution is simple. It’s time to retire your old wallet and go for a smaller pocket wallet. Unsure where to start? We’ve got you covered....
These whiskey bottles have broken records. There are whiskies aged over half a century, distilled by masters in the whiskey world, and bottles in artful decanters and diamond-encrusted bottles. And there’s one thing these malts have in common, they have broken the bank too! Fun Fact: Whiskey is derived from the Gaelic word, Uisge Beatha. It means “water of life.” No wonder it can be so expensive! You can say that these expensive malts can create a niche of their own....
What is a NATO Strap Beginning in World War II, the NATO strap was designed for early divers who needed a smarter way to hold their watch than the leather straps that were popular at the time. Those had several design flaws that would become apparent in water, such as being too short, lacking in water resistance, and bearing a tendency to break, causing the watch to drop away, leaving the diver in a life or death struggle that they didn’t always win....
