Fender announced a new line of in-ear headphones, marking its first entry into the consumer electronics world. The company is best known for its classic guitars and amps, which were key to the rock and roll revolution some 60-odd years ago, but it’s never dabbled in the electronics world like this before. The line of headphones were developed in-house using technology from Aurisonics, which Fender acquired for this purpose. The new Fender Pro In-Ear Monitor line, which ranges in price from around 100 to 500 Euros and caters to both casual listeners and audiophiles and musicians is just incredibly good. The sound is ultra crisps, the feeling is unrivaled and the design just beautiful. If you can squeeze the money out of your budget, the Fender FXA6 Pro are very special earphones. The way they fit and the way they sound rival competitors costing several times more. I like them a lo
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Urb-E – The Future of Urban Commuting?
We all want to imagine that the vehicle of the future is a solar-powered flying car … But there’s a more pragmatic alternative already on the market today that clues us into what’s coming next for transportation. Debuting in prototype-form at CES a few years ago, the URB-E is finally ready for the spotlight.
Built in Pasadena, California by american designer Grant Delgatty and German car designer (Porsche) Sven Etzelsberger. The Urb-E costs 1500 Dollar and has come a long way since the first model was presented in 2014. Check it out.
Watch the review on mashable:
Onion Architects and Designer – Bangkok Firm Has Something Special
Onion is a Bangkok-based design practice founded in 2007 by Siriyot Chaiamnuay and Arisara Chaktranon. The two designers carry out a continuous exploration aimed at different needs for contemporary life styles. 
Onion brings the local craftsmen to explore the new techniques of using local materials. Together, they constantly push the boundaries of spatial designs in order to form a unified approach to retail and living experiences. The studio’s portfolio includes a variety of products ranging from interior objects such as handmade lamps, chairs, tables, to architectural designs such as the boutique hotels entitled Sala at various locales.
Their specialty is designing restaurants and food concepts in general. Here are some of there best achievements. Just stunning and world leading.
Strange and Familiar – Martin Parr Shows the Real Britain – Barbican
Curated by the iconic British photographer Martin Parr, Strange and Familiar at the Barbican in London considers how international photographers from the 1930s onwards have captured the social, cultural and political identity of the UK.
From social documentary and portraiture to street and architectural photography, the exhibition celebrates the work of leading photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rineke Dijkstra, Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand. Bringing together over 250 compelling photographs and previously unseen bodies of work, Strange and Familiar presents a vibrant portrait of modern Britain. For those who remember it’s a vivid reminder of an almost lost time. Not sure we want it back but it’s so deep and emotional. Easily the best exhibition we’ve seen this year. Easily. This can be seen at the Art Gallery of the Barbican until 19 June 2016
Stumptown – Sellouts or Coffee-Gods?
When legendary New York coffee brand Stumptown was sold to Pete’s Coffee last year the reaction in the social media hemisphere was drastic:
“Sellouts”
“Everyone is for sale at the right price.”
“It’s a sad day. Another Starbucks story in the making. Great for the owners but bad for the coffee quality.”
“what the effing hell. is nothing sacred?”
“Scratch stumptown off my list of coffee places to go. It’s been nice knowing ya’.”
“This is a travesty.”
Well, the truth is, Stumptwon does produce TrendEngels favorite coffee in the US and the cold brew available in select super markets in the US makes any european cold coffee product look stupid. Fact.
Rock The Shack – This Is What We Dream About
Rock the Shack takes us to the places we long for. For the first time in the history of humankind, more people live in cities than in the country. Yet, at the same time, more and more city dwellers are yearning for rural farms, mountain cabins, or seaside homes.
These kinds of refuges offer modern men and women a promise of
what urban centers usually cannot provide: quiet, relaxation, being out of reach, getting back to basics, feeling human again.
Rock the Shack is a survey of such contemporary refuges from around the world—from basic to luxury. The book features a compelling range of sparingly to intricately furnished cabins, cottages, second homes, tree houses, transformations, shelters, and cocoons. The look of the included structures from the outside is just as important as the view from inside. What these diverse projects have in common is an exceptional spirit that melds the uniqueness of a geographic location with the individual character of the building’s owner and architect.
The Broad – The World’s Coolest Museum?
Traveling up through the middle of The Broad in the round, glass elevator you can peek inside what’s known as “the vault”— an entire floor storing the Broads’ collection of more than 2,000 paintings, photos and sculptures.
On the top floor of this new Los Angeles landmark, diffused natural light pours in through skylights. There’s work here from Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Keith Haring, Cindy Sherman and Chris Burden. There’s an entire room for Takashi Murakami.
This is the gift to the world made possible by Eli and Edythe Broad. Forbes estimates Eli Broad is worth $7.4 billion. He made his fortune building suburban tract homes, and also running an insurance company. He and his wife bought their first artwork — a van Gogh drawing — and then quickly switched to collecting contemporary art. He says they liked buying works with social or political meaning. And along the way, they’ve gotten to know the artists personally.
Called The Broad (pronounced brode) and housed in a $140 million, three-story building by Diller, Scofidio and Renfro, it enshrines the collection of some 2,000 works. There are 2 main stars: The building itself and the Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room, a mirror-lined chamber housing a dazzling and seemingly endless LED light display, Just beautiful to put it mildly.
Novesta X Universal Works – The Summer Shoe from Slovakia
Novesta x Universal Works Star Master Navy are the summer shoes you need.
Hand made in Slovakia, they use only natural materials processed by the same machinery used in 1939.
Universal Works brings strong colorways for a casual and eco friendly shoe. This beautiful shoe is giving Converse and Vans a run for its money. Not as adolescent and more grown up – overall more beautiful.
Design Studio – We Love Eames Is so Creative
Emilia Lucht and Arne Sebrantke are the German design studio We Love Eames. They wanted to create a lamp that would allow greenery to grow in windowless spaces. The lights are a completely self-sustaining ecosystem, where they claim the plants can grow undisturbed for years.
It’s a revolutionary lighting solution not just because the luminaire is a completely self-sustaining ecosystem where the plants can grow-undisturbed, but also because of its one-of-a-kind electrically conductive glass coating. It actually streams the electricity invisibly along the surface, so there’s no need for a cable connection between the power source and the LED. Bring even windowless spaces to life with a plantlight!
Laurent Moreau And His Gift To Mankind
A quick leaf through any one of Laurent Moreau’s many filled sketchbooks and you’ll see that he finds inspiration in nature. Laurent enjoys more down-to-earth pleasures, gardening, sitting in fields, and it shows in his work. His images are full of decorative plants and animals drawn by someone who clearly has a passion for them. It is something he says emanates from his youth growing up in the French countryside.
There’s obviously nothing wrong with an artist working digitally, but it’s interesting to see someone who works almost exclusively in traditional materials and still creates something fresh and modern. Laurent prefers to work by hand, whether painting or printing. The experience of working in these materials is important to him, the smells of the ink, the tactility of the paper. It’s an intuitive way of working that really pulls out some beautiful results.
Dans la foret des masques is one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen. Not just for kids but for everyone who is still left with some imagination. A book that can make you happy – very happy. Available in all languages – the German version has just been published.