Common Projects makes shoes. Really sexy ones. Or do they do more? The black nappa leather duffle bag would look good filled with a weekends worth of clothes for a getaway. Bag available for $600. Via Hypebeast
Today, Core77 proudly introduces a limited edition bicycle–named the “Dutch Master“–celebrating New York bike culture and a heritage of local manufacturing.
The Dutch Master is based on the beloved Worksman cruiser frame–a workhorse foundation used throughout the New York delivery community, and manufactured in Queens, New York for over 110 years. Core77 customized the frame, fitting it out with a carefully curated set of components, each with its own story.
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The bike was hand-built by KT Higgins, a Brooklyn-based ex-bike messenger (infamous for her crash in the movie Pedal), and proprietor of Bushwick Bike Shop, her one-year-old bikeshop in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn.
You can pop by the Apple Store to meet the designers on Saturday the 11th in New York (Prince Street) at 3pm– and afterwards the Dutch Master will be on display in the lobby of the Ace Hotel on West 29th for one week from July 11th through July 18th.
Andrew Harper collaborated with Dunhill for this summer’s release of a luxury luggage collection worthy of his member’s only Hideaway Report. The Traveller collection, designed with and endorsed by Harper, is comprised of three pieces: a holdall, document case and rucksack. Each piece is made in a natural oatmeal canvas with tan leather trim detailing, keeping form and function in mind. Dunhill is also selling a limited edition Andrew Harper membership in an exclusive bespoke Traveller leather folder and accompanied by a Dunhill Sidecar ballpoint pen. Prices range from $1,200 for the exclusive folder to $3,070 for the holdall. Can you put a price on luxury? View the collection here.  Via Freshness Mag
Hypebeast has the scoop (via Leica Rumors) on a Safari Edition of their flagship compact point and shoot D-Lux 4. This special version comes in a green anodized aluminum body with a heavy duty water-resistant bag. Very bad ass and ready to snap shots of wild animals on the reserve. I’ve been switching between my own Leica and Ricoh GR II lately, but have been spending a bit more time with the Leica for the ease of use and back pocket fashion. Pre-order for (a whopping) $1300 here.
Bond. James Bond. Any questions? The CODE-X-YACHT, by CODE-X AG, a swiss based company based on Lake Lucerne started with a goal of developing products (boats) with maximum exclusivity that use renewable energy. These beauties run on fossil fuel and solar-power. The CODE-X model shown above is the first product to blend solar and a Formula 1 engine. Gorgeous, just gorgeous. No word on availability or pricing. More pictures after the jump.
Our friends at COTO, makers of some very fine Sustainable Luxury Accessories just dropped us a note with some of their new products. We’re big fans of the ties (both bow and round/point tip) made from natural silk woven in England, hand sewn here in New York City. They’ve also got some great cufflinks made from things like South American corozo nut, natural briar root, leather rope, and indian head nickels.
Pictures of the collection after the jump. Readers can use discount code “joshspear” for 20% off.
Visionaire rarely, if ever, fits into the traditional magazine category. For starters it’s only published three times a year and each issue is more of a curated art project around a certain theme. For their holiday issue (we aren’t sure which holiday) they’ve gone after pop-up books. Pulling in hotshot art/fashion names like Gareth Pugh, Sophie Calle and Alasdair McLellan, each artist created one pop-up book … well a one-page book. Altogether the collection makes up 11 images in a very attractive case. Production for all the issues of Visionaire are extremely limited and very pricey. This issue alone will set you back website. But if any of you do shell out the cash for this one we would love to see some hands on pictures.
The Bell & Ross Heritage Series Watch (BR-01-92) is the latest release from one of our favorite watch brands. This one has a carbon powder coating (always a favorite), anti-reflection sapphire, a sand-colored photo-luminescent coating for night reading, and an awesomely sexy printed natural leather band shown above. They’re aiming to revive the authentic spirit of a collection watch, this time taking inspiration from military aircraft instruments from the 1940’s. Also, 2008 marked B&R’s induction as an official supplier to The French Air Force (congrats team!).
I’m pretty sure I ran into these new Nike Blazer Low Velcro Lux’s when I was in Tokyo a few months ago. Maybe it was an early release. I’m still kicking myself for not buying them — they’re lovely. Basic white, black and red colors made with premium full grain leather. Our pals at High Snobiety call it “quiet sophistication” and we totally agree. More pictures after the jump.
Fiends for competitive sit-down games, meet your Excalibur(s). From deluxe models of backgammon and chess sets to a Monopoly set so swank, you might as well play with real cash, Zontik Games take classic games and equip them with precision dice, hand stitched leather cases, and solid gold game pieces. If you’re looking to go a step further, Zontik has just introduced it’s Custom Deluxe component, which allows customers to go as extravagant as they can imagine.
Rugs are boring — unless you can find just the right one, then it really ties the room together. If your room happens to be contemporary high-end design then we can point you in the right direction: Chevalier Edition. They’re created by an impressive list of designers and all the rugs can be customized in both color and size. As you might guess they are a bit pricey. Pricey enough not to put prices on their website. Pricey enough to only be sold in Paris. But if you happen to be in Paris — say for a web development conference (cough cough Le Web) you should totally drop by and have a peak. For the rest of us we can have browse through their cover rug flow selection of really really attractive floor coverings.
We gushed about the Aston Martin One-77 last week, and now the second episode of the series exploring the development of this incredible automobile is available for your viewing — here exclusively. Take a peak and see a little bit more from behind the scenes with the CEO of Aston Martin, the designer, modelers and more. “You need to think about every single part, if you x-ray the car, it will look fantastic, and is beautifully engineered…” Stay tuned for more exclusive content, interviews and more.
The Aston Martin One-77 is incredible. Not just because it’s the worlds most expensive ride (clocking in at $2.5 million range), or because I’ve had an obsession with Aston Martin since I was 9, but because each of the 77 cars will be handmade to the buyers specifics. At that price, I’d hope so– but this will be an automotive collectors item for many moons to come. Hand-hammered aluminum body, carbon fiber chassis, 7.3 Liter V12 engine. Excessive maybe, but artful and classic with lines of the original design nonetheless. Longtime design man, Marek Reichman the Director of Design at Aston Martin is responsible for this beauty. Check out a video with more about Project One-77here and there are a few more pictures after the jump.
  
