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Look: Portraits Backstage at Olympus Fashion Week

This fall, fashion fans are clamoring for the newest book from famed portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. The book features exclusive portraits of the many boldface names who come together under the tents in Bryant Park each season for New York’s biannual Olympus Fashion Week. Designers, models, journalists, industry insiders, and front-row celebrities are among the A-listers who appear in Look. All portraits were shot backstage at Bryant Park during the three previous Olympus Fashion Week seasons – February 05, September 05, and February 06. Get the book HERE.

Floating Bed

To make this bed levitate 40cm from the ground architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars has used magnetic fields. To keep the bed still he had to tie it with solid acer cables. You can safely lay on the top of the bed even if you have a pacemaker, and using a cell phone, but nothing would survive being under the bed. And your hart can brake a part when you learn the price tag: 1.2 million euros. Ready to order ?

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Sleepless? Try A Nap Inside A Pod

Nestled on the 24th floor of the Empire State Building, MetroNaps has become a haven for the stressed cubicle dweller. For $14 a pop, the budding enterprise offers 20-minute naps that guarantee to leave the customer feeling rested. According to the MetroNaps Web site, which bears the alarmingly Orwellian catchphrase "Welcome to the future of workforce productivity," MetroNaps "was born from the realization that many employees spend significant amounts of their day dozing at their desk or catching powernaps in odd places."

Vice Case by S.T. Dupont

Vice Case by S.T. DUPONT is for all of you that always need some Deadly Sins in the coated monogram canvas-covered travelling case, made in the style and raison d'etre of the 'secret' trunks of the turn of the 19th century. What will you find inthere: four whisky tumblers and a decanter by Baccarat, a mini humidor for cigars, cigarettes, a lighter, cigar cutter, secret drawer, two sets of cards, four dice, chips, and a games set. Price tag: 9.900€

Transforming Suitcases

If you love traveling then make sure next time you leave for a trip outdoors you have packed your luggage in the smartest manner possible. Carrying smart luggage (from Fidos) that is not just fashionable but has other hi-tech features too is the trend of the day. Source // BornRich

TrainAmay by Puma

A sleek new line of business travel-friendly workout gear. The setup includes a T-shirt made of moisture-wicking fabric; lightweight, water-repellent shorts; and running shoes, all of which fold ingeniously into a stowable duffel.

Nike+iPod

You don’t just take iPod nano on your run. You let it take you. Music is your motivation. But what if you want to go further? Thanks to a unique partnership between NIKE and Apple, your iPod nano becomes your coach. Your personal trainer. Your favorite workout companion.

Renova Black

The bathroom, the most sanctified shrine of alone time in our global culture, is the new frontier for Portuguese paper products company Renova. Renova Black, recently lauded in Europe as the fashionable toilet paper to own, was first test-marketed in Paris last year to a select niche group of high society women and was very positively received. Now, it is about to make its US premiere at premiere hospitality venues in New York. Some of the venues which now have black toilet paper in their bathrooms are Milk Studios, Double Seven, Bungalow 8, Bette, Kittichai and The Four Seasons. This past weekend, Renova Black was also the talk ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair), where the dark product was seen in almost every bathroom at the best parties.

Nokia N93 Does Videoblogging Right

The Nokia N93 in the photo above might just be the first device made for serious mobile videoblogging - it takes MPEG-4 VGA video capture at 30 fps, records audio in stereo and has digital stabilization to avoid shaky capture.

Napshell - Reloading Your Creative And Phisical Energy

The basic variant Napshell is an open form with ergonomic mattress and was designed for outdoor use. Using different modules like doors and a Dolby-Surround system the basic version can be tailored to the needs of the user.