This cedar siding rustic home in Mill Valley, California designed by San Francisco based SB Architects offers just the right blend of country charm and urban conveniences, all wrapped in an eco sustainable package. Surrounded by trees and located just across the Golden Gate Bridge, the gorgeous natural vistas are framed by the home’s many windows and glass walls. These stunning surroundings are taken into consideration with a minimal-environmental-impact approach to design and construction.
The house blends beautifully with its woody surroundings, featuring Western Red Cedar siding, sustainable stone veneers and reclaimed timber and recycled metal roofing. Inside, you’ll find Energy Star-rated appliances, low-flow plumbing fixtures, zero-VOC paint, high-recycled content interior concrete and sustainably harvested floors and cabinetry. The wood-clad house is among only a few Northern California homes certified with a LEED for Homes Platinum rating.
Join Okayplayer for an intimate concert event, produced by OKAYAFRICA and featuring John Legend, DJ ?uestlove, Sahr Ngaujah(star of FELA!), Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew and a cast of celebrities including Jeff Johnson, Jeffrey Wright, Marcus Samuelsson, Angelique Kidjo, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Phillip Bloch & more, business leaders and entrepreneurs as they come together to PLANT THE SEEDS OF SUSTAINABILITY on the continent of AFRICA!
All for Africa’s Palm Out Poverty Initiative is a unique project which includes the planting of 1 million oil palms in western Africa – creating agricultural jobs while also developing large scale physical infrastructure and social programs including schools, medical centers, recreational facilities, employee housing and clean water. As well as providing direct positive local and regional impact, the Palm Out Poverty Initiative is expected to create $700 million dollars in long term funding generated through the production and sale of palm oil. These funds will be utilized to develop programs, build capacity and create long-term sustainability for community level projects in clean water, community health, education, energy, micro-financing and skills training/livelihood creation. Your contribution to the Palm Out Poverty Initiative will increase in value over 35 times! For example, a $1000 donation will generate $35,000 in funding!
Duck Sauce (A-Trak and Armand Van Helden) present their official video for their single “Barbara Streisand” directed by So Me. Shot over a week of long nights out including footage from the Fool’s Gold “Day Off” labor day block party, the clip is a pop-art adventure starring commandeered taxis and hotdog stands, sexy strangers, and a who’s-who of industry friends: rappers, producers, indie rockers, graffiti writers and nightlife icons all take turns adding their own special sauce to the song.
It’s about that time of the year were every female will have a pair of UGG’s on their feet (even if they are in denial).
Here’s the lookbook that features the long-awaited collection of UGG boots created by Jimmy Choo. The British brand’s prints invade the comfortable warm Australian boots, while the catalog exudes a quintessential Jimmy Choo style. The designer respected the iconic UGG design, though the finer details are 100% Choo. The collection features five styles in numerous color combination, and the prices vary between $500 and $800.
You can find them exclusively in Jimmy Choo and UGGS stores, and in the most exclusive department stores this fall season.
Celebrating their 40th year in the industry, the creative team of Roberto Cavalli featured the glamorous and dangerously attractive Gisele Bundchen in their Fall/Winter 2010 campaign. Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott with references to appliques to denim; which is how Cavalli began in Saint Tropez.
This season features harem trousers, brooches on military garments and Florentine tailoring, a hallmark of the designer’s work. There’s a continuation of dresses, furs and floral prints all in vintage style.
Who doesn’t love tequila?… and who doesn’t like trying new tequila?
Develop by tequila master Carlos Camarena and visionary French spirits producer, Jean Sebastian Robiquet, Excellia Tequila introduces a new production process that is a marriage of traditional French and Mexican spirit making techniques. Made from the Blue Agave from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico and is then aged in Sauternes Wine Casks & Grand Cru Cognac barrels. Like a fine Cognac, the aged spirits are then blended by a Master Blender to create perfectly balanced Blanco, Reposado and Anejo expressions.
The end result is an fine Tequila, rich with a flavor from the French wine casks and cognac barrels. Tequila experts have been playing with the idea of elevating the Tequila ageing process for some time, however Excellia is the very first product of its kind.
Akomplice‘s Fall 2010 Collection XII lookbook illustrates how the company has elevated to new heights with unique accessories and more cut-n-sew items than any previous season ever. Akomplice continues to produce garments that have been inspired by their lifestyle, like their new Basketball Belt and Hooded Varsity Jacket. The range of items, from leather jackets to hooded button ups to the graphic t shirts, demonstrates what Akomplice can execute.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 will be awarded in the coming weeks, on a Thursday in October; last year they managed to do so on the 8th; publishers no doubt hope for a 7th October announcement. As literary types speculate about this year’s nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature before the official announcement, UK gamblers are hard at work trying to predict a winner of the prestigious prize. Japan’s Haruki Murakami and Australia’s Les Murray both have 11/1 odds of winning the prize.
One of our favorite artist out of the North East region, Matt W. Moore launched his Fall/Winter 2010 collection for Glyph Cue. Inspired by symbols for referring to a planet, zodiac sign, or esoteric concept.
Glyph Cue creates clean, timeless designs that carry a narrative deeper than today’s limelight. Believing there is a void in the over saturated, exciting world of street-level fashion, their mission is to learn from the rich history of graphic syntax and pioneer a forward aesthetic.
With iconic clean lines, the Bob Cousy All-American emerges from the PF archive a long-lost court classic, as relevant and distinctive today as it was in 1956. The unique Gullwing Closure™ of the top lace grommet opens new styling possibilities for today’s sophisticated sneaker aficionado. With premium quality 50s-era vulcanized construction and all the original detail and markings intact, the Bob Cousy All-American embodies rich PF heritage and sport styling in a timeless silhouette. Continue reading “PF Flyers Bob Cousy Hi Top for Fall 2010” »
