The Swedish boutique Artilleriet is offering these two limited edition city guides designed by David Ehrenstrahle. One map with a guide of places and experiences in Manhattan, New York of 2010,  and one of Paris for the coming year. Limited to 473 pieces and… [ Continue reading ]

Travelteq released three new products today. A lovely Florentine Vachetta leather pencil holder to store 19 Bruynzeel Sakura color pencils, and these two Travel Towels. The beach towels are made from lrish linen and comes in two colors, navy blue and light… [ Continue reading ]

My good friend from LA, Spencer Nikosey just released the new Weekender bag with this lovely video. What’s better then a weekend in a house in Desert Hot Springs, California? And whats better then a premium vegetable tanned cognac nubuck leather bag… [ Continue reading ]

A visit to Napoli isn’t a visit to Napoli if you don't stop by a classic bespoke tailor. Invited by one of the best, I found my way thru the narrow streets to a small square, ringing the bell of the house of Gino Cimmino. Gino welcomes me in a few words of English and a warming smile. A two room apartment with a small entrance is the heart of ‘Abiti Sartoriali Maschili Su Misura’, men's custom tailored suit. The first room is the fitting room with rows of fabric samples hanging down the walls between a few yellowed images of past style icons. The second room is the tailor room. Here, all the Gino Cimmino suits are made end send out to customers around the globe. [ Continue reading ]

While enjoying some lovely days of in Napoli and around, driving the amazing Costa Amalfi and climbing the Vesuvius, it’s good to see one of my favorite magazines released their second issue. In this issue of The Travel Almanac, acclaimed artist and former fashion designer Helmut Lang shares… [ Continue reading ]

My good friend Michiel traveld a few times up north, crossing Sweden on is own. He now set his goal to join Fjällräven’s Polar adventure. A 330 km winter adventure north of the Arctic Circle on a dog sled, crossing the inhospitable wilderness, barren tundra’s and… [ Continue reading ]

Today we will start a little trip to Napoli visiting Jeroen Pruijt and enjoy some time off. Updates will follow next week. Stay tuned… (All images by Jeroen Pruijt from his amazing ‘Vedi Napoli e poi muori’ project)… [ Continue reading ]

Spanish fashion and textile designer Carmesine Blauvent is a passionate paraglider and the girl behind Blauvent, a line of bags and accessories for paraglider pilots made out of recycled chutes. I completely fell in love with her photo diary ‘about spanish landscapes’. A beautiful view… [ Continue reading ]

I don’t like sitting in a plane for hours, the small space you share with too many people without fresh air. I don’t like it all. But there is definitely something I very much like about going up in the air. Photographer Philip Kalantzis Cope captured that beautifully… [ Continue reading ]

Freunde von freunden (friends of friends) is an online interview magazine documenting the studio’s, homes and spaces of friends, and friends of friends. Their latest addition is an interview with Jacob Klein and Nathan Cowen, the guys behind Haw-Lin.com, the beautifully curated image… [ Continue reading ]

Spencer Nikosey from Killspencer invited me into his workshop downtown LA. After a 45 minutes drive from Manhattan Beach, my taxi driver got a little scared and wondered if I was at the right address. A desolated street with some empty warehouses, old cars and shady businesses was… [ Continue reading ]

I’m back from my 48 hour trip to Los Angeles where we celebrate the launch of the Scion iQ (In Europe and Asia a.k.a. Toyota iQ). It was a great trip, getting some really inspiring insights in Scion’s way of working (still wondering why we don’t do it… [ Continue reading ]

Last week my friend Ajanaku shared this amazing video by Colin Rich, capturing the electric radiance of Los Angeles at night.  A project that took him 6 months of work… I am delighted to be invited for the launch of the new Scion… [ Continue reading ]

A few weeks back we were pointed to an article written by Michael Taussig called ‘Redeeming Indigo’. The article was published by Theory, Culture & Society ((SAGE, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore), Vol. 25(3): 1–15)  back in 2008 but after a little research I found out… [ Continue reading ]

At the start of my trips to Berlin, Norway, Manchester and Lucca of last month I picked up the first issue of The Travel Almanac. A new, fresh and beautiful designed magazine featuring a really nice special on Japanese Ryokans (ultra-traditional countryside hotels), interviews with David… [ Continue reading ]

Last week I enjoyed a little trip to Lucca, Italy, to visit the leather workshop where the TravelTeq bags are made. A beautiful little space with 7 craftsman working every day to make one of the best bags in the world. In the upcoming… [ Continue reading ]

We’re just back from two weeks Norway. Two weeks in two cabins in the middle of nowhere, cycling, fishing, walking and enjoying the family. Two remote weeks without internet, almost without any mobile coverage but with a lot of fun, sun, rain and beautiful views over lakes, mountains and… [ Continue reading ]

Another Something & Company will be ‘closed’ for the coming weeks. I will be traveling up north to the middle of nowhere, somewhere in the south of Norway, to enjoy family, bike and nature. That means, no updates here until early august. Have a great start of the summer!… [ Continue reading ]

We’re back from two days Berlin – two days at four fairs with too many brands doing all the same. A few brands stayed in mind, a few details caught our eyes. Like the lovely striped espadrilles by Armor Lux, the crazy denim fabrics by… [ Continue reading ]

We just arrived in Berlin for a few days at Bread & Butter, Capsule, Seek and an already memorable badminton tournament organized by Converse and High Snobiety. Expect a few more posts on our favorite brands, shops and places in Berlin before we’ll head off to Norway for… [ Continue reading ]

I instantly want to go surfing after seeing this trailer of Tracking – a new surfing film by Jimmy James Kinnaird. Inspired by the transitional period in surfing in the late 60’s and early 70’s Kinnaird followed the surfers Ellis Ericson, Jason Salisbury, Niah and Mia  through wild… [ Continue reading ]

I found out about Michael Schmidt and his fantastic photography and short movies thru the Belgium denim label Eat Dust (available at Tenue de Nîmes). Endless road trips on bikes, literally eating dust and catching up with all the mayor bike builders of the… [ Continue reading ]

The coming 3 days I’ll be in Barcelona, on a hunt for the best shops, most delicious restaurants and hidden places for the upcoming Journal de Nîmes, together with Luis and my little boy. Expect new updates this weekend. If you know places we… [ Continue reading ]

The passenger steps onto the overcast deck and remembers a line. Soft was the sun. The wind to his back, he is facing the stern and an endless trail of thoughts drifting away from him towards the horizon. He wants no words, only to enjoy the delicate anticipation of a… [ Continue reading ]