There are so many fantastic items up for grabs in the Jony and Marc's (RED) Auction put on by Sotheby's that we had a really hard time figuring out which ones we wanted to highlight. Scheduled to take place on November 23 in New York, the auction will be benefiting the popular AIDS charity (RED) — which was started by Bono — and was curated by designer Marc Newson and Apple designer Jony Ive (ahem, Sir Jonathan Ive). ... Read More
The Bowlus Road Chief, which originally launched in the 1930s, was one of the lightest and most aerodynamic travel trailers ever built. Built by Hawley Bowlus, the designer of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, it was the first all-alu... Read More
With a nod to this fall’s bumper crop of stylish, ghoulish supernatural shows (American Horror Story: Coven, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, the return of Walking Dead, and Sleepy Hollow), we went looking around the country for Halloween celebrations that offer a similarly creepy-elegant vibe. Not surprisingly, New Orleans (pictured) delivers the most, but we also found insect art in a country manor hotel, degenerate clowns in Las Vegas, and ghost-inhabited Gothic cemeteries throughout the South.... Read More
Donley Auctions is hosting a unique sale of antique and vintage Americana items on November 16 at Donley’s Wild West Town in Union, Illinois. The one-night event will feature 300 rare collectibles, including a 1917 Harley Davidson motorcycle, a Kiddieland carousel, and an intact soda fountain and pharmacy interior from the 1880s. ... Read More
Thanks in part to Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, binoculars have never been cooler. When once they were reserved for bird watching and spying on your neighbor, now they can be a cool accessory that makes you feel like you have a magic power. ... Read More
Being on a sailboat is a one-of-a-kind experience and if someone were to put together a photography book about it, it would need to be a professional sailor — someone who truly knows the sea and has voyaged around the world. Onne van der Wal is such a person.... Read More
Here are two new coffee table books that are a must for every serious aficionado of men’s style coming out this season: Unseen McQueen and GQ Men. ... Read More
Sports fans now have the chance to own the ultimate piece of NBA memorabilia. “Legends of Basketball — We Made This Game” is a commemorative collage featuring 61 of the greatest players to ever grace the court. Icons like Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, along with some of the newest all-stars like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, have all come together on this 40” x 60” piece of history.... Read More
"We don't build our bikes. We sculpt them."
That's a pretty heavy statement, but Hero Eco's A2B is standing by it with their luxury electric bike. The recent trend of powered bicycles has gone crazy within the past few years [...]... Read More
>Austin-based TrackingPoint believes that it has created the most accurate long-range shooting system in the world. The company’s Precision-Guided Firearm (PGF) system, which puts fighter-jet style "lock and launch" target-tracking into a rifle, is a new technology based on patent-pending innovations in optics and fire control that enables even a novice to instantly shoot like an elite long-range marksman.... Read More
September brought a slew of high-end art and design events to Jackson Hole, with affluent fans of Western art, furniture and fashion flocked to Wyoming from all corners of the globe. Some of it was flashy, some kitschy, and some showed off cowboy style for the average good ol’ boy millionaire.... Read More