Your iPhone wants to be cradled in luxury, and the folks at Hard Graft will be damned if sheep’s wool and buttery soft leather aren’t somewhere in the mix. Enter the Dapper collection, a set of gear carrying cases with the typically sleek functionality of Hand Graft products and a rugged jeans-style front pocket. Rock your phone, laptop and assorted pocket-fitting items three different sizes. Note that cool little signature red and white tag. Big pics after the jump.

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California-based artist Amandalynn paints canvases, motorcycles, and murals, but her current exhibition, “move A head” at West Hollywood’s Carmichael Gallery has put the street artist into a uniquely naturalistic context. Last Saturday, Amandalynn’s nymph-like ladies — which can frequently be spotted around town as part of murals by boys like Saber and Revok — were paired with the floral art of L.A.’s Renee Fontana, creating an organic/manufactured environment that mashed bright paint with leafy bursts of shrubbery (man I love that word). We didn’t make it to the opening, but pictures we’ve spotted since are making us turn wistful gazes towards the West coast. So if you call that area home, get thee to La Brea Avenue.

WARNING: If you’re even a little bit squeamish you might not want to watch the Something Bad is Going To Happen Here trailer. The disturbing visuals, part of a viral campaign for Andrew Davison’s debut novel “The Gargoyle”, provide a do-it-yourself manual for inflicting trauma comparable to the ones suffered by the book’s main character. The plot focuses on a severe burn victim who, after a life (and physique) altering accident, is visited by a woman who claims to have know him over several lives. If you’re not a fan of melting flesh or new authors, you might want to wait until the next post.

Just a quick heads up that nobody has hit the magic number yet, so two brand new, handmade, fresh leather smelling Makr wallets are up for grabs. And, just to give everyone a sporting chance, we’re going to extend the contest through the weekend (last entries in before midnight Monday). We’re also going to give you a hint: It’s more than $1. Alas, we’ve said too much!