Yes, these cutting-edge bags are actually made of recycled tires – real retreads, rescued form the tires of trucks and tractors from a landfill. So if you’re a conscientious consumer, then these purses are an absolute must – the ne plus ultra of recycled goods. The “Mini” (right) is accented with Army Green twill tape handles, decorative cutouts, and metal grommets, while the larger “Model T” (left) comes with actual seat belts for handles and three outer snaps for added security. The “Model T” also features an inside security pocket. Buy two, because everybody needs to have a spare tire!

From uncommongoods.com

As shown before, mobile phones are no longer only communication devices. The new high-priced mobile phones have achieved the status of art objects.

“We assemble our phones by hand to take them to the level of Fabergé eggs,” said Chris Harris, the global marketing director for Vertu, the Nokia subsidiary that sells phones at prices ranging from €4,000 up to €80,000, or $5,100 to $102,000. “Our customers purchase phones because people will notice them.”

Niche phone markets account for less than 0.5 percent of the total mobile phone market, but Lewis said he expected that figure to grow to 19 percent within five years. “Design, look and feel will become more important in the market,” Lewis said.

“These phones offer all the technical things that people really use, not the latest mobile phone functions,” Olivier said. “The most important function for many users might be a hot line we will put in to get you a concierge service.”

“Buyers of our phones realize how much impressions matter,” said Jill Blumenfeld, retail manager at the Vertu shop in Paris. “Ask yourself how bad it looks at a meeting when you wear a Patek Philippe watch, carry an Hermès briefcase, use a Montblanc pen and then answer a plastic phone?”

Ao se prender muito nos tênis para alta performance, a Nike perdeu bastante naquela que se mostrou como uma das grandes tendências mundiais, os tênis “low profile”. Mas agora eles vêm com tudo emplacando uma nova linha no mercado, chamado Blue Ribbon Sports. Vale a pena conferir.

It is know that Nike lost a lot of customers for Adidas and Puma over the last years, due to the late launching of their “low profile” shoes. However, we’re in a new scenario and street wear will have their touch from now on with the Blue Ribbon Sports. Check it out, it is wothy.