Cliche dresses up its pro riders as superheroes for the brand’s Spring 2010 collection of decks. [Mash Kulture]
Industrial design at its best or a classic trashy “As Seen on TV” moment? The CartDesk does just what its name implies. [Gizmodo]
Liberty of London and Mastermind Japan collaborate on a line of high-end silk scarves. [High Snobiety]
BAPE’s iconic aesthetics get applied to Case Study Shop’s furniture, and the result is a fine collection of chairs and wall clocks (that have probably sold out by the time you’re reading this). [Hypebeast]
Here is an interview with Croatian-born designer of Silent, Damir Doma. He discusses his design process and how he got into fashion. [Slamxhype]
Check out images from The Third Dimension exhibition at Maison De L’architecture et de la Ville, which is a show dedicated to displaying artistic architectural scale models. [Design Boom]
It seems the older we get, the more we realize how the wisdom of Ms. Badu when she sang: “Pack light.” Literally. Since she didn’t give us a step-by-step on how do it, we’re stepping in to advise you on how to pack a wrinkle-free suitcase. Besides rolling and inserting your socks and underwear into your kicks, see below for some tips on folding your jacket and pants for travel…
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Yesterday, it was reported that Delta Airlines has taken out a $1 billion loan in anticipation of of its merger with Northwest Airlines. Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, was quoted as saying that the loan is intended to “increase our cash balance as we approach the closing of the merger,” and that the money “was not for any operating need” but rather to ensure “full financial flexibility” to move forward with the Northwest merger.
Bull. Shit. Delta needs a billion dollars because they’re fucking up. They charge too much for nothing and their customer service is going down the drain. There’s a Billi in the bank, so we’ve got a few ideas about how they could put it to good use…
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Every holiday weekend, the image of the red-eyed travelers stuck in airports scare us into preparing for the worst. Still, no matter how hard we try, there’s always a few snags, especially during the Memorial Day weekend rush. With that in mind, Complex rounded up five essentials to at least keep you looking cool before and even after you touchdown for some yams at your Auntie’s house. See the gallery after the jump.
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If you haven't accumulated enough paper to push a respectable boat, this Backpack Inflatable Pontoon vessel may be your joint for the summer. The inflatable boat is packed into a 42lb backpack that’s equipped to hold everything you'd need to hit the high seas, including two-full sized oars. Once out of the bag, the boat comes to life in around 15 minutes, and is inflated by a foot pump. If you're a sailing backpacker, cop it here for under $240.
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Often, a designer’s inspiration comes from the strangest places'most of which you probably wouldn’t want to visit. But for the design collective known as the Changes, their recent tour of Italy during Milan Design Week was worth a slideshow. Hoping to give fans a look at the trip’s offbeat flavor, they’ve compiled a series of photos in a new book called ITALIENS.
In case you’re wondeirng, the Changes consists of the creative force behind Australian clothing line Perks and Mini plus Fergadelic from Tonite UK, and Japan’s revered Skatething from BBC/IceCream. They all snapped photos of odd sightings for a coffee-table style book that should be shared over PBR’s rather than Café Aú Lait. It’s now available for purchase here, but check out a few crazy images from the book after the jump if you aren’t convinced.
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Despite Lupe Fiasco’s claim that he didn’t listen to A Tribe Called Quest growing up, his latest single “Paris, Tokyo” is laced with the laid-back, jazzy sound that’s usually associated with the Native Tongues crew. And in an unlikely twist, rumor has it that Lupe and former Tribe frontman Q-Tip also have a remix of “Paris, Tokyo” in the works. We hope it’s true. After the jump, watch Cool Young Lu transform into an international playboy in the new video.
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British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has unveiled the official plan to slap the Virgin brand on the cosmos itself with the official launch of Virgin Galactic. Branson’s spaceliners will take six passengers (and two pilots) to sub-orbital space, more than sixty miles above the earth’s surface. For $200K passengers get a whopping five minutes of weightlessness and the possibility of sitting next to celeb space enthusiasts. According to the New York Post designer Phillippe Starck and Stephen Hawking have both signed up for flights slated to begin in 2009. Maybe he’ll give you a break on the ticket if you show up at the New Mexico launching grounds, Spaceport America, with a Virgin-logo trampstamp.
For more than 10 years Burton team riders have shredded the Southern Hemisphere while most America works on their summer tans. 28 Day Winter documents the latest mission with 176 pages of photographs by Dean “Blotto” Gray, Jeff Curtes, and Adam Moran. The shooters followed a squad of Burton riders including Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter, Nicolas Muller, and the ubiquitous Shaun White tearing up rocky terrain on the earth’s south side. Blotto, who we caught up with via email, described the evolution of the book, “After completing the month long shoot through Chile, New Zealand and 72 hours on Mt Hood in Oregon, the photography was compiled and we all said, ‘Let's do this book.’ The title tells just what it was, a 28 day winter.” For anyone trying to start a North vs. South rivalry, Blotto had this to say, “The typical story with shooting snowboarding in the Southern Hemisphere was that of 'It's not as good as the terrain in the Northern Hemisphere…only good for catalog shots…not enough snow.' We've never subscribed to this attitude and this book is a testament to that. You're dealing with the best riders in the world, professional photographers, and terrain that will get you just as hurt as anytime in January or March.”
28 Day Winter: A Snowboarding Narrative ($40), powerHousebooks.com
Heading to Berlin to check out one of the coolest capital cities on the planet? Check out our guide to the best sneaker and clothes boutiques in Germany's reunified, revivified, revved-up big 'burg. Now is the time on Sprockets when we shop… so click here.
Here at Complex the lines between work and play often become blurry. Even during our 4th of July vacation last week in LA, it was almost impossible to pull us away from our laptops and Blackberries so that we could catch a quick glimpse of hot, exotic World Cup groupies and the Zinedine Zidane head butt heard 'round the world. Instead, our attention was on the sweet eye-candy we found outside of our native NYC in some of the West Coast's finest boutique shops like Proper, Seams, Supreme, Conveyor at Fred Segal, and Turntable Lab. Maybe next time we can fit into our schedule more than one type of “beech,” if you know what we mean.
Fred Segal has two locations, both across the street from each other. But only one houses Conveyor, their dope boutique streetwear line. They also carry Orchard Street, MHI (Maharishi), BBC and Ice Cream.
For us sneakerheads who get wood for Proper’s wide selection of Nike, adidas, and Vans we must say the store’s wood-grain motif is also a nice touch. Pause.
Seams is a cool store in Long Beach next door to Proper. Most of the clientele are skaters so most of the sneaker choices are Nike SB’s core skate shoes like the P-Rod, and Team Edition. Other hot items in the store: Nike SB apparel, Nike White Label, T-shirts from The Hundreds, Shalom x Diamond, and Lrg.
The tiny New York flagship has more room to breathe out in LA. The DJ/producer/sound technician headquarters carries the imports as well as the latest 12″ releases (yes, vinyl still exists), DJ equipment, accessories, T-shirts, hoodies, CD’s, and DVD’s.
Have a seat and taste some of their delicious vinyl.
Seeing a live DJ in a store once wowed us. But we’ve finally seen it all, Supreme LA’s in-door skate bowl – amazing.
