The Japanese brand Minä Perhonen is joining forces with Diptyque. Launched in 1995, with products based on original creations in fabric by designer Akira Minagawa, the Minä Perhonen brand is no longer strictly limited to the field of fashion. Today, its creativity has expanded, moving beyond borders throughout the entire world and now offers interior decoration items, tableware, stationary, etc. Like diptyque, the brand creates designs for Liberty and collaborates with numerous unique foreign brands, such as Kvadrat in Denmark, Iittala in Finland and Richard Ginori in Italy. This collaboration has given rise to three new fragrances created by diptyque, which were inspired by poems written by Akira Minagawa, designer for Minä Perhonen. He also devised the packaging that reflects the world of these fragrances.

New York designer Wil Fry created a new piece of art with the t-shirt and shorts set featuring Ian Connor. Connors attitude, youth and innate sense of flair have earned him the nickname "King of the Youth". The photography used for the allover print was made by Andrew Kass and is featuring the King of the Youth making his "best photo face". The Wil Fry "Portrait of Ian Connor" t-shirt and shorts will launch exclusively at Storm - stay tuned on Facebook and Instagram for the exact launch date

Todd McLellan’s unique photographic vision of the material world: fifty design classics—arranged first by size and then by intricacy—are beautifully displayed, piece by piece, exploding in midair and dissected in real-time, frame-by-frame video stills. This book makes visible the inner workings of some of the world’s most iconic designs. From SLR camera to mantel clock to espresso machine, from iPad to bicycle to grand piano, every single component of each object is revealed. These disassembled objects show that even the most intricate of modern technologies can be broken down and understood, while beautifully illustrating the quality and elegance of older designs. Stunning photography is interspersed with essays by notable figures from the worlds of restoration, DIY, and design innovation who discuss historical examples of teardowns, disassembly, and reverse-engineering. Each photograph is itself a work of art and offers a reinterpretation of our familiar world. They connect people with the child-like joy of taking something apart to see how it works and will appeal to anyone with a curiosity about the material world.

“I may be putting myself in danger, but that’s what I want today,” says NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE, who shared the story of his creative life with 032c in their 38 page dossier that was two years in the making, recruiting the likes of long-time collaborators like CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, MARIE-AMÉLIE SAUVÉ, and DOMINIQUE GONZALEZ-FOERSTER, with KARIM SADLI behind the lens; Hollywood super-actor CATE BLANCHETT poses in bondage amidst the contemporary art collection housed at Berlin’s Boros Bunker, instigated by SEAN + SENG and MEL OTTENBERG; artists R.B. KITAJ and DAVID HOCKNEY review their lifelong friendship; übermodel KARLIE KLOSS embodies the future of fashion and technology; the young German writer HELENE HEGEMANN hangs out in hysterialand and much more... Buy the magazine here.

Following on the heels of Martin Parr's limited-edition, album-style presentation of Life's a Beach, released last season, Aperture is delighted to introduce a new beach-bag-sized edition. Parr has been photographing beaches for many decades, documenting all aspects of them, including close-ups of sunbathers, rambunctious swimmers caught mid-plunge, and the eternal sandy picnic underway. His international career, in fact, could well be traced to the launch of The Last Resort, a 1986 book depicting the seaside resort of New Brighton, near Liverpool. What may be less known is that this obsession has led Parr to photograph beaches around the world. This compilation, his first on the topic, presents photos of beachgoers on far-flung shores, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Japan, the United States, Mexico, Thailand, and of course, the U.K. The compilation brings to the forefront Parr's engagement with a cherished subject matter-that rare public space in which general absurdities and local quirks seamlessly fuse together. This book shows Parr at his best, startling us with moments of captured absurdity and immersing us in rituals and traditions associated with beach life the world over. Buy the book here.

Aromatherapy Associates have been the leading experts within aromatherapy for over 30 years. Founders, Geraldine Howard and Sue Beechey have been teaching, practicing and blending therapeutic oils all this time and in 1985 began to share their expertise within the greatest spa’s in the most luxurious locations. Essential oils are extremely effective at enhancing the state of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. We want to share Aromatherapy Associates knowledge with you by introducing you to their award-winning, natural essential oil blends, body care and skincare products that are as effective as they are luxurious. Now available online and in-store.

Check out the third album Indicud by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi. The artist stayed true to himself. He produced the music and designed the cover art himself. Even the album's production was handled entirely by Cudi, with only record producer Hit-Boy co-producing one track, while Cudi's WZRD bandmate Dot da Genius, provided drums on two. The album features guest appearances from fellow American rappers King Chip, Kendrick Lamar, Too Short, RZA and ASAP Rocky as well as appearances from American singer-songwriters Father John Misty and Michael Bolton along with indie rock band Haim. The album is released by Wicked Awesome Records, GOOD Music and Republic Records. Buy the CD here.

The Creol Brothers celebrated the Astrid Andersen x Storm launch with us at FourTwoFour on Fairfax. Click on the image and check out some of the snapshots they made!

The Astrid Andersen for Storm capsule collection is launching today! To help celebrate the launch, we recruited Odd Future’s Left Brain and the self-proclaimed “King of Youth” Ian Connor for the lookbook. The line will be exclusively released at FourTwoFour on Fairfax in Los Angeles on May 10th, followed by a launch at Storm on May 15th. Stay Tuned!

Wood meets graphic design. Triangles turn into the most extraordinary artwork. The creative Danish design duo "Lee Storm", Nina Lee and Ludvig Storm are selling selected pieces from the exhibition "Patch Worms and Diamonds" exclusively at stormfashion.mom. All pieces are unique and handmade in Denmark.

Sun Buddies is a new premium eyewear brand from Sweden based fashion company Très Bien. The first style, Type 01, features hand-made frames in premium acetate, and comes in a range of colorways. The lenses are made by German optical experts Carl Zeiss Vision. The Type 01 style is inspired by the sunglasses worn by actress Bibi Andersson in Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 Persona film. The frame style, just like the film, is simple and minimal, featuring a classic shape with a round, smooth top and sharp edges at the bottom for slightly agressive finish; they’re sporty yet smart. The campaign for Sun Buddies Type 01 is shot and art directed by Stockholm based Tony Cederteg. Type 01 is now available in 4 different colorways at Storm

The first MYKITA for Storm sunglasses are designed and produced with MYKITA's award winning MYLON technique. This technique boasts individual adaptability, low weight and outstanding durability. The key is a patented polyamide-based material that can be individually adjusted to the wearer. The evolution of the MYLON frames began with a new production process that promised to revolutionize the history of design when launched in the late 1990s; Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) enables the creation of three-dimensional objects as desired. Today SLS is primarily used to make prototypes, with only few sintered products having become everyday commercial items. In 2007 MYKITA began experimenting with the polyamide material, aiming to pioneer it in the production of spectacles. After years of research they developed a complex process that creates a sophisticated finish in several steps and gives the frames a unique visual and tactile appeal.Celebrating the new collection and long friendship, Storm is happy to announce that MYKITA will present a unique in-store installation, featuring more than 40 of their newest designs at Storm. The installation will be launched alongside the MYKITA for STORM collection on May 2nd at Storm, Store Regnegade 1, 1110 Copenhagen

Combining great concepts and people, Storm and FourTwoFour on Fairfax will hook up for a unique event in Los Angeles. Presenting amazing collaborations like the MYKITA for Storm sunglasses and celebrating the official launch of the Astrid Andersen for Storm collection, will make sure that it will be worth coming by. So if you are in L.A. come and celebrate with us on May 10th at the concept shop FourTwoFour on Fairfax, 424 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Everyone now knows how influential the downtown art scene was in New York in the 1980s and Jeannette Montgomery Barron was fortunate to be right in the thick of it all, close friends with many who became legends. Her portraits of Warhol, Basquiat, Haring, Schnabel, Clemente, and many others uniquely captured their personalities, and most importantly, the era. Montgomery Barron wasn't merely a journalist or outsider documenting this scene. The fact that she was good friends with so many of these creative people meant there was instant trust between subject and photographer, resulting in rich, revealing portraiture. Jeannette Montgomery Barron was born in 1956 in Atlanta Georgia and studied at the International Center of Photography in New York. She became known for her portraits of the New York art world in the 1980s, which were later published in Jeannette Montgomery Barron (Edition Bischofberger, Zurich, 1989). Have a closer look at the book here.

New York at Night: Photography after Dark, showcases images of New York City's legendary nightlife by the leading photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, from Joseph Byron and James Van Der Zee to Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt, Larry Fink, and more. As diverse and complicated as the city itself, New York's nightlife is glamorous and grungy, lonely and dangerous, highbrow and lowbrow. These images are complimented by writing from some of New York's most respected contemporary authors, adding depth, context, and personal stories of their own experiences to those presented by the photographers. This engaging book captures the energy of the New York night and the city's evolving hotspots, building a history of how New Yorkers play after dark and how that helps make this city a cultural and entertainment powerhouse. Get the book here.