Modern Interiors by Eugeni Pons
Hailing from Lloret de Mar, Spain, internationally renowned architectural photographer Eugeni Pons has been featured in books and magazines across the globe. Publications include Wallpaper, Architectural Record, Architectural Review, Baumeister, and De architect.
Pons’ body of work features primarily interiors from a wide range of building types, including modern homes, offices, hotels, and retail stores. He uses both natural and artificial lighting to great effect, creating dramatic, textural images that immerse the viewer.
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Industrial North Design Watches
Luxury watch brand Industrial North Design recently released two new distinctive, modern watches based on the automotive background of the company’s founders, Andy Shaw and Robert Silkstone. The Britannic and Vanguard-Precision both combine automotive aesthetics with infinitely-repetitive geometric sequences, including the Fibonacci sequence and Geodesic domes. Both models have deep stainless cases and sunken, patterned faces, which require intensive production methods and extreme attention to detail. Accordingly, only 15 examples of each will be produced.
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Suzusho Supasse V
The international motor shows will always give us a lot to talk about, and Toyko’s is rife with funky homegrown creations. Japan’s own Suzusho will debut their Supasse V, a car that draws inspiration from, well…everything. The Lotus-sized two seater has a positively McLaren-esque windshield and cockpit, is positively Panoz-like from the side profile, and has unmistakable Ferrari taillights. Looking futher down the Supasse’s list of borrowed equipment, one finds Mazda’s new turbocharged 2.3 liter (sourced from the new Mazdaspeed 3) mounted amidships. Tipping the scales at a mere 850kg, this mini-supercar promises a terrific power-to-weight ratio. Look for it in the upcoming Tokyo show; Suzusho hopes it will hit showrooms by mid-2010.
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Gilles Peterson: Havana Cultura
Havana Cultura is a new double album from acclaimed musical tastemaker Gilles Peterson. Havana Cultura blends jazz, mambo, salsa, hip-hop and gives the contemporary Cuban music scene a platform to feature some of it’s new up and coming artist. On one disk you have tracks Peterson discovered on his travels through Cuba in September of 2008. The other disc is all new material Peterson recorded with renowned jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca. For more information visit the official site
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Robert Geller Levis Capsule Collection at Bloomingdales
German born Marc Jacobs affiliate and Cloak partner Robert Geller has put together a little capsule collection for Levi’s and it’s available to check out and purchase at Bloomingdales online. The collection is a little slice of classic Americana, with jeans and tees the order of the day. The full length denim parka is awesome, and the chambray button down is worth a double click too. With price tags that won’t put you in the red, Geller serves up some notable rock and roll classics here. Available now at Bloomingdales.
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Bleeker St. – Fall 2009 Campaign
Each successive lookbook we review this Fall seems to up the ante, and Bleeker St. for Fall 2009 is no exception. Dapper and uncompromising in execution of style, this lookbook could impress all from Broadway to the board room. Photographed by Arnaldo Anaya Lucca, Alex Loomans, Travis Davenport, and Terron Wood, Bleeker St. proves that there are thousands of possibilities within suiting that go largely unexplored. Great stuff for the Men of 2009 and on.
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Freitag Computer Bags
Upcycling used truck tarpaulins, seat belts, airbags, and bicycle inner tubes, accessories maker Freitag applies Swiss precision and attention to quality design to its collection of bags and wallets. Every piece is one of a kind and the line’s sturdy computer bags offer an integrated laptop sleeve, inner and outer pockets, and an almost Warhol-like approach to color and content. Available online at Freitag.com
Seavees Fall/Winter 2009
Favored by 60s style hero Paul Newman, SeaVees shoes define to this day the Californian sand-dune slant of chic. Five designs are up at British site GarbStore including a sueded leather oxford in two Pantone + SeaVees color collaborations, as well a tall trail boot soled in a patented natural rubber called Seavulc which allows the shoes to fit and feel as comfortable as trainers. Pick your pair now at Garbstore.com.
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Griffin Mackintosh Coat
Understated and elegant in sand colored cotton on the outside, this collaborative trench coat from Griffin and Mackintosh is lined in British Army camouflage using a specialized hand-gluing technique to make the garment 100% waterproof and stylistically subversive. Available online at Griffin-Studio.com.
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Mountain Research Hooded Mackinaw Jacket
A jolt of color in one’s outerwear can be an electrifying blast, but going all-over orange or yellow can get a little loud, pulling your look dangerously into crossing guard territory. The perfect resolution perhaps lies in this Mackinaw Jacket by Mountain Research. Juiced up in orange on top, with a snappy yet sobering beige lower section, the rain-ready coat gets the proportions of bright just right. Available online at NaturalThing.jp.
