E-Bay launches LookBook, a shop-able street-style website

EBay has tapped into the allure of street-style blogs for its newest online e-commerce endeavor, LookBook. its a shop-able style gallery on which users upload snapshots of their outfits, bridging the gap between personal style and retail. How does it work? Simple, users upload photos of themselves and are encouraged to vote on favorite looks that have been submitted by others. And...

Love Scuba diving? Check out the Seaventures Dive Resort

If you want to take a vacation like none other, I suggest checking out the Seaventures Dive Resort. This resort is actually an old oil rig in the Celebes Sea near Malaysia. The rig has been re-purposed to become a hotel for scuba enthusiasts. There are few amenities at the Seaventures Dive Resort. The hotel does, however, offer excellent scuba diving tours and surprisingly clean room....

Forbes 400 cover featuring Warren Buffet & Jay Z

The Forbes 400 is a list of the 400 richest Americans and was first published in 1982. This year Jay- Z poses with the 2nd richest man in America, Warren Buffett (net worth $48 Billion) for the cover. Jay sits down with Warren Buffett and Steve Forbes for an interview. Check out the interview below....

BMW Great Escape

If you’re familiar with “The Great Escape”, the 1963 film starring Steve McQueen, the you’re familiar with Steve’s motorcycle. Ergo, you’re familiar with this motorcycle. Modeled after the motorcycle Steve rode in movie, Blitz Motorcycles have meticulously recreated a piece of automotive history. They use the same 600cc engine size as the classic...

Carborigami – Fold Up Shelter

While still studying at USC’s School of Architecture, Tine Hovsepian came up with the idea of Cardborigami, which uses origami – the traditional Japanese art of paper folding – to create durable, inexpensive shelters made of corrugated cardboard. These shelters are water and flame resistant and surprisingly study. They fold flat and so are easily transported to...

The ‘Ufold’ By Andre Costa

The ‘Ufold’ bicycle by André Costa from Portugal is one of the shortlisted design entries from more than 3000 participants in the ‘Seoul Cycle Design Competition’, organized in collaboration with seoul design foundation. In Andre Costa’s own words: “The ‘Ufold’ is a fun city bike, a cross between mountain bike size and city bike use....

Leica M9 Titanium

Limited to 500 examples worldwide, the latest M9 gets a special titanium treatment with the lightweight alloy sleekly enveloping the exterior of the camera. The new special edition also comes ready with a SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens, shoulder holster, and finger loops crafted from the same leather used in Audi...

JH House by Bernardes Jacobsen Architecture

Bernardes Jacobsen Architecture designed the JH House in São Paulo, Brazil....