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ACNE VASES

If you had a chance to visit Acne Studios showrooms and offices, then you´ve probably noticed these vases (they are a part of their interior)…and there were quite few people admiring, asking and at the end making request of them; so Acne Studios for all not only fashion lovers made a limited edition collection of these vases, in total 50 pieces and they will be sold in selected cities worldwide, like Paris, New York and Stockholm.

EXCLUSIVE STEPHEN KENN´S SOFA

I am not just a big fan and Lover of fashion, art and music, I am also always in Love with great furniture pieces and always follow all categories in the industrial design.

I simply fell in Love with Stephen Kenn´s work. He is a Canadian artist and designer, working for a decade in the design work and created multiple denim lines, men´s travel luggage, is now turning more and more in the world of furniture design. Inspired by the simple design philosophy of the mid-century era and the stories of the WWII military fabrics, he created “The Inheritance Collection”. You can see the whole collection that includes a sofa, chair and ottoman, loveseat, chaise lounge, cube stool, Armchair, clothing rac, here. Take a look at a video below, where he explains and describes the philosophy, the mood and the soul of this collection.

This furniture collection made him to collaborate with the Champion City Gym Shop in New York and Todd Snyder, to create a custom-made sofa, exclusively made for the shop. The frame is made with an oxidized black finish, the cushion covers with a Faribault wool blankets, the leather is a vegetable tanned cognac brown, and the webbing dyed a deep grey color. The blankets are reproductions of the design that Faribault originally made for the U.S. Navy. You can buy this sofa in Champion´s City Gym Shop in New York or at the Stephen Kenn online shop, where you can find all of his great products.

/ Photos and video courtesy of Stephen Kenn /

Woolrich John Rich & Bros. USB Flash Drive

The Woolrich USB Pen-Drive is a project by Gianni Rossi for Woolrich John Rich & Bros. The sheep character was created as a toy, USB drive and a promotional gadget for Woolrich’s customers in Milan, Italy. Greeted with great success all Woolrich outlets, the USB drives where given away within minutes. We will keep you posted when and if they are make a comeback.

Tool Storage with a look

Frauscher 717 GT Boat

Call them boats or yachts, these are mega machines on the waterways. Yatzer gets deep into the Frauscher family of watercrafts and for good reason! ”Engelbert Frauscher quickly gained an excellent reputation and in the 1930s crafted O-Yawls for the Olympic Games. Nevertheless, war broke through and things froze for a while to restart in 1945 in Gmunden, where tradition went on and on. In the ‘50s the first electric and motor boats left that very yard and ever since, Engelbert’s sons and grandsons and their kids continuously advanced the development. Today, their diamonds of boats are being distributed and loved in more than 14 countries.” These must be seen – check the 717 GT.

Style Like U

Text by Luke Raymond

I am unashamedly nosy, and particularly fascinated with what people have in their wardrobes - high end and/or high street? Classic vintage pieces? Unworn but treasured garments? Embarrassing buys? I might be slightly late on this bus but Style Like U fulfills my wardrobe stalking tendencies as it provides short snappy video insights into the wardrobes - or closets - of some enviably fashionable folk.

Mykromag's Sonny Groo makes an appearance, revealing the surprising secrets behind his monochromatic looks, and there are - at my last count - a whole eighteen pages of videos to trawl through. From actors to stylists, DJs to students, Stylelikeu is another tasty morsel to add to my online fashion feast and has inspired me to sort out my own shambles of a 'floordrobe'.

Style Like U

Kyoku for men, the Refinery, London

Moisturisation may not be the true paradigm to masculinity, but there isn't a man we know who doesn't welcome the occasional pamper.

As such, we welcome the new crop of men-only spas springing up across the globe, with a favourite being the Refinery in London's Mayfair.

Keen advocates of big-name brands such as Dermalogica and the lesser-known Edwin Jagger - along with their own, eponymous range - the Mayfair institution has recently taken on a new protégé, in the form of Kyoku, an achromatically packaged, organic men-only product fresh on the market.

With a volcanic ash and rice bran face scrub, a ginseng and peppermint cleanser and a buttery green tea and bamboo moisturiser - the black and white exterior packaging is all that's simplistic about these products.

In line with the release, the Refinery has teamed up with Kyoku to offer a man-only, hour-long facial to show off their wares. Ever eager for a lunch-hour-scrub-up, we asked if we could be first to try it out, and the refinery graciously obliged.
Stripped down to an ever-so-mini dressing gown things start out shakily, but the moment Evelyna - the spa's senior facial consultant - applies her super-supple fingers, everything slips into blissed-out blackness.

An hour later after being scrubbed, cleansed, steamed and massaged, our faces glowing and our souls cleansed, the world feels like a better place. If however you don't have leisurely lunches to burn, there's a half-hour express version, which packs just as much of a punch.

Malin + Goetz store, New York

We have long had a loyal allegiance to New York beauty brand Malin+Goetz, and welcomed the opening of its third boutique worldwide with open arms. Known for its inimitable union of style and substance, founders Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz have opted for Manhattan’s understated Upper West Side for their newest outpost.
The store stands on the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 82nd Street, which is known locally as ‘le gran esquina’ (the big corner.) Like its two other apothecaries in Chelsea, Manhattan and Osaka, Japan, the new space bears its own neighbourhood trademark. As this space was previously occupied by a Puerto Rican barbershop, Malin+Goetz have retained the original barbershop sign, in tribute to the location’s heritage.
On the inside, a melting pot of components co-exists. Neoclassical walnut panels salvaged from a demolished Long Island mansion are juxtaposed with the clinical white counter and features first seen in the Chelsea store. Brooklyn-based architect Craig Konyk is responsible for the eclectic revamp. While the idiosyncratic features of the interior help to frame and divide the space, they also emphasise the Victorian building’s original tin ceiling and brick foundation, making this store a must for any Malin+Goetz devotee.

INFORMATION

Website
http://www.malinandgoetz.com

Telephone
1.212 799 1200

Address
455 Amsterdam Avenue Corner of 82nd Street New York New York 10024

Proef Amsterdam

We’ve raved about the culinary ingenuity of Marije Vogelzang and her groundbreaking Proef studio before. In addition to creating edible installations for clients such as BMW, Droog and Aesop, the Dutch ‘eating designer’ was the creative brains behind the monochrome spread at the late lunch we hosted one December.

Armed with simple, powerful concepts, and a penchant for tattooed vegetables and sugar sculpture, Vogelzang has travelled the world lecturing on her design ethos and producing some fantastical meals. When we last reported, her most memorable commissions had been compiled into a retrospective tome ‘Eat Love’ celebrating her ten years of food design.

Starting this evening, and running through August, Vogelzang will throw open the doors of her Amsterdam studio to welcome diners for the very first time. Christened the ‘Eat Love’ dinner, all courses have been adapted from the eponymous book and will be staged within the magical confines of Proef. The one-time gas factory comes complete with timber-framed ceilings and is encircled by parks.

Despite being the sister to Vozelgang’s revolutionary restaurant in Rotterdam, Proef Amsterdam rarely opens as a restaurant, making this one hot table. Without giving too much away, guests can expect appetizers and drinks in the garden, edible leaves from the Photosynthesis Tree, a starter, the White dinner as a main course, a dessert baked in clay and a parting gift.

INFORMATION

Time
From Thursday to Saturday Dinner 18.00 -20.30 and 21.00-23.30Sunday lunch 13.00 -15.30 Dinner 18.00-20.30Price:Four-course EAT LOVE dinner € 47,50 pp excl. drinksEAT LOVE Book & EAT LOVE dinner € 75,00 pp excl. drinks

Event dates
9 July 2009 to 31 July 2009

Website
http://www.proefamsterdam.nl

Address
Proef Amsterdam,Gosschalklaan 12,1014 DC, Amsterdam

Prada Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger

We make little disguise of the fact that we’re ardent fans of Prada’s fragrances. We awarded Infusion d’Iris our ‘Best Fragrance’ in the 2008 Design Awards and subsequently got a little giddy for the men’s version, Infusion d’Homme later on in the year. Now there’s a new scent from the same perfumer, Daniela Andrier – Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger – and, predictably, we’re smitten.

Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger is the first fragrance in Prada’s new Ephemeral Infusion Collection – a limited edition family consisting of one fragrance a year – derived from Prada’s Exclusive Scent range which houses our other favourites.

Following the artisanal approach of focusing on natural ingredients, the scent is a combination of orange blossom, neroli, mandarin oil, jasmine and tuberose – a heady floral combination that make for a surprisingly delicate, uplifting smell, perfect for Spring.

As usual we’re suckers not just for the contents but for the packaging also, which plays on the mix of floral notes, translating them into a bouquet of pink and orange stems and petals set against a rich green background.

L'atelier des Chefs, London

Text by Pei-Ru Keh

In these hectic times where takeaways, ready meals and eating out have become default for urbanites, cooking is something of an indulgence. Add to this a dearth of inspiring cookery schools (most have staid repertoires and unrealistic schedules) and the ability to whip up a culinary feast is fast becoming a lost art.

Enter L'atelier des Chefs, an innovative, international franchise of cookery schools that has us eager to ditch the ready meal and roll up our sleeves. Promising a relaxed environment for culinary learning (think glowing kitchens fitted with Miele stovetops and Krups appliances,) L’atelier des Chefs offers patrons a chance to learn some modern cooking, without a lengthy lecture.

The school’s varied class schedule takes into account both seasonal and culinary trends; few schools can offer guidance on how to prepare a three course Norwegian meal, how to make four kinds of delectable macarrons, or to create a simple lunchtime meal in the same venue. For convenience, the energetic classes are available from a half hour ‘cook and go’ session to a more extensive two-hour masterclass (despite its name, no prior experience is necessary.)

Established in Paris by the Bergault brothers (Nicolas and François,) L’atelier des Chefs boasts 11 different branches – with London and Dubai being the most recent, and the only two locations outside of its Gallic home turf. Classes are taught by professional chefs, and can be booked using a foolproof online booking system.

If, like us, you thrive on instant gratification, then the best part of the class is taking home the fruits of your labor upon departure. What's more, while other schools might load participants up with recipes in folders or on loose paper, L’atelier des Chefs will send all the directions via email to your inbox - a neat tactic ensuring there’s no getting away from them.