Looking to indulge your geek tendencies? Let us introduce you to the season’s must-have coffee table book, a little double-shot of nostalgia known as Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, which hit stores this week.
Acting as a comprehensive catalog of all LEGO Star Wars sets (and spin-offs) from the last decade, the book breaks down the facts and features behind every single ship and minifigure ever released. We recently caught up with the book’s author, Simon Beecroft, who was kind enough to speak to us about the various features. For a look inside the pages of the Visual Dictionary, watch the video below…
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Weird or cool? Or weirdly cool? Check out behind the scenes flicks of the Pendleton for Opening Ceremony photo shoot. [Selectism]
These perforated Footscape Supremes’ are f’ing bananas. [Hypebeast]
Neon Head Porter accessories will get you a ton of trifey tail…and laughed at by classy women. [High Snobiety]
Uh oh, Dee and Ricky have some competition with the makers of the Lego Calculator. [Like Cool]
480 LED lights and 480 water drops make for an awesome time in the shower. [Born Rich]
The “Space Jam” XIs are going to be tough to get, here’s the release info. [Nice Kicks]
Lego DeLorean from the past future/future past? [Gizmodo]
Microsoft just launched it’s new Google killer search engine. Here’s some things you can do with it. [Lifehacker]
Nike re-ups on Rock ‘n’ Roll Terminators, but this summer it’s all about the white. A little Dee and Rickey, but pretty sick. [Freshness]
Louis Vuitton to the world: hahaha. Come spend all of your money in our basement. [High Snobiety]
Matt Halfhill takes on Dave Jeff and Clark Kent about Big Boi’s fake kicks. Best. Interview. Ever. Oh wait. Second best. [Nice Kicks]
Interesting sunglasses by Han: it’s time for a re-up. [Selectism]
Lego x Frank Lloyd Wright. Um…Awesome. [Wired]
Are Nike’s LeBron/Kobe commercials are the best part of the playoffs? Maybe. [Nice Kicks]
New J.Money spring collection. Streetwear for the streets. [Mash Kulture]
Hectic’s spring caps will help you get that 35 year-old Japanese baby look you’ve been trying to pull off for the last six months. [High Snobiety]
LeBron’s Zoom Generation sneakers in khaki camo are ready for, how do they say, “The shit.” [Sneaker Files]
Who is this Henrik Vibskov dude anyway? [Farfetch]
Among the most coveted man accessories going this season (besides a warm-weather wifey) are Dee & Ricky’s lego pins. The party-loving twins created these kid-friendly man-cessory that celebs like Kanye, Pharrell, Marc Jacobs, and even artist Takashi Murakami have been seen wearing. What do you think about these toy trinkets? Tell us how you reallllly feel by voting on whether to ‘HUMP’ or ‘DUMP’ the trend below below…
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Jose Parla, Eric Haze and Natas Kaupas hooked up a limited collection of t-shirts and coin pouches for top-notch hotel The Standard. Each shirt is limited to 1500 pieces and can only be copped HERE, or on-site if you're staying at one of the tele's three locations. [High Snobiety]
False applies their dark aesthetic to this standout Gluttony crewneck off their Better Off Dead collection that will have you leaving the hood(ie) with the quickness. [WeareFalse]
You thought cardboard cut-outs were the shit? Pssh, if you really want to impress houseguests replicate you and wifey with these real-life Lego sculptures by Nathan Sawaya. [NeimanMarcus]
Wow. Really? Pharrell Williams’ infamous Star Trak hand-signal gets made into candles via Atelier WM. You Mr. Me Too’s will hate behind close doors but don’t act like you already haven’t copped the blue mold that’s available now. [colette]
Continuing their 60th anniversary celebration, adidas will release a flossy Superstar, with real diamond hits on the tounge, lacelocks and midsole. [Hypebeast]
You’ve seen one Barack Obama portrait, you’ve seen ‘em all. But even though the trend has run its course, we’re not mad to see it in LEGO form. Ebay seller legoman28 is slinging his toy take on Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” portrait in an auction that’ll end this Thursday (9/18/08).
The piece was constructed over 10 days using 8,000 multi-colored bricks, in a framework of 30 x 30 inches. With a reserve price of $600, the seller claims that 70% proceeds from the sale will go towards Obama’s campaign, because, as he explicitly states (in red), he doesn’t want John McCain to be prez. That’s building for a cause, son! See more photos below then start the bidding.
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