Iconoculture: Called BuildTheBed, the product caters to DIY boudoir decorators who want to put their personal memories, fantasies or digital art in a place of honor, if not dreamy contemplation. In a choice of sizes and styles, from arched to rectangular, BuildTheBed’s colorful headboard gives a personality billboard-like prominence. Can’t decide what’s best? Sleep on it. If you can’t settle […]

Iconoculture: A Latino brother-sister design team generates nighttime cool with the quirky Havaleena, a sleek, versatile and customizable portable light. Providing illumination via a 1-Watt wide-angle LED, the portable Havaleena can be used indoors or outdoors, singly or as a bouquet of lights on an accompanying stand. Phrases or designs can be printed onto paper and inserted as filters, with […]

TrendCentral: Using social networks to self-promote has become a well-recognized activity among those pursuing creative endeavors, with MySpace Music leading the way and newer niche networks such as STUART popping up. With the mass popularity of Project Runway, we’re surprised MySpace U.S. still hasn’t created a Fashion category (MySpace France recently launched MySpace Boudoir), but finally there now is a […]

BornRich: This Portable Bar is designed for those on the move! This portable bar allows you a quick bar set up, anytime anywhere, and has everything you need at your fingertips. The bar is made from a thick marine quality plastic and is completely durable to withstand any spills of ice, water, liquor or juices. The bar includes ice well, […]

The Cool Hunter: With so many dining and nightlife concepts appearing in the world’s most prestigious cities, it can be difficult separating the ‘flash in the pans’ from the genuinely unique establishments that are here to stay. Singapore’s, The Clinic, makes its distinction in a most stylized manner. Spanning over 15,000 sq ft of space, The Clinic resembles an organized […]

FreshTrend: Pimp your bag with Timbuk2’s Build Your Own service. You can design your own messenger bag for your laptop or textbooks. Choose the size, material, colors and accessories that best suit you. Or if you’re looking to gift a Timbuk2 bag then check out their Bag in a Box which in essence is a gift certificate that anyone can […]

Everything Alabama: Many women covet a $6,000 Hermes Birkin bag. But for Amanda Miller, who carries one to work, the appeal lies not in the exclusive bag but what’s on it. Hanging from her Birkin are unusual charms, including a skull from Prada and a plastic bunny in a space suit that she bought from a vending machine in Tokyo. […]

The Hamilton Spectator: LVMH, the luxury conglomerate with Vuitton and Dior in its stable, will build a contemporary art museum in Paris. MAC cosmetics serves up burlesque glamour girl Dita von Teese at a swank dinner at Art Basel Miami. And suddenly, dead artists are at the centre of a major holiday campaign and a luxury designer product launch. The […]

TrendCentral: While fashion has always been used as a form of self expression, we’re seeing an increase in the number of clothing labels that go beyond aesthetics to make a statement. COTAM (Clothing of the American Mind) was one of the first labels to jump on this trend, by using quirky graphics and text to convey strong political and social […]

Cool Hunting: Vitamin Living’s The Powder Seat allows you to use your snowboard as the seat of the bench. The board attaches to the legs of the seat via suckers to keep the board protected. It can also be flat-packed for easy storage. It is also a great way to display your board all the year round, not to mention […]