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Have you always dreamed about exploring open waters and traveling atop the see with a fresh breeze blowing through your hair? There are a few different ways you can enjoy the seas, but water travel isn’t for everyone. Perhaps you prefer staying in luxury when you’re on holiday, just to treat yourself. Well, we’ve found an amazing solution for you! Behold, Baglietto ‘s Fast , a 46 meter luxury yacht that more than lives up to its name!...

Looking for a garage bike rack to keep your ride stored safely against the elements? Check out our list of the 15 best indoor bike racks below. Some are definitely pricier (and sexier) than others, but they are all practical bike storage ideas worthy of your whip. View in gallery Hardcore cyclists would probably prefer to house their 21-speed or mountain mount in a locked panic bunker behind razor wire, guarded by men with no necks–but for most of us that’s not going to happen....

Four years ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW revealed one of the most exciting concept vehicles in mark history, the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept . Four years later, this concept car has become a reality with the BMW i8 Plug-in Hybrid Sports Car, officially revealed today at this year’s Frankfurt show. The BMW i8 is the result of investments in futurism, inspired design philosophies, advanced technologies and a whole lot of hard work....

View in gallery The godfather himself, Michael Corleone, was once warned about Sicilian women: “in Sicily, the women are more dangerous than shotguns.” While model du jour Catrinel Menghia may not be Sicilian, this photoshoot for Aubade Agenda is a throwback to the style of Italy in the 1960s. Miss Menghia, born in Romania and now in Milan full time, has created quite a buzz in the modeling world with shoots like this....

You don’t need to leave the city to live among the trees. The new urban treehouse by Baumraum brings the peaceful lifestyle of a treehouse to a city with 3.5 million neighbors. It’s the latest project by Baumraum, and unlike the rural retreats it has designed before, this one is located inside Berlin’s city limits. Baumraum’s Urban Treehouse was a design concept that continues the company’s efforts of sustainable, raised-treehouse living....

You heard it right; dad hats are back in . Recently, the trend of the more middle-aged baseball cap has come back with a vengeance. Read on to find out all you need to know about getting the best dad hats for your style. via Real Simple Everyone and their dad, quite literally, are wearing baseball hats paired with a range of different outfits. But why are dad hats trending, and who got everyone back on the bandwagon ?...

When you think of living in the desert it most likely conjures images of unbearable heat and sufferable conditions, but not this luxury courtyard home nestled deep in the Arizona wilderness. Accessible only from a long private drive, the house is surrounded by towering Saguaro cacti on all sides, and blends perfectly with the desert sand. It’s most notable features include a Zen Garden, rammed earth walls, and reams of glass walls around the central courtyard....

View in gallery In the immortal words of the progressive hip hop crew Digable Planets, “we’re just babies, man”. Apparently, Evian ascribes to that theory as well, as they move toward purity and innocence in their bottled water with their Evian Live Young T-Shirts. The shirts are a part of a campaign for pure bottled water, showing a wide range of faces and skin tones matches with an image of the wearer as a baby....

View in gallery LEGO Architecture has released a new set in the Frank Lloyd Wright line , the Lego Robie House . The Robie House joins the Guggenheim Museum NYC, Fallingwater and others to document the works of FLW in LEGO. We’re pumped to see the expansion of the LEGO Architecture series, as LEGO and architecture are two things that inspired this site in their own way. [via archdaily ]...

In the world of alcohol, there used to be beer and wine coolers. Every once in a while a Zima or something would crop up, but there wasn’t much to be had in the world of fruity drinks. Either you made your way through the hops and barley, or you hopped your fancy ass down to Napa to sip some wine. Those were the dark ages, when drinking was done in back rooms and garages by hard-bitten people who wanted some bite to their booze ....

The Google Project Wing drones look like a hybrid airplane/helicopter. Although it takes off and lands vertically, the drone flies like a jet, rocketing across the sky until it reaches its delivery address – at which point it slowly descends, releasing a package from its interior. At this point, anyone watching might assume the drone’s suffered a glitch – at least for a moment. The package comes tumbling recklessly out of the belly of the drone, speeding towards the ground at a breakneck pace....

A glass cathedral of sorts has risen in rural Switzerland to celebrate the natural environment around it. The new Greenhouse Botanical Garden in Grueningen harmonizes with the surrounding forest by mirroring the geometry and natural architecture of alpine treescapes. Steel columns rise out of its base and branch out like the limbs of trees, supporting a clear, crystalline glass skin. Inside, the flora of Switzerland flourishes in a constant climate, fed by the sun through its translucent roof....

Nothing makes you feel sophisticated quicker than a gin and … something. But were you aware of how many types of gin are on the market? Sit back, and grab a tonic, because we’re going to look at a range of great gins. View in gallery A Popular and Healthy Spirit Gin is a neutral grain spirit with a rich history. It was discovered in the middle ages and initially served as herbal medicine....

View in gallery Day gig getting you down? If you need an escape, here’s your shot to do it in ultimate style. The Khayangan Luxury Resort Villas in Bali are like heaven on Earth, a series of private resort cabanas overlooking the ocean as far as the eye can sea. The landscape is both carefully cultivated and wildly natural, dotted with tropical wildflowers, swaying palm trees and lush green grasses....

Lamborghini has revealed a new concept car that will be cruising into the show circuit in the near future, the Lamborghini Zagato Concept. This new Lambo represents an homage to Zagato coachbuild, one that eschews “sharp and angular” for “curvy and smooth” instead. It’s bound to turn heads, and probably turn away some others, but this concept-only vehicle doesn’t necessarily represent the future of the Lambo brand. The Lamborghini Zagato Concept, designated “Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato”, is a new body built on a Gallardo LP570-4 frame....

View in gallery Light painting, also known as light graffiti, is an art that uses a slow-shutter camera as the perspective while its’ subject is a light in the hands of an artist. In this case, the artist is none other than Pablo Picasso himself, the founder of the Cubist movement and one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. These photographs show this modern master painting with light on a photographic canvas in a way that delivers his vision to today’s technological avant garde....

Today, we’re taking a virtual tour of the most amazingly beautiful places in Australia to visit. So whether you’re planning to go to Australia for vacation or are simply looking to fuel your wanderlust, we’ve got you covered below. View in gallery Australia is a tapestry of beauty woven with diverse threads. From natural topography, vibrant wildlife to man-made architecture, you name it. Australia’s sun-soaked coastlines boast some of the world’s whitest sandy beaches....

View in gallery Nikon has officially revealed the much-anticipated king of its DX line of digital cameras, the D5200 DX-format DSLRs. It features a 24.1MP sensor, a 51-point autofocus system, full HD-video recording and a set of features bridging the gap between Nikon’s entry-level and professional-grade camera systems. The Nikon D7100 is the long-expected replacement for the D7000 digital camera that led its professional hobbyist range of cameras since the D300 line from a few years back....

View in gallery The NoteSlate eSketcher takes a bold direction in the world of gadgetry– simplicity. Life used to be so simple– just a pencil and paper combined as the perfect sidearm of the student, the artist and the list maker. Today we’ve got our laptops, our iPads, our Kindles and our mobile phones cluttering up our desks. The NoteSlate hopes to simplify that, providing one basic function to its user: the ability to write, draw and doodle to their heart’s content, just like pencil on paper....

View in gallery If you absolutely must use a Bluetooth headset, this is the one to own. The Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset does it’s best to shed the negative connotations associated with Bluetooth headsets by adopting sleek, progressive styling elements. That leather-lined carrying case is also rechargeable, giving your headset twice the battery capacity of most stand-alone units. While we suggest that you don’t use one of these unless you absolutely need it, you will not find a better looking headset than the Plantronics Discovery 975....