Martone Bikes combine the best parts of both the fashion and the biking world. The founder Lorenzo and his team create beautiful bikes using innovative technology. The touch of the red chain and the beautifully integrated basked meets the eye pleasantly while an duomatic gear system, which automatically adjusts and changes gears, gives an entirely new riding experience. Have a closer look at the bikes in-store or check them out online here. To watch the video please click on the image.

Plethora Magazine is an independent, bianual publication founded in Copenhagen that seeks to challenge the bounds of the conventional magazine format — conceptually as well as physically. More akin to a carefully curated work of art the magazine serves up a novel and thought provoking take on the approach to printed matter that is both infinitely slower than your average glossy mag and excessive enough in format to seriously put the size of any coffee table to the test. Skilfully printed by the monks of a hindu temple an air of serenity permeates from every page of the magazine as the reader is taken on a wondrous and timeless journey far away from the cultural mainstream. In honouring the unique qualities of artisanal printing tradition, Plethora offers a purist take on the future expression of the printed magazine and a quiet ode to all the things left behind by the fast track digilisation. No noize, no ads and no logos, just 52 pages of postersize visual indulgence and tales from the life less ordinary presented in a careful blend of quirky archive material, fine art prints and contemporary artist features.

To leaf through the new issue of SLEEK click on the image and watch the video. You want the real deal? Buy the magzine here.

VII Sept Bruxelles is a Belgian brand created by artist Cécile De Jaegher in 2007. The name of the brand has been chosen to emphsize the local production in Brussels and to celebrate number VII being the designer's lucky number, being the the seventh child of a family of seven. All their high quality leather is sourced from tanneries using sustainable methods.

"Villa Nellcôte is a 16-room mansion of the Belle Epoque, previously occupied and used as headquarters by the local Gestapo during the Nazi occupation of France. In the spring of 1971, new rebellious tenants and their colorful entourage hosted the property for six months. The barefoot hippies, the beautiful settings and the dark past were a perfect match resulting in a rock album that to this day inspires people across borders and nations. The fragrance is the embodiment of the magnificent garden and beautiful surroundings of the estate.” 

An aromatic, floral and refreshing scent.

Top notes: Grapefruit, Bergamot, Petigrain, Pink pepper, Elemi, Lemon, Lemon Flower
Mid notes: Violet leaves, Rose petals, Jasmine, Magnolia flower, Osmanthus, Black tea fusion
Base notes: Cabreuva, Cedarwood, Patchouli, White amber, Musk, Moss, Guaiac wood
Specifications - 30ml. / 100ml. Eau de Parfum. 

Please note: perfumes are only shipped within Europe

Virgil Abloh the creative mind behind Off-White visited Storm to discuss streetwear and youth culture. It was a truly inspering speech! Have a closer look at Off-White here

As part of an ongoing series of installation art pieces by OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH the latest installment entitled “INDUSTRIAL BY NATURE” further explores one of the brands principles of crashing natural textures with a manmade industrial process. This series of art exhibitions and ancillary projects is an expression of the brand itself; the spirit of the fashion label under the OFF-WHITE name. An extension of the Spring-Summer collection entitled “Moving Still” in the “INDUSTRIAL BY NATURE” show is an immersive sensory installation that gives the notion of being on a beach using man made triggers. Misting fans, layered with sounds of the seaside, visual projections of the ocean and a mound of sand all together create a curated atmosphere that is an impression of the brand. Exhibition; 3-6 August CRYSTAL HALL, Bella Center, Copenhagen. Speaking engagement about the concept behind 'Industrial By Nature' and the link between OFF-WHITE's SS15 'Moving Still' // Meet Virgil Abloh Tuesday August 5TH, 12PM noon, at Store Regnedage 1

Welcome to the universe of David Mallett, one of the most celebrated hairdressers in the French and international fashion and beauty scene. David has worked with some of the world's most renowned fashion designers, photographers, artist and stylists. Opened in 2003, the David Mallett Salon is an extension of his personal philosophy: luxurious and incredibly relaxed at the same time. It is located in the heart of Paris, a stone's throw from Place des Victoires and Galerie Vivienne. Located in a grand 17th century hôtel particulier, the luminous salon, is filled with antiques and retro collector's piece furnishings, and eclectic taxidermy. Mallett wanted his salon to be like walking into a fantasy. And today, one of the nicest things about this fantasy is to see a princess, an actress, a model and the woman working in the butcher's shop, all talking and having a cup of tea together chez lui. They are all attended by a 20-strong multinational, cosmopolitan and highly considerate and knowledgeable staff. Watch the video here.

Visit at Monocle 16th of February 2012.

Photo Rasmus Storm

Voguing came out of the extraordinary house ballroom scene that emerged in Harlem, New York in the 1980s where men competed against one another for their dancing skills, the realness of their drag and their ability to walk on a catwalk runway like a model.

Voguing erupted into the mainstream in 1990 when Madonna’s song Vogue became number one in over 30 countries. The year before Malcolm McClaren first brought voguing into the mainstream with his song Deep in Vogue featuring dancer Willi Ninja. In 1990 Jennie Livingstone’s film Paris is Burning, documented the house ballroom scene in it’s ascendant, the film a runaway success grossing over $4,000,000.

As voguing entered into the mainstream the house ballrooms of Harlem came downtown mixing with the downtown fashion crowd of Manhattan, before the onslaught of the AIDS epidemic ravaged the ballroom community.

These wild years of voguing and the house ballroom scene are vividly captured at its height in hundreds of amazing, previously unpublished photographs. A visual riot of fashion, gender, polysexuality and subversive style, Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York 1989-92 is also a fascinating document on sexuality and race.

The 200 page book, Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92, features hundreds of stunning photographs from the hidden world of New York’s house ballroom scene out of which came voguing, the dance made famous by Madonna. Available now at Storm. Click for video.

Seed magazine is a biannual publication, founded and edited by Carole Bamford. At its heart is the belief that we need to live sustainably and consciously. Its philosophy is to lead by example: to gently inspire readers to make small changes with their own choices so that together we can have a wider impact on the future of the planet – like sowing a seed that will grow and flourish into a plant.

Seed magazine’s content will feature interviews and conversations with artisans, artists, makers and thinkers – pioneers in the fields of sustainability, farming, craft, design, wellness and travel, as well as features to gently encourage and inspire readers to live more mindfully, be that by growing their own vegetables or pollinator-friendly flowers in their garden, embarking on a craft project with their children, or simply rethinking their purchasing habits.

Seed magazine celebrates the importance of being conscious of where our food comes from, the magazine also contains over 15 simple, seasonal recipes with a focus around reducing food waste and celebrating often overlooked local British ingredients, such as quince, game and cobnuts.

Specifications - 80 pages. 275 x 210mm. Printed on 100% recycled paper using vegetable inks.

Bergamot, Mandarin and Cypress trees mingle with blossoming Iris and Ylang Ylang. Fennel, Frankincense and woods add a herbaceous, green and resinous odour.

Key Notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Cypress, Rosewood, Fennel, Iris, Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Leather, Cedarwood, Frankincense

Specifications - 50 ml. Eau de Parfum.

Please note: perfumes are only shipped to the EU. 

Waiting For The Sun accessories and products show their designers interest for raw materials and singular application for it. In this innovative dynamic, W/SÜN develops collaborations with technical partners as labels or artists. This singular technical, graphic and artistic world allows our label to be fully part of actual fashion, affirming our difference. Waiting For The Sun pretends to represent urban people, chic and casual. A special mix of vintage and actual tendancies, californian laid back and french sophistication.

Check out their new SS2012 sunglasses at Storm

The sculpture and paintings of 1970–4 are the subject of this third volume of the catalogue dedicated to publishing the complete paintings, sculptures and drawings of Andy Warhol (1928–87). As authoritative and detailed as the highly praised first two volumes, here Warhol's sculptures and paintings of these four years are comprehensively catalogued and illustrated.

Early in this period Warhol was concentrating on film and sculpture, as he had been since being shot in 1968, but by late 1971 or early 1972 he was returning to painting and developing his painterly, 'sloppy and fast' style.

The volume covers major sculptures, such as the Rain Machine, the series of paintings Mao and Man Ray, and commissioned portraits of important, celebrated and fashionable people of the day – many from Warhol's travels through Europe during this time. It is a time of great transition for Warhol, including developing his relationships with various media and the impact of his first purchase of a Big Shot Polaroid camera. His diaries and the photographs he took on travels and of his subjects enliven the narrative and give intriguing insights into his works of these years and his unique engagement with the culture and society of that time.

Specifications - Hardcover. 572 pages. 31.8 x 8.3 x 36.2 cm.

The critically acclaimed Danish artist group Superflex, founded in 1993 by Jakob Fenger (born 1968), Bjørnstjerne Christiansen (born 1969) and Rasmus Nielsen (born 1969), create humorous and playfully subversive installations and films that deal with financial crisis, corruption, migration and the possible consequences of global warming; they often root their projects in particular local situations, inviting the participation of viewers.

This catalog accompanies the group’s first major museum survey in the United States and highlights video, sculpture and installation works relevant to the history, present and future of cities such as Miami, poised on the leading edge of pressing issues such as climate change and immigration.

Superflex: We Are All in the Same Boat includes an introduction by the exhibition‘s curator, Jacob Fabricius, Artistic Director of Kunsthal Aarhus, essays by Stephanie Wakefield and Gean Moreno and George Yudice, plus a fictional text about water, flooding and the future of Miami by science fiction writer Mark von Schlegell.

Specifications - 192 pages. paperback.

For the Los Angeles issue of Boat Magazine, director Columbine Goldsmith spent time with the superheroes of Hollywood Boulevard. She captures a little of the dreams that brought them here, and the profession they’ve chosen to reach them. Have a closer look at the magazine here