You probably never realised that you really really wanted a super fancy lilo, something that floated in your pool and provided a little back support. Just as useful on the lawn or on the lagoon and it is upholstered in beautiful linen patterns. Its clear from the advertising that these super floats…
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Travel pillows are one of those unfortunate necessities of the modern traveller, less space in seats that don’t recline as far as they used to, mean you need something to help you attempt to rest while your body contorts into a knot. Sure if you only fly in the pointy end of the plane…
What is it about good gloves, I am always thinking I could use another pair and I have an obsession about Hestra gloves, personally I think that Hestra make the best gloves in the world. These days Hestra actually make gloves for everything from cycling to sailing and of course they make them…
If you are looking for the best looking coffee grinder to sit next to your shiny brew station then this has to be the very best looking option. Let start by what it is not - this is not going to be a suitable grinder for your espresso machine, it is not designed for…
Not goggles and not glasses either the new eyewear from Smith is somewhere in between, taking the brilliant Chromapop goggle lenses and creating glasses that leap across the boundary and provide something we have all been looking for - the perfect hybrid that give great coverage, copes with all sorts of conditions and is easy…
Last year Swatch launched the Moonswatch and it was an instant classic with over 1.5 million sold and the resale market was explosive with people paying more than 3x the listed price. The original Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch has always been a highly desirable and iconic watch. I got one for my 40th…
The Nozawa Onsen Distillery is in the beautiful historic onsen town and snow resort of the same name in Kita Shinshu, Nagano Prefecture Japan. Nozawa is a small farming village with a population of 3,500 that swells in winter when it attracts skiers from all over the world. The rest of the year…
The Kojima district outside Tokyo was once known for manufacturing school uniforms and canvas sails but today those same fabric looms are being used to create denim fabric and the industry is growing massively with demand for Japanese Denim coming from all over the world.
The demand for quality indigo jeans has seen the major…
It seems to be one of the biggest mens fashion trends of the last couple of years. A new staple of the wardrobe is the ‘shacket’ part shirt and part jacket. Perfect to throw over a t-shirt and deal with the cooler evenings or those in between autumnal days.
The high end brands were…
Smart bikes are on the rise as the e-bike revolution transforms the way people get around. From the army of people delivering food to smart mountain bikes designed to make it easier on the uphill, there is now something for everyone.
The Angell Bike is brain child of Jules Trecco and Marc Simoncini who together…
