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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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Rough Crafts Honda CB1100 RS Custom ‘Oriental Uppercut’

The Honda CB1100 is no more, but the spirit of its inspiration, the CB1100 TR Concept, is carried forward by the Rough Crafts Honda CB1100 RS Custom. The flat track-style gets mad aggression via new bodywork, huge tires, handformed aluminum pieces, gold pinstriping, and forged carbon veneers. It also gets…

By Amos Kwon
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Elevate Your Next Cocktail Party With These W&P Cubes

When it comes to cocktails, it doesn't matter if you're making and Old-Fashioned, Manhattan, G&T, Embarcadero Penicillin, Whiskey Sour, Smash, or Highball, or maybe a Boulevardier, or a Mule, or a Julep, or maybe a Sour or a Julep or a European Coffee. Point is, when it comes to whiskey…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cake Åik e-bike

The long-range pickup truck of e-bikes is here, and it's called the Åik. Built for distance hauling, the Åik can be equipped with up to three batteries for an astounding and saddle sore-inducing 224 miles of range. It can reach speeds of up to 20 mph, and the 74 lb-ft…

By Amos Kwon
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ICOMA Tatamel e-Bike

We covered the ICOMA Tatamel Concept a little while back, and now it looks like it's just that much closer to production. The little electric suitcase moped just won an award at CES 2023 for Innovation in the Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility category. Newly released details include a 110-pound…

By Amos Kwon
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Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 TT Racer

This rare bike is no street-legal vintage Harley Sportster. It's a rare Sportster XLR 883 that was created for "TT" scramble races where builds were light and engine displacement was kept under 900cc. The XLR 883 had no lights and the engine was retooled for more power to the tune…

By Amos Kwon
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