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Comme Des Garcons x Converse

The design for the Chuck Taylor high top most commonly worn today has been around since 1949.  At this time, basketball was the primary influence on shoe. In fact, by the 1960s, the All Stars were bei

Converse Chuck Taylor All-Starsplit

Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star

Comme des Garcons PLAYsplit

Comme des Garcons PLAY

Comme des Garcons x Converse collaborationsplit

Comme des Garcons x Converse collaboration

ChallengeHalf: The Instagame

My working theory states that there is a balance of caption length and number of people in the photo, supplemented by an X factor in each photo which all together determines the “desirability” of the

WIG – PAX Vaporizer

Leaving pleasure of use aside, the Pax 3 in and of itself is an object of elegant beauty. It has a nice weight to it that is not necessarily “heavy,” but that certainly allows it to assert its presenc

Challenge 2 – Downtime

Downtime is a simple app aimed to change the behavior we all hate: forgetting to keep in touch and call those we love. We seem to always realize when its too late that we had a half an hour here or th

WIG: HP Spectre

I only just purchased this laptop roughly 3 months ago, but have certainly enjoyed my time so far with my HP Spectre. Being the x360 model, this laptop features a 360 degree hinge for the screen, allo

challenge4: Lighttime

Lighttime was inspired by the Pomodoro technique, a tried and true method to beat procrastination and work more efficiently. When beginning work, the user will put away their phone and engage the time

WIG: Sony MDR 1000X Headphones

For this WIG, I’m showcasing potentially my most used accessory. I’ve had these headphones for about a year now, and each time I use them I’m able to affirm my belief that this was a great purchase. T

WIG: Xbox One Controller

The wireless game controller has come a long way from its humble, wired, blocky shaped roots. Specifically for Microsoft, changes have been taking place for roughly 18 years. While the first generatio

WIG: Golf Ball

I’ve played recreational golf for quite a while now, getting lessons when I was about 10 years old and playing numerous rounds with my uncles in India on military golf courses, but the thing that I st

WIG: Hand Crank Pepper Grinder

I visited my friend’s house this weekend and while we ate our eggs for breakfast, I asked for pepper and he brought out this pepper grinder which I found absolutely fascinating. Made of cast iron, the

WIG: Aluminum Drink Cans

Drinking a coke yesterday, I randomly began to think about how an aluminum can came into being. Why is it not any other shape? How do cans use such little aluminum but are structurally sound until the

WIG: Maine Brewing Company

Something I hear very often when I hear people talk about design is that good design is very little design, or at least having as minimal of an impact on the aesthetics/appearance of the product, and

WIG: Scotch Shipping Tape Holder

Getting ready to ship off for the summer, one of the items I’ve been using a lot has been Scotch shipping tape, and only recently was I able to take full advantage of the thoughtful design that had to

WIG: Bendable Lamp Stem

On the desk in my room the main lamp I use for illuminating my study space is pretty simple, nothing too out of the ordinary, though the one thing that I recently thought about as being extremely func

WIG: Incense Holder

Something I’ve only recently come to appreciate as an exceptionally designed item is the simple incense holder. Mine is very basic, just a flat piece of wood with the most gentle curve on one end, and

WIG: Lava Lamp

Few items can bring back a 70’s or 80s nostalgia like a cone shaped lava lamp. Originally called an Astro lamp, it was invented in 1963 by a British Accountant named Edward Craven Walker who later wen

WIG: Oneplus 3T

My OnePlus 3t has been probably the best handheld device I’ve used to date. I’ve had it for about one and a half years, and it’s been through hell and back during my time of use without so much as the