My how times have changed from the 1930s and ’40s. Steam iron collector Jay Raymond has published a book, Streamlined Irons, that features 300 color photos mostly of irons from the “streamlined” 1930s and ’40s. Thirty of the earliest electric irons made in North America are a
After much anticipation, The Highline redevelopment opened to the public today in New York City‘s Meatpacking District. The design was created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a New York-based architecture firm and landscape architects Field Operations. First created in the 1930s, the Highline w
On the Behance Network, we get a glimpse into Russia’s Moscow courtesy of user German Kapitonov. From day to night, we see the transformation of one of the most dynamic cities in the world. More images after the jump.
Available now is the third issue of Parasol Mag, a free, downloadable PDF magazine dedicated to promoting design + art + creative lifestyles and small business. It’s designed and edited by Yasmine Surovec, the jack-of-all-trades for the project. She also heads up aprintaday. Photographer Elena
Tag along with a man in his life’s journey in business and leisure with Louis Vuitton. More images from the campaign after the jump.
From Design Scene comes this photo shoot of model Karolina Smetek with Mateusz Stankiewicz behind the lens for Poland’s AF Photo. The shots are as stunning as Karolina herself, so be sure to hit the jump and explore.
Complex’s Bradley Carbone has a video that shows everyone how to clean those stained sneakers of yours. I personally am a big sneaker fanatic so any marks on my new Puma/AMQs gets me depressed. Hit the jump and check out the video, then head to Jason Markk and read their How-To section to get exte
Reminiscent of the stairs in NYC clan of Apple Stores, the Genetic Stair by Caliper Studio looks just as delicate and just as refined. The studio house designed a three thousand square foot duplex apartment renovation in a building on New York’s Upper West Side. Their solution removed all existing
A whole lot is going on over at Apple’s WWDC in California. After gloating about the App Store’s proven success, they finally unveiled the iPhone 3GS, the “most powerful, fastest iPhone ever made”. It looks the same on the outside, with its glossy finish and structure, but th
G. Gibson’s Gallery in Seattle is playing host to Jonah Samson’s “Pleasantville” series, a set of photographed miniatures. It’s quite interesting but creepy, too as there’s some really sick sh!t going on in some of the shots. Give it a look after the jump.
Bobby of Kitsune Noir got a chance to check out the opening of the Generic Man pop-up shop in Los Angeles the other night at Space 15 Twenty. The event was in conjunction with the launch of Generic Man’s Spring/Summer 2009 collection, bringing together fashion, design and some really well-dres