Film By Pierre Debusschere

“Words” by Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante from Everynone. This video was made for Radiolab

These guys are geniuses, make sure you take a look at other amazing work they have done.

Graham Hill, the founder of TreeHugger.com, came by the office to show off his “Thin Bike” – a collaboration with bike manufacturer, Schindelhauer Bikes (Magdeburg, Germany). Jörg Schindelhauer is a bicycle craftsman who has started a line of bikes utilizing a technology that has been around forever but was never efficient enough for use on bicycles until now. These bikes use a belt drive system, which comes with countless advantages over your standard chain-link drive that we have become so used to. The Gates Corporation (Denver, USA) has teamed with Kalle Nicolai from Universal Transmission to create a carbon belt drive system that is being used on the Schindelhauer Bikes. Some of the benefits of this technology include a silent riding experience with no clicking chain noise, an extremely light weight compared to standard chains, no need for lubricants to maintain efficient usage, and also protects much better from dirt and debris. The most advantageous aspect to the belt drive system has to be the fact that there is virtually no stretch involved, which means no re-adjusting, aligning, or tightening required with chains. Amazing. Check out the rest of the photos below.

See the rest of the models at http://schindelhauerbikes.com

Watch a video of the Viktor model in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSVKLWfePks

Delicious and clever typographic exploration by Dan Beckemeyer of O’Fallon, Illinois. I can see t-shirts in the future! Check out the rest below. Which one is your favorite?

I came across this gorgeously detailed laser engraving the other day. Graphic designer, Eric Winslow, created a unique design to go on a skateboard deck for his son’s birthday. The engraving was expertly executed at 5280lasers in Denver, Colorado. Check out the rest of the photos below.

Kurt Barbee of 5280 quoted this engraving (including the skate deck) at around $120.

Here some splendid photos by Tom Palumbo who shot for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue back in the 1950’s and 60’s. The photo above was shot around 1958 for Harper’s Bazaar.

A 16 year old Mia Farrow.

For The New York Times, 1956.

Miles Davis, ca 1955/56

A beautiful Australian film about two models, lost in Tokyo. Available for purchase here.

The music video is fantastic too.

The captivating images of Brendan Meadows brings new light to the Spanish Civil War. The focus of the human face brings certain kind of warmth and memories to our tragic past.

Ikigai Editions is an independent publisher based in Vancouver, and Front Lines is now available for purchase at Inventory Magazine.