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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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‘TATTOO’ Explores over 200 Years of Tattoo History

Adoring the body with permanent art--yes, we're talking about tattoos--has been commonplace for thousands of years. For more than the last four decades, legendary Dutch tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher--aka Hendrikus Johannes Everhardus Schiffmacher, aka Hanky Panky--has been collecting stunning tattoo artifacts, examples and designs that have finally made their way…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘Patented’ Chronicles a Century of Fascinating Product and Industrial Design

Whether you're talking about beer, brutalist architecture, chairs, living on water, the universe America, coffee or just about anything else, it's a fair bet that renowned publisher Phaidon has published at least one hardcover tome on the subject. Their latest is the upcoming Patented: 1,000 Design Patents that will be released…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Yearbook by Seth Rogen

The famous comedian and actor has come out with a book of essays. Yes, read that line again. Yearbook is a collection of funny essays based on true stories in Rogen's life. The book covers his start in stand-up comedy, bar mitzvahs, Jewish summer camp, life in Los Angeles, and…

By Amos Kwon
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‘The Book’ Is the Ultimate Modern Guide To Rebuilding a Civilization From Past Knowledge

We've all thought about if and how we'd be able to survive during the apocalypse or if we were transported to the past. What would happen to civilization? Would humanity survive? Would we have to live in a prison? That's where The Book--An Ultimate Civilization Revival Manual comes in. With…

By Cooper Fleishman
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‘The Book’ Is the Ultimate Modern Guide To Rebuilding a Civilization From Past Knowledge

We've all thought about if and how we'd be able to survive during the apocalypse or if we were transported to the past. What would happen to civilization? Would humanity survive? Would we have to live in a prison? That's where The Book--An Ultimate Civilization Revival Manual comes in. With…

By Cooper Fleishman
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