Tag: brands
Awesome New Hats and Hoodies at Saturdays … SoHo, New York
We’re fans of Saturdays, the cafe-surf shop and clothing brand inspired by the surfing lifestyle. Its original flagship store is … More
Shiny Cool Super-Minimal Unbranded Bag of Bear Pond Espresso Beans
On our recent visit back to Tokyo, we picked up a bag of freshly-roasted espresso beans from Bear Pond Espresso … More
Cool Spaces … At Tokyo Bike in New York
In June, Tokyo Bike opened one of it’s minimalist bicycle shops on the Bowery, in New York City’s Lower East … More
New York Street Art … Gucci-Styled Cartoon Ghosts
City Life … Bike on a Train, Brooklyn
We were on the “J”-line subway train Sunday on our way from a surfing day at Far Rockaway, Queens, back … More
Funny … “This is a Generic Brand Video”
This short video titled “This is a Generic Brand Video” was created entirely from stock video to go with the … More
Design & Style … “Journal de Nimes” in Amsterdam
The clothing store Tenue de Nimes is among Amsterdam’s most influential purveyors of denim, clothing and style, if not its … More
Super Awesome Interactive British Airways Billboard
This billboard ad for British Airways in London’s West End is absolutely brilliant.
Design … Wasabi-Flavored Kit Kat Bars from Japan
One of our colleagues recently returned to New York after another quick trip to Japan and brought us these yummy … More
In Tokyo … Tiny A.P.C. Storefront in Daikanyama
The French clothing label A.P.C. is one of our all-time favorite style brands, and we’ve been buying shirts, sweaters and … More
Style … Susanita’s Vintage Red Gucci Bag
This is the real deal: A vintage red, leather Gucci bag circa 1970s or ’80s that our friend (and overall … More
The Gucci-Branded Fiat
It lives … The Gucci-branded Fiat 500. We spotted this one in New York City’s East Village on the weekend. … More
In Saigon … Elegant Chanel Shop Window
Downtown Ho Chi Minh City (or more popularly Saigon), in Vietnam is increasingly witnessing the establishment of retail presences by … More
At Saturdays Surf in Tokyo
The spacious Saturdays Surf store (pix below) in the fashionable border strip between Tokyo’s uber-hip Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro neighborhoods is … More
Cute Napkin Sketch of Ikea Flatware
Over drinks with friends on a recent hot, humid evening in New York’s Lower East Side, the conversation turned to … More
“Smart Air” by Artist Raemann … New York
A sparkly fresh new wheat-paste street art piece by the artist Raemann on Lafayette Street in NoHo, downtown New City. … More
Super Minimalist Bianchi Bicycle Magazine Ad
Brand-awareness ads in magazines rarely come as simple, bold and minimalist as this two-page spread for the Italian bicycle maker … More
Style … A’s Rad New Summer Sneakers
“A,” the art director on one our current projects, shows off his brand-new, super-rad summer Fred Perry sneakers.
Akane Ogura’s Awesome Vintage Denim Bag
We recently met the super-talented New York-based Japanese artist-illustrator Akane Ogura, who showed us one of the awesome reclaimed vintage … More
From Tokyo … Seibu Shopping Bag Design
A friend of ours gave us a small gift from Japan and it came in this Seibu department store bag … More
Awesome Hand-Drawn Headfirst Espresso Packaging
A few months ago we posted about the really great espresso cafe in Amsterdam called Headfirst. We recently re-visited Headfirst … More
New York Street Art … “McDictator” – A Fascist Ronald McDonald in SoHo
This recent street art pictured here by the street artist “WhIsBe” in New York City is charged with provocative imagery … More
Cool Architecture … Oliver Peoples Store In Malibu
This has got to be the most stylish and the only stand-alone shop of super-stylish eyewear brand Oliver Peoples we’ve … More
In Tokyo … Fashion from Final Home at Mori Museum
At the current 10-year anniversary exhibition at the Mori Art Museum at Roppongi Hills, in Tokyo, a gallery was devoted … More
Graffiti Truck with Turkish Soccer Club Logo
In Detroit … Classic Wigley’s Corned Beef Sign
In Tokyo … Bathing Ape 20th Anniversary Design Exhibition
A Bathing Ape (or BAPE), the global Japanese clothing and lifestyle brand started by creator and Tokyo music producer Nigo, … More
Lining Up for the Saturday’s Surf Sample Sale … New York
ALife Wild-Posting Ads in SoHo … New York
These wheat-pasted Alife ad posters on Crosby Street, in SoHo, are trying to be provocative but feel conceptually kind of … More
Queen Elizabeth II with “Dasani Air” Oxygen Mask … New York Street Art
This cheeky piece of street art on the Bowery in New York’s East Village shows Queen Elizabeth II holding a … More
Sign at Opening Ceremony’s Shibuya Store … Tokyo
The big, bold illuminated sign at the massive Opening Ceremony store in Shibuya, in Tokyo. Compared to the SoHo loft … More
Educated Guess Wine Label Design
We like the design of this bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon by Educated Guess. The wine’s pretty good too.