Lacoste's logo is one of the most recognisable in fashion and as part of the fashion house's drive to draw attention to wildlife conservation, they have created a limited edition white polo and replaced the crocodile with a number of critically endangered species from around the world including the Burmese Roofed Turtle, the California Condor and the Northern Sportive Lemur. The proceeds from the sale of the Save Our Species Collection will be donated to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Save Our Species wildlife conservation programme. 

The pretty sherbet colours of the Popsicle furniture collection from Flexa contrast well with the natural wood elements. Designed by Danish team Herman Studio, the range includes platform beds and plenty of clever storage for clothes and toys. It was inspired by the smooth, rounded form of its namesake and includes desks, stools, free-standing wardrobes and chests of drawers, as well as coordinating textiles in Kiwi, Blueberry or Cherry. Flexa provides a great-looking solution for small spaces.

It's taken us almost a decade to find something to top the trend for mens' leggings or "meggings" we wrote about in 2009, but the wait has been worth it.

As part of their upcoming Autumn 2018 collection, Balenciaga have designed the most ridiculous garment we've seen in a very long time. Basically doing what it says on the tin, the T-shirt Shirt is a t-shirt with a long-sleeved shirt affixed to the front. And it doesn't come cheap to look this special; the T-shirt Shirt will retail for a mere $1,290.

We wrote about the original Light Phone several years ago. It was created by Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang, an artist and product designer who met inside of a NYC-based Google incubator in 2014. This latest iteration continues along the same minimal theme, but has been modified for the way we use phones today. The essentials remain: the 4G LTE phone now has a high-resolution, matte e-ink touchscreen that is only visible when it's in use, a larger microphone and  speaker, clean, a custom operating system that allows phone calls, contact lists, messaging, clock and alarm. It is still fairly paired down; it doesn't include any 'unnecessary' apps, music or tools, but features such as a proximity sensor and the up and down buttons will improve functionality.

The Light Phone is available in white or black and will begin shipping by April 2019.

Breathe is a glassware collaboration by Bermudian glass artist Jahday Ford and digital programmer Joseph Hillary. Ford is a recent graduate of The Manchester School of Art and specialises in hot glass and mould design. The pair combine recording, digital rendering and wood moulding to create this new concept. Applying seemingly diverse methods into a single product can often backfire, but Ford and Hillary have managed to create a thing of beauty.

Ford is keen to explore new synergies between glass and other materials such as wood, metal, and clay that are made possible by new innovations and, in particular, the forms and textures these interactions create that were previously not possible by the use of traditional techniques. After recording the sound of Ford’s glass blowing into the iron pipe, the audio wave pattern was transferred into a visual stimulus and manipulated into a three-dimensional form. Using a digital programme developed by Hillary, a beech-wood mould was created using a CNC router to accurately mill the desired shape. The super-heated glass was then poured into and shaped by the moulds’ inner contours. As the glass cools, unique patterns and striations are created on its surface effectively creating a one-of-a-kind object that is frozen in time..

Breathe was a finalist in Liberty’s Open Call 2018 and in conjunction with this honour was displayed at the Manchester Craft & Design Centre. The work has also been exhibited in galleries around the United Kingdom including New Designers and The National Centre for Craft & Design. It will be on display at Design Junction in September.

Image | J.Crew Factory

Couldn't make it to the island for Memorial Day? Why not treat yourself to this printed square silk scarf that features a pictorial map of Bermuda instead? With its vaguely retro feel, the scarf is available from the J.Crew Factory website. 

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We spent seven years looking up in awe at this beautifully striking mural. Measuring six feet by eight feet, Christ in Majesty by Ralph and Vera Baney was commissioned in 1970 by Stephanie Shurland, the then principal of Bishop Anstey High School, an all-girls school in Trinidad and Tobago to commemorate the school’s Golden Jubilee. Initially Shurland had asked Ralph to create a large wood carving for the school but he suggested a mosaic mural on which both he and his wife Vera could work. The initial sketch was created by Ralph on brown paper while Vera made the pieces of tesserae, fired and glazed them and arranged them in place secured with epoxy. The mural was made in two sections and mounted directly to the wall. The last pieces of tesserae were glued to cover the lag bolt heads and the seam cleverly obscuring the mounting and hardware.

Vera Baney was born in Trinidad in 1930. She attended Brighton College of Art in England as a part time student studying crafts and Alfred University New York. In 1971 she left Trinidad to study at University of Maryland from where she got the BA degree in Studio Art. Ralph was born in Trinidad in 1929. He attended Naparima College and Naparima Teachers College and received a Government Art Scholarship to study at Brighton College of Art (now Brighton University) in England. After nine years as Art Officer in the Ministry of Education and Culture he embarked on Graduate studies at the University of Maryland earning both MFA and PhD degrees.  

Circles is a minimalist floor lamp designed by Kutarq Studio for Millelumen Germany. It combines a thin metal structure with a cylindrical marble base and circular head. The stem of the lamp can be adjusted in three different ways, while its head can be tilted and rotated to create the perfect environment for reading. The lamp is fitted with an LED light source and the marble base is available in polished black Marquina or white Carrara.