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Onewheel Electric Skateboard

Ben Branch November 3, 2015
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear

The Onewheel is an electric skateboard with a difference – it only has one wheel. Although the sharper amongst you may have surmised that…

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Bellroy Note Sleeve Wallet

Ben Branch October 31, 2015
  • Australian
  • Design
  • Gear

The Bellroy Note Sleeve Wallet is a minimalist leather wallet developed to avoid the bulging back pocket that we’ve all suffered from at some…

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1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1

Ben Branch October 24, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Jaguar
  • Vintage

Jaguar introduced the E-Type in 1961 – It was a car with sweeping lines that was faster than any contemporary road-going Ferrari at half…

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Donald Healey’s Personal Austin-Healey 100S Coupe

Ben Branch October 22, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

In 1953 Donald Healey asked Gerry Coker, his chief designer, to design two hard-top/coupe versions of the popular Austin-Healey 100. The two designs were…

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Acme Traffic Regulator

Ben Branch October 22, 2015
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Vintage

The Acme Traffic Regulator sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would use to lay an elaborate trap for Road Runner, but it actually used…

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1956 Ferrari 290 MM

Ben Branch October 21, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The Ferrari 290 MM you see here is likely to match or surpass the record for the most valuable car in history when it…

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Bremont ALT1-B

Ben Branch October 21, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Watches

The Bremont ALT1-B is a chronograph developed for use at altitude by military pilots. The design is based on the ALT1-Z chronograph that Bremont…

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The Wing Man – Robin Herd

Ben Branch October 18, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Formula 1

The Wing Man is a short film from McLaren that was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Robin Herd joining Bruce McLaren’s racing…

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1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

Ben Branch October 16, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is one of the most collectible cars ever produced, just 19 were made and their values have been…

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The PRVKE Photographer’s Pack

Ben Branch October 13, 2015
  • American
  • Bags
  • Design
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

The PRVKE Pack is a newly developed rucksack by the team over at WANDRD, it’s been created to suit a broad range of uses…

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Volkswagen 21 Window Samba

Ben Branch October 8, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Rare
  • Retro

The 21 Window Volkswagen Samba was the most luxurious version of the iconic Type 2 Microbus, it was offered in both 23 and 21…

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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

Ben Branch October 2, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Vintage

The second generation Corvette was introduced in 1963, it was a substantial update over the original 10 year old design and for the first…

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