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A La Carte Map Guides
(02 September 2009) - by Laura Neilson For globe-trotters looking to creatively plot out a future destination, A La Carte's hand-drawn maps buck the trend of the technology-driven applications in favor of a unique analog map that doubles as a crafty souvenir or an artful gift for an impending traveler. Each beautifully-designed folding map comes with a welcome letter offering important information about the destination. It includes details like...
Kraus Custom Motorcycles and Choppers
(14 August 2009) - Whether making birthday cakes or a 600-pound motorcycle, working from scratch like Kraus Motor Co. makes it better. Nestled among the towering redwood trees in rain-soaked northern California, this young upstart brings an independent-minded approach and incorporates skills like sculpting and gunsmithing into the five models featured on its website. But it's clear that these craftsmen—who start in the perfect realm of ideas and...
Heidiskis Handmade Wood Core Skis
(17 April 2009) - A few weeks ago the CH team sadly took our last run down the slopes for the winter at the secluded mountain of Sugarbush Vermont. The fact that it was our last trip was only brightened by the experience of trying the new, all wood core, handmade Heidiskis from Austria. (Pictured above: Joel, Ami and myself on the lift.) Originally only available made to...
theAnemix Home Collection
(03 April 2009) - A year after their spectacular window installations merging light with motion at Harrod's, Chilean 3-D lighting design company Luxia just announced their new theAnemix Home Collection for those who want the same tech effects to play with in domestic spaces. The spacey, futuristic furniture might look straight out of a Star Trek episode, but the pieces—a book case, CD rack, night stand, a lamp—are meant...
Aston Martin One-77
(18 November 2008) - There's a lot of buzz around Aston Martin these days and deservedly so. You might have heard about the new Aston One-77 (it's been around the blogs) and if you've seen the "Quantum of Solace" Bond flick then you've glimpsed the new Aston Martin DBS. While both are attractive and presumably provide a great driving experience, we're more captivated with the Aston One-77 because...
Photo Album Alternatives
(27 April 2007) - Recent years have seen several offline products that are a way to enjoy all the digital photos that otherwise end up lost to the inner depths of our hard drives or on Flickr servers. For a mom looking to show off photos, we put together a few options that make for a great Mother's Day gift—also allowing her to boast how amazing her kids are...
Fontifier Personal Font
(26 March 2007) - Fontifier offers a simple (write and scan) and inexpensive ($9) method to create a personalized font based on your handwriting. The seven step process requires a printer and scanner. You can create your font with up to four templates, allowing for different weights, italics, doodles, etc. Once you've uploaded it you can preview it prior to purchasing it. Each template or version costs $9....
Pinel & Pinel Trunks
(03 January 2007) - When traveling on an extended journey sometimes you need more than the comfort of your laptop or iPod. Pinel&Pinel makes a range of essential travel trunks so you can take your office, home cinema, music library or just about anything else you can think of along with you. The trunks are custom finished to your specifications and preferences. The i-Trunk (above left) includes a...
GoodStorm T-Shirt Wizard
(19 December 2006) - Photo tees are always a hit when it comes time for gift-giving, but the lead time means last-minute shoppers are out of luck unless they opt for GoodStorm's new T-Shirt Wizard Gift Package. An instant gift at $25, Goodstorm sends the recipient an e-card with a link that takes them to a site where they can create their own t-shirt with photos, graphics and...
Moleskine City Notebook
(01 September 2006) - High-quality materials combined with the cultural cache that come from knowing you are using the same notebook which once held the musings of Van Gogh, Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway have made Moleskine the preferred notebooks of artists and thinkers for the past two centuries. With the launch of the new City Notebook, Moleskine is giving travelers the opportunity to write their own guides. Featuring...
The Cocoon from Uono
(28 August 2006) - Uono, a Köln-based coffin manufacturer, offers The Cocoon, designed by Andreas Spiegel. Lightwight (20kg) and made from a soy-based resin and lined with jute, the coffin decomposes in 10-15 years and can also be used for cremation.You'll rest comfortably in the white cotton or silk liner. It features a water-based varnish and is CO2 neutral. The coffins are finished by hand are available in...
Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ v2
(03 August 2006) - In March 2005 Puma unveiled their Mongolian Shoe BBQ—an in-store sneaker customization experience where you pick out actual parts and they get shipped off and sewn in to shoes (see our preview here and the shoes I made here). Now Puma is doing it again, this time with the RS-100, their 80s running shoe. And this time, in addition to being a touring, in-store...
CH Air Max 180
(08 June 2005) - The Air Max 180 pair that I designed during iD web site that I wasn't able to do at 255 is choose the stitch color. I definitely would have had 'dark cinder' stitching for a little added contrast. ...
Puma Mongolian BBQ Has Arrived
(05 May 2005) - Remember Puma's Mongolian Shoe BBQ? Well, the pair that I designed arrived. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about them. I love the concept of hand selecting colors and materials, and it was lots of fun making the shoe, but the finished product is not as great looking as I had imagined. I am proud to have my own one-of-a-kind pair, but I think I'll...
Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ
(31 March 2005) - Making custom sneakers is quite easy these days-- most of the major brands have the function available on their web sites. It's fun and easy and provides the instant gratification of seeing exactly what it will look like before you buy. Puma's latest project, the Mongolian Shoe BBQ, is a natural evolution of the customization trend. It works rather simply, you walk in to...
Sticky Personalized Candy
(10 February 2005) - Sydney based Sticky are candy artisans and performers. They make all sorts of hard candies in their shop, while open for business, for all their customers to see first hand. Their attention to detail is pretty amazing; I can only assume the candy tastes great, too. The best thing is that they will accommodate custom orders-- specify colors, flavors, shapes, pictures and even text....
DIY Valentine's Day T-shirt
(08 February 2005) - Want to do something special for Hallmark's most rosy of holidays? Check this from our friends at Chicago's world famous T-shirt Deli: Greetings, you lovestruck soul! We know all about it - from the moment you saw her, your HEART started pounding. You wanted to sweep her away, to capture everything in the world worth giving to her, and to wrap your arms forever...
Nike Air Max 180 Fun Pack
(26 January 2005) - Nike is relaunching the 1991 Air Max 180 and to celebrate they're offering a limited number of customers the opportunity to design their own pair using the Nike iD system. There are 11 days left and it's rumored that only 20 pairs are sold each day. Also, while the customized pair costs $85, you also have to purchase a White Label original T-shirt for...
Illustrated Mini Cooper
(24 January 2005) - Remember the Mini Cooper Convertible we all can't wait to get our hands on? It has a choice of twelve exterior colors, three hood colors, eight potential dash colors, and nine interior trim options. That's darn customizable--but now you can take it one step further with the illustrated version, enhanced by Sydney artist and illustrator Andrew Georgiou. His comic characters have been making a...
Custom Printed M&M's
(21 January 2005) - M&M's have been available for special order in over 20 different colors for awhile now. Their latest-- custom messages. Perfect for the corporate candy jar or a chocolatly version of the classic Valentine's Day love not candies. ...
Customizer: Leyp
(01 November 2004) - The white Dunk may have been the original customizer canvas, but it's starting to seem like any white Nike will do. These two creations are just a hint of the range of work coming from Leyp-- there's lots more on their site. Can someone please tell me why almost all the great customizers are working on Nikes? Is it cost, quality or a straight...
Photo Stamps
(11 August 2004) - Following the year and a half old lead from the Dutch, Stamps.com has a new service that allows you to upload a photo and have your own stamps printed. Of course, I had to make stamps of Otis and Logan. Check it out at photo.stamps.com. You pay a premium for the service, though. A sheet of 20 stamps (standard 37 cent rate), after shipping,...
Jor One
(10 August 2004) - Jor One is a graffiti artist who loves to paint gear, especially kicks. Check out his site, but don't ask him if he has anything for sale-- he hates that. He may be dropping customs in a shop or two, so let the hunt begin....
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