Ben Dahl

GTA 5 Screenshots

As if it's some sort of consolation for them delaying the mayhem another six months, Rockstar has released a bunch of new screens from the upcoming GTA 5. Even though the images themselves don't get us all hot and bothered, the idea of being able to rampage all over those locales when the game gets released does get ... continue reading

Billy Reid for K Swiss Sneakers

We're just going to jump right into this one because everyone reading this knows how much we love Billy Reid. He teamed up with K Swiss again (for the third time, if you're keeping track) to release some new additions to the Venice Surf & Court collection. The new new features one pair of hi tops (Cowboy Leather ... continue reading

$85+ buy

Floating Cork Knife

It might be a rare occasion, but if you have ever dropped your pocket knife in a pond while out camping, you know the annoyance involved in retrieving that sucker. The Cork Knife eliminates any fear of cutting rope on the side of a lake or whittling wood over a creek while you're on your next trip. The cork handle ... continue reading

$26 buy

Chrome Sotnik Duffle Backpack

These days, it's almost impossible to release a product that isn't multi-function. It's not good enough that your bottle opener, well, opens bottles; it also has to hold your keys onto your pants. Your fancy pen also has to have a stylus. Your bag has to transform and roll out into a duffle. Which brings us to Chrome's ... continue reading

$220 buy

Tellason Stories: Meet Todd Blubaugh

In what may be the coolest marketing campaign ever, Tellason Denim reached out to some of their wearers to get a look inside their daily lives and show the versatility of their denim. The first Tellason Story is about Todd Blubaugh, a photographer and vintage bike builder. We want to sit down and drink one or ten Rainiers ... continue reading

Retron 5

There are at least ten lists floating around the Internet (most of them on Buzzfeed) about things that happened during our childhood and how we should feel like Dinosaurs because: Ecto Cooler has been gone for more than a decade; Maggie Simpson is old enough to drink, and N64 would be able to drive if it was a person. ... continue reading

$99 buy

Sandqvist Erik Messenger Bag

We don't necessarily hate messenger bags, but they're not our first choice when we're looking for a daily carry bag. We have plenty of the things sitting around already. More than that though, they generally only come in two flavors: ridiculous technical fabrics that cause your shirts to pill when they rub all up on ... continue reading

$196 buy

The Art and Science of Beer

Dear High School Guidance Counselor: You're fired! What the hell were you thinking not telling us that UC Davis had a Malting & Brewing Science program? Charlie "The Pope of Foam" Bamforth takes us through the lab, explains the process and drops some knowledge bombs about the history of beer in a video posted ... continue reading

Daft Punk “Random Access Memories”

We could spend this entire post talking about My Little Pony, and you probably wouldn't even notice because you're too excited about the new Daft Punk and/or in the process of pre-ordering it on iTunes right now. The only thing we're mad about is the fact that we have to wait almost two months to listen to the entire ... continue reading

$12 buy

Sharm Murugiah Tarantino Screenplay Art Prints

There have been plenty (maybe too many) adaptations of alternate cover art for films that everyone knows and loves--Tarantino's works especially. Few of them go the route of the screenplay cover, and that's part of what makes Sharm Murugiah's work really cool. Django Unchained, Inglorious Basters, Death Proof, Kill ... continue reading

$13+ buy

Magnetic Kitchen Laser Engraved Skate Decks

Deck Art (No, Bob Vila, we're talking about skateboards and not actual decks) has come a long way since the time we were kids emulating Tony Hawk and pissing off our parents with trips to the first aid kit and occasionally the emergency room. They're not just prime branding spots anymore; they're legitimate canvases ... continue reading

$95+ buy

Blue Art Studio Car Prints

Some people are just way too damn creative to be limited to one particular outlet. Designer / artist / writer / founder / general creative Joel Pirela is one of those guys. A contributor to Design Milk and Apartment Therapy, Pirela also founded Blue Ant Studio and Blue Art Studio. For the purposes of this post, the ... continue reading

$60 buy

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Jorge Oswaldo Logo Paintings

Jorge Oswaldo's work is made "by removing corporate logos from their original settings, and applying them in a different context, Oswaldo re-contextualizes their original meaning with a hypermodern framework." So, basically, he takes the corporate logos that you'd be able to recognize even while heavily hungover, ... continue reading

Shwood Stone Sunglasses

Does anyone else remember the Benny Benassi video for "Satisfaction" that came out a few years ago and romanticized industrial power tools in a way Bosch, Dewalt or Makita never could? The video for the new Stone collection from Shwood is like that, but without the girls. It's straight-up Chevy "Like a rock" sort of ... continue reading

$325 buy

NCAA Printstant Replays

March Madness is upon us. Say goodbye to quality Internet connections at the office during lunch time. Say goodbye to being able to sneak away and hole up in the conference room with the TV to get work done. E-mail the work wife, cut down on the after work business meetings and polish off the bracket. The NCAA prints ... continue reading

$20+ buy

Mason Jar Cocktail Shaker

There is no denying the excellence of the Mason jar. The ubiquitous glass container is the kitchen equivalent of galvanized gas pipe in that it’s good for way more than it was originally intended. Yeah, you can use it to preserve fruit. But it’s also good for storing screws and nails on the workbench, planting ... continue reading

$29 buy