Vulcano Buono Building A new volcano has risen within view of the famed Mt. Vesuvius in Nola, Italy. The Vulcano Buono Building is a green-roofed commercial complex designed by the great Renzo Piano. This massive mall is home to hundreds of shops and a collection of restaurants, theaters and hotels in a design inspired by a the fiery force of nature. Its rising roofs are host to 2,500 plants that work to maintain the interior climate and freshen the air around it....

This jacket is a classic rich lode of style and utility, warm and endlessly versatile. Its neat, easy to style tapered silhouette has graced the shoulders of many a star, including Daniel Craig’s Bond, Robert Redford, and James Dean. Few clothing items are as deserving of the honors of the term ‘classic’ as the officer’s peacoat. It was so perfect on inception that its winning design has been consistent since it was first worn in the 1800s....

In a time where iPads and smartphones are all the rage, a little company called Moleskine thinks your passions are best expressed with good old fashioned pen and paper. When you see the Moleskine Passion Journals, you’re very likely to agree. The Moleskine Passion Journals are a collection of classic Moleskine notebooks that are each dedicated to one of life’s many passions– from cooking to wine, film to wellness. These notebooks feature page layouts designed for each passion, with lines, boxes and content bullets to fit just about any remark you’d like to remember....

Nikon has added a new gem to its entry-level line of digital SLR cameras. The Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera carries some sexy specs to the market, including full adoption of HD video recording functionality that has not been included in previous low-end Nikons. While the Nikon D90 was the first to include HD video recording (at 720p), the Nikon D3100 features full 1080p HD video recording with full-time autofocus, sound and a dedicated control button....

The NoteSlate eSketcher takes a bold direction in the world of gadgetry– simplicity. Life used to be so simple– just a pencil and paper combined as the perfect sidearm of the student, the artist and the list maker. Today we’ve got our laptops, our iPads, our Kindles and our mobile phones cluttering up our desks. The NoteSlate hopes to simplify that, providing one basic function to its user: the ability to write, draw and doodle to their heart’s content, just like pencil on paper....

Throughout the world, our rivers and our drinking water is horribly polluted by industry, by waste both chemical and human. Vincent Callebaut Architects have envisioned a floating monument to green conscious urban living– one that not only traverses the rivers of our cities, but cleans their water in the process. The Physalia Amphibious Floating Garden uses a bio-filtration system to clean our rivers much like a typical aquarium filter, but in this case the filter itself is the garden on its surface....

Ralph Lauren Car Collection Gallery

Ring Mirror Installation Gallery

To celebrate our love for New York and show you a few marvels of modern plumbing, we collected the 14 coolest rooftop pools of NYC. They’ll help you get your feet wet whether you’re new in town, or a graduate of the Hell’s Kitchen school of bloody knuckles and busted lips. Hotel Gansevoort Available solely to guests of the swanky Park Avenue address, the heated pool is well worth the price of admission, if you can find a time when it isn’t packed....

São Francisco Xavier House Gallery

Shelby‘s history and influence on modern racing has been wide-reaching in the United States and beyond. When the first Shelby Cobra FIA was produced in 1964, it bested its competitors from Porsche, Aston Martin, Jaguar and others on the the track. Throughout the Cobra’s history, as well as Shelby’s tuning for Ford Motor Company, the original FIA Cobra remained an icon. With creator Carroll Shelby’s passing in 2012, this posthumous offering by his company is bittersweet but well-deserved, a sign that the Cobra will live on in its original design for years to come....

Docker’s Alpha Khaki – Gravel View in galleryStylish and strong, the Docker’s Alpha Khaki in gravel color make for a sleek and versatile canvas for many outfits. Whether you’re wearing blacks and grays or color around them, these pants are a solid outfit foundation. $59. Acne Oliver Leather Biker Jacket The Acne Oliver Leather Biker Jacket is functional enough for riding and conservative enough for work. It’s the edgy accents on the zippers that brings attitude to the typical commuter outfit....

Digging deep into the world of car production shows that only a few models driving really have the moxy to get into the 200,000+ miles category without exhaustive overhauls. More interesting, they land at various points on the price spectrum, don’t adhere to many particular brand lines, and often less popular models are actually made to run longer than their cheaper, less effective but more common counterparts. Sometimes you’re going to spend more up-front, but in a decade or two you’ll be laughing all the way to the junkyard....

Formwerkz Architects were challenged with a difficult task when designing the Apartment House in Seletar Close, Singapore. The home was to be designed for one large family across three generations and to provide engaging, communal spaces as well as privacy for each individual within. The result was two large, dynamic structures connected by a sky bridge and divided by a central pool below. Across multiple levels, the home is comprised of several multi-purpose rooms, including working spaces, fun spaces, personal spaces and entertainment spaces for the entire family....

Apparently, it’s because yeast’s got a natural tendency to uptake and appropriate segments of DNA, something which makes it an ideal candidate for synthesizing life. It’s a slow process, to be sure, but they’re making steady progress. Already, they’ve completed three of the sixteen chromosomes in yeast; according to lead geneticist Jef Boeke, “now it’s just a matter of money and time.” Money and time well spent, for anyone with an interest in brewing....

Developed by Schiller Sport Incorporated, the X1 Water Bike consists of two primary components – a 45 pound bicycle constructed from anodized aluminum and stainless steel, and a set of inflatable pontoons complete with twin oscillating propellers. The whole thing is steered via a rudderless handlebar system, allowing the cyclist to control exactly where they want to go at any given moment. What’s more, it’s one of only a few velocipedes (human-powered land vehicle; you learn something new every day!...

The tropical nature of Singapore is one that should be embraced in architecture, with structures that make outdoor living central to their experience. The Tangga House Singapore by Guz Architects executed brilliantly upon this philosophy, creating a large home with a tiered courtyard as its centerpiece. The courtyard features an L-shaped pool, a second level garden, a deck lounge and a quiet yard. Opposite the pool is the similarly L-shaped structure itself....

Inspired by street art and the legends of music and culture, French artist Daniel Bussiere, or Dan23, is earning the respect of the urban art world. Instead of painting with a collection of spray cans, Dan23 uses traditional means to create pieces that rest on walls flanked by graffiti. Dan23’s subject matter are the greats of music and culture, with soul music legends like Ray Charles and James Brown and cultural icons like the Dalai Lama and Barack Obama....

Turning your expensive pocket computer into a Discman, especially if you’re taking it out on jogs, or into the pool with you, is a great way to waste money. An mp3 player ordinarily costs a tiny fraction of what your phone does. Since it is built largely to do a single thing, it does that better than the finest apps on your other devices. In other cases, the cost is comparable, but the performance is far better than what a catch-all smartphone can produce....

The early 1960s were the golden years for Ferrari. At the time, the 24 Hours of Le Mans event was akin to the world racing championships, and Ferrari dominated for six years in a row. The 1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti is the exact model that won the 6th straight Le Mans title in 1965, a rare piece of Ferrari history. It represented a high water mark for Ferrari, a vehicle that punctuated an era when Ferrari was the undisputed gold standard....