It’s the little things that can make the mundane magical, like these functional yet beautifully formed USB sticks crafted by Yoo-Kyung Shin and Hanhsi Chen. The Empty Memory Collection is described as a jewelry collection but the pieces are operational , and can be purchased in different colours from UK purveyors of poetic objects, Logical…

In a striking move away from traditional Starbucks design, architect Kengo Kuma has completed work on the Starbucks Coffee Shop in Fukuoka Prefacture, Southern Japan. The Starbucks shares a locality with a holy shrine – the Dazaifu Tenmagu – and Kuma ensures the store design acknowledges this, with a nod towards traditional carpentry.  A forest…

Dasha Zhukova’s new Garage Magazine hits Issue 2 for Spring/Summer 2012. While numerous magazines claim to merge art and fashion, Garage is a genuine mix and with Zhukova’s connections we won’t be dissapointed, Issue 1 proved that to us and Issue 2 is out now to cement the magazines credibility. Available at colette.