Limited-Edition Graphic Levi's 501 Jeans

by Tim Yu

Levi's recently released a limited-edition series of four pairs of jeans featuring vibrantly colored graphics. Geometric prints in red, blue, orange and yellow line the inside of each of the four jeans included in the collectible series.

Inspired by 1980s video game graphics, the arcuate thread stitching on rear pockets and a button on the fly both smartly coordinate with the respective colorway. The graphic provides a nice accent when cuffed or you can just keep it to yourself.

Available for $98 from Macy's Stores. For more info, call +1 800 USA LEVI.

Grand Daddy Hotel's Rooftop Airstream Trailer Park

by Karen Day

Atop Cape Town's swanky Grand Daddy Hotel is a trailer park like no other. Think trailer parks and plush hotels don't mix? This cluster of Airstreams is more an experiment in conceptual interior design with each of the seven vintage trailers hosting a different theme.

Cape Town design studio Whatiftheworld directed the project, which tasked local artists with decorating a space with a motif of their choice. The concepts ranged from The Ballad of John & Yoko, adorned with a guitar and simple white interior, to Goldilocks and The Three Bears, which has a quaint storybook feel to it. While we're not not sure we could fall asleep in it, we love the dizzying floor-to-ceiling polka dot interior of Dorothy.

The two-person Airstreams are situated neatly around the rooftop bar, which is open for afternoon drinks to guests and just the plain curious alike.

Rooms in the hotel start at 945 rands ($90) and can be booked through Tablet. To reserve a trailer, see the contact info below.

Grand Daddy Hotel
38 Long Street
Cape Town, South Africa map
tel. +27 21-424 7247

Tuleh Rugs

by CH Contributor

by Tisha Leung

Fashion house Tuleh enters the home design arena for the first time with the impressive debut of their rug line, which they showcased during the recent New York Fashion Week. Collaborating with the legendary Italian rug maker Roubini, designer Bryan Bradley's latest venture is much like his clothing—quirky downtown patterns mixed with uptown luxury fabrics.

The 21 seductive patterns, all adapted from Tuleh's fashion archives, make for great wall art as well as compelling floor decor. One of the more clever interpretations of the original garment uses a pattern made by photocopying a blouse from Tuleh's 2009 Resort collection. The result, wrinkles and all, is a mashed up composition of flowers and polka dots. A series of mod girls draw on Bradley's sketches from previous seasons that never made it onto runway—until now.

Roubini, known for hand-knotted silk and wool rugs for powerhouses like Missoni and Versace, has found the perfect match for their stateside expansion. Tuleh’s fearless use of print and color provides endless possibilities to show off the manufacturer's capabilities.

The Tuleh collection will be added to the Roubini site soon, until then call +1 212 696 4648 for information. Prices start at $1,500.

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Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea

by Karen Day

From two guys obsessed with tea, Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea is (not surprisingly) darn good stuff.

We first noticed the new brand's screenprinted packaging by the Minneapolis, MN-based Aesthetic Apparatus, wrapping each tin in fresh graphics. Happily, the Damn Fine Tea itself lives up to its cute exterior.

Andrews & Dunham's blends are as straightforward and honest as their attitude about them, with the leaves picked mostly by hand and processed using traditional methods. The robust Ceylon is full of flavor, the perfect tea to kick-start your morning, while the organic Dragonwell will definitely help fend off an encroaching cold with its green tea powers.

Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Teas are available online. Each tin is $9 or you can purchase Series I, which includes all three varieties, for $25.

Ilustrator John Klassen

by Lost At E Minor

I’ve been admiring the work of Portland illustrator John Klassen for a while now. I’m irrepressibly drawn to his muted, textured landscapes, in all their mysterious glory. No coincidence then that a Coraline section should have recently appeared on his site. It just makes me want to see the movie even more.