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Buildings Around the World Inspired by Birds
By Lola Méndez
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Why NORQAIN Might Be the Best Swiss Watch Brand You Haven’t Looked at Yet

Independent, family-owned, quietly earning its place on the wrists of serious athletes (Sydney Crosby, et al.) and serious collectors alike.

By Cool Material
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How PITAKA’s Sunset Collection Is Shaping the Future of Emotional Design

High-performance tech gear meets pure visual poetry.

By Cool Material
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Proof Performance-Lined Swim Trunks, Reviewed by a Swim Trunk Skeptic

Could these be the shorts to end all my swimwear complaints? Tried, tested, reviewed.

By Cool Material
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Brough Superior Lawrence

Lest you think the formal name for Larry wouldn't work for a motorcycle, the inspiration for the Brough Superior "Lawrence" comes from famous author, archaeologist, diplomat, and adventurer, T.E. Lawrence and his trusty dagger. Yep, this powerful 103-hp two-wheeler's design cues come from the Bedouin-style dagger Lawrence often carried on…

By Amos Kwon
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Hennessey Mammoth 1000 SUV

Hennessey's reputation for building bigger, badder, and faster versions of already awesome vehicles precedes itself. Their latest is a torquey Titan that's sure to intimidate just about everything on the road (and off it, as well). It uses the powerful Ram 1500 TRX pickup truck and turns it into a…

By Amos Kwon
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Honda Scrambler Revival

Scrambler motos are typically made with vintage flair, but this rendering by Brazilian concept artist Leo Porfirio looks 100% futuristic and deftly manages to combine three bike genres with scrambler, flat tracker, and cafe racer blended in perfect harmony. Porfirio has coined it the “Honda Scrambler Revival,” and this digitally-rendered…

By Amos Kwon
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One of the Helmets Steve McQueen Wore During ‘Le Mans’ Is Up for Auction

To this day, almost five decades later, Le Mans remains one of the most celebrated racing films of all time despite the fact that the only notable "movie star" is the King of Cool himself. If you've been aching to own a piece of the cinematic racing classic that was…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mazda MX-81 “Bertone Aria”

Honda's MX-prefix goes back quite a ways, and this MX-81 Concept from 1981's Tokyo Motor Show was the brand's first, even if it was just a concept. Otherwise known as the "Bertone Aria", the MX-81 looks every bit as good now as it did when it was new. That's because…

By Amos Kwon
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