Louis Vuitton Opens First Ever Restaurant and Café

Louis Vuitton’s newest restaurant/ cafe is located in Osaka, Japan, featuring dishes from the iconic Joël Robuchon protege, chef Yosuke Suga.

Patrons can head up to the top floor of the store to enjoy fine cocktails of Le Café V. The restaurant portion, Sugalabo V, is only available for dinner options and is the brainchild of Chef Suga’s restaurant in Tokyo.

Tokujin Yoshioka partnered with Louis Vuitton to create the furniture and accessories collection in which he is known for pieces featuring a contemporary aesthetic.

Get a glimpse of the inside Sugalabo V and Le Café V below.

The Orbit Winder Takes Displaying Watches To Another Level

The Orbit Winder, by IFL Watches, is “the world’s first achievable Tourbillon Winder.” Designed to imitate the winding motion of a tourbillon, users will be able to display their timepieces in a more luxurious fashion.

The Orbit Winder will come in two colorways, black and walnut, and perfectly combines a mixture of “classic watchmaking and modern design.” Both colors can be purchased now at the brand’s website for $1,749 USD.

Maintain Posture With the Herman Miller’s New Sayl Edition Gaming Chair

Herman Miller puts emphasis on posture with the Sayl chair. The Sayl is a special edition gaming chair that is “inspired by the architecture and the less-is-more engineering of suspension bridges.”

This gaming chair utilizes an unframed 3D Intelligent back with elastomer strands that focus on tension support for areas needing it not so much in areas that don’t require the attention. Sayl also has Harmonic Tilt which is designed to help posture, supporting the body and spine with the included contour seat pad. The seat pad can also be adjusted to alleviate pressure from the legs.

Have your choice of Herman Miller’s Sayl gaming chair in black, red, green, purple, blue, and white which is available now for $725 USD.

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Artist Dre Wapenaar’s Hanging Tent Reinvents Camping

Dre Wapenaar has created a very unique camping experience for those wanting something a little more exciting and different than the norm. The Dutch artist has designed four “Tranendreef” tree tents for visitors to partake in. These dangling balloon-shaped tents are found in Belgium’s Borgloon Forest.

Initially installed as part of “Pit,” a public art exhibition organized by contemporary art gallery Z33, Wapenaar’s creations are now accessible to the public and can hold two adults and two children.

Rick Owens Introduces Unique Homewares With Maison/Objects Line

Homewares get the Rick Owens touch with his Maison/Objects line. Once known for his minimalistic take on furniture, the designer is now putting out his own rendition of wares that follow in the same aesthetic.

In this collection, you will find some of the most unique homeware items from bone handled silverware to ash trays that are treated with gray nitrate.

Check out a few pics in the gallery above and purchase the Rick Owens’ Maison/Objects homewares collection at the Rick Owens online store.

Take A Look At Harry Nuriev’s Neon Green Air Max Sofa


Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev draws inspiration from the Nike Air Max sneaker for his rendition of a virtual upcycled sofa. This unique leisure piece was slated to drop for Air Max Day, but was delayed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The anticipation gets put at ease as the sofa will finally launch on Instagram this week.

Nuriev upcycled Nike puffer jackets for the rendering of the neon green Air Max Sofa with features including Nike Swooshes that cover the back and front. There’s also a pillow that is filled with Nike Air Max sneakers. The sofa is designed as a circular sectional piece, perfect for multiple individuals to have their kicks as the centerpiece.

A custom AR filter was also created by Nuriev for Instagram that allows users to partake in the Air Max sofa while being at home.

The Air Max Sofa will launch on July 15 at 11 a.m. EDT. Check out Crosby Studios’ Instagram profile to access the filter.

Architectural Digest Goes Inside Drake’s “House”

Aptly named ‘The Embassy,’ this mega mansion occupied by Toronto artist Drake is a 50,000 square ft, fully customized art piece.

With such amenities like an indoor basketball court sitting below a 21-square-foot pyramidal skylight, Drake’s domain puts a different spin on over-the -top. Canadian architectural and interior designer Ferris Rafauli is responsible for the design aspect as he worked closely with Drizzy to enforce his vision.

As one would expect, there is nothing thrifty about anything in Drake Manor as this home screams craftsmanship featuring limestone and other high-end materials such as bronze and exotic woods.

Because I was building it in my hometown, I wanted the structure to stand firm for 100 years. I wanted it to have a monumental scale and feel. It will be one of the things I leave behind, so it had to be timeless and strong.

Drake, Architectural Digest

Drake notes that his favorite room in the house is the astonishing 3,200-square-foot master-bedroom suite, accompanied by an additional 1,100 square feet of covered terraces.

The bedroom is where I come to decompress from the world at the end of the night and where I open my eyes to seize the day. The bed lets you float, the shower lets you escape and gather your thoughts, and the closet makes you want to talk to yourself while you’re getting dressed.

Drake, Architectural Digest

The May issue of Architectural Digest is out now and check out the gallery above for in-depth images.

via: architectural digest

SXSW Cancelled Over Coronavirus Fears

Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler announced Friday that South By Southwest (SXSW) would be canceled over fear of the coronavirus outbreak.

I’ve gone ahead and declared a local disaster in the city, and associated with that have issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest this year

Mayor Steve Adler

The conference was slated to happen from March 13 to the 22. Over 73,000 people attended SXSW last year and the cancellation will result in a estimated $356 million impact.

Supreme x Oreo Collab

Supreme is set to release a collection of Box Logo inspired products to coincide with it’s Spring/ Summer 2020 collection and with that, there is apparently an Oreo collaboration in the works.

The Supreme/ Oreo collab will come in packs of three with the packaging drawing inspiration from Supreme’s Futura font in iconic red and white branding. The package resembles the Box Logo merged with the famous Oreo logo.

We don’t have any concrete evidence as far as release dates go but there’s rumblings of the Double Stuf cookies being released at $8 USD per pack in the coming weeks. It also seems that there is a Supreme x Oreo collab already selling on eBay for $200 USD.

Take a look above at the Supreme branded Oreos above as well as the eBay listing.

Fatlace x ILLEST x Medicom Toy BE@RBRICK | ‘PINK PIG’

The ‘Pink Pig’ is the brainchild of Medicom Toy’s collaboration with brands ILLEST and Fatlace, drawing inspiration from the Porsche race car that smoked the competition in France at the famous Le Mans race.

The ‘Pink Pig’ shocked and awed the crowd as it entered Le Mans in 1971 not only because of its crazy design, but also because it ran the fastest pre-race qualification session.

The BE@RBRICK will come bundled with both the 400% and 100% sizes as is slated for a February 13 release date. Retail will be at a price of $181 USD online at ILLEST.

via: Hypebeast