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Watches4 min read
Omega Seamaster 300M and the Watch That Remade James Bond
A costume designer looked at a 1993 dive watch with a blue wave dial and decided a Royal Navy commander would wear it. Thirty years later he still does.
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Design4 min read
Dieter Rams and the Ten Principles of Good Design
The Braun design chief who made less feel like more. What his ten principles actually ask of an object, and why they still shape the gear you buy.
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Grooming5 min read
How to Ask for a Haircut and Actually Get It
Taper or fade, a two or a four, blocked or rounded. Learn the vocabulary and the cut in the mirror finally matches the one in your head.
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Grooming4 min read
Sunscreen for Men, Decoded Down to the Fine Print
SPF numbers, water resistance and the shot glass rule. The least glamorous product in your bag is the one doing the most work.
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Culture4 min read
Kith and Ronnie Fieg, From Stock Boy to Store Empire
Three pairs of Asics, 252 of each, and a cereal bar. Ronnie Fieg turned a sneaker buyer's eye into one of the most watched retail brands in the world.
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Culture4 min read
Nigo After Bape, Human Made, Pharrell and the Kenzo Years
He walked away from the ape and built something slower. Then LVMH handed him a Paris house, and the stock market came calling.
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Tech4 min read
The iPod: How Apple Put a Wheel in Every Pocket
A $399 Mac accessory with a monochrome screen turned into 450 million units and the white earbuds that marked a decade. The wheel did most of the work.
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Tech4 min read
Nothing Phone (1): Carl Pei's See-Through Comeback
After leaving OnePlus, Carl Pei set up shop in London and sold a phone you could see into. The lights on the back did most of the marketing.
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Design4 min read
Isamu Noguchi's Coffee Table Started as a Grudge
A pilfered model, a three-legged insult and a summer trip to Gifu gave Isamu Noguchi his two best-selling objects. Both are still in production.
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Design4 min read
The Panton Chair Has No Legs and No Seams
One sweep of plastic, held up by nothing but its own curve. It took Verner Panton a decade to find a factory and Vitra five materials to get it right.
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