Still on the look out for a light, low-key case for the new iPad2, which will harmonise with the Apple Smart Cover? Incase has just the thing. The Mag Snap Case has two integrated metal bars, which use the magnets in the Apple Smart Cover, stabilising it in a practical and uncomplicated way.
A nice idea that, up until now, has only caught on in the capital city, from the Berlin designer scouts: on Friday 26. August at the 'Skyy Swap Market' in the former city baths in Oderberger Strasse you can swap favourite pieces for next to nothing.
The Ethical Fashion Show, platform for fashion, beauty and accessories with a clear conscience, is taking place from 1 – 4 September in Paris for the eighth time. The exhibiting labels have to fulfil one or more of six criteria: production with organic raw materials, use of recycled or natural materials, commitment to fair trade or social projects and the preservation of a traditional production method or know-how. In addition they have to make all production steps and partners of their supply chain transparent.
As part of its 'Go Forth' campaign, the legendary jeans brand Levi's is presenting its 60-second ad spot on Facebook before it's aired on the 12. August in cinemas and on television in autumn. Framed by a poem, 'The Laughing Heart' by Charles Bukowski, the 'Levi's Legacy' shows how young people express their hopes and dreams of a better world.
After the US-American sneaker cult label KangaROOS had almost disappeared from the scene, it was a hot topic again in 2009 with its ROOS red and black collection.
Concrete, one of the most unforgiving materials around, gets flexible. This new material has inspired the Munich-based designer Florian Schmid to bring the 'hard elements' together.
Over the period of two years, créateur Bertrand Duchaufour from L´Artisan Parfumeur has developed eight scents, each one of which is a small piece of art, brought together in the Mon Numéro collection. Inspired by his travels, the eight perfumes represent eight moods and eight destinations and are available only in eight department stores worldwide.
Daniela Biesenbach and Carl Tillessen, the two founders of the Berlin fashion label Firma have been inspired by the rough look of the 60s and 70s motorcycle gangs.
The Californian tennis-shoe-goes-sneaker label K-Swiss has dusted off some almost forgotten prototypes from its archives that were designed as part of the development process for the legendary Grand Slam Court Ruler Si 18 at the end of the eighties.
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