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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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Wellen 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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The Pro-Ject VC-S3 Record Cleaning Machine Will Restore All Your Vinyl to Original Pressing Quality

As much as we hate to be the "you can really feel the tone difference when it's played on vinyl" people, it's absolutely true. You really can feel the warmth and seismic difference when you listen to records played on a turntable versus jams piped through Bluetooth speakers connected with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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BRABUS 1300 R Edition 23

The collaboration of Brabus and KTM upgrades the already quick and menacing BRABUS 1300 R to the 1300 R Edition 23. Based on the KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo, the Edition 23 gets tons of carbon fiber, CNC-machined aluminum, and special bits that both make the bike look more…

By Amos Kwon
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1961 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Project Car

If you've got some cash to burn and a ton of time on your hands, this could very well be your grail project. It's a vintage Ferrari 250 GTE in pieces and ready for some busy (and skilled hands) to finish it. Originally made between 1959 and 1963, the 250…

By Amos Kwon
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Mercedes-Maybach S 580e

The even more luxurious arm of Mercedes-Benz, known as Mercedes-Maybach, has just revealed its first PHEV. The new S 580e looks just like an uber-fancified S Class, but underneath is a powertrain that combines a turbocharged six-cylinder gas engine with an electric motor for 510 horsepower, 553 lb-ft of twist,…

By Amos Kwon
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1990 PBB Design Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco”

If you happen to get your hands on this rare Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco”, count on just about everyone to stare and wonder what in the hell you're driving. Only 12 of them were made by PBB Design as a high-performance version of the somewhat derided Jaguar XJS coupe. The…

By Amos Kwon
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