Around the turn of the 19th century a shoe merchant named Charles Beckman saw a local necessity for shoes specifically designed for the demanding work of industries such as mining, logging and farming…
A testament to that promise can be found in our Heritage collection which is made up of footwear that represents the American ideals of prosperous work and excellence.

Rares sont les marques comme Red Wing à rester fidèles à leur image : fièrement américaines, les chaussures de cette maison du Minnesota ne sont pas produites à l’étranger pour le marché US. Ailleurs, la qualité et de fabrication et du cuir ne sont pas scrutées avec moins de sévérité. Les générations de workers (et de GI’s aussi) l’ayant portée peuvent en témoigner. Aujourd’hui, les cols blancs veulent les mêmes. Lifestyle de l’usine au bureau. via ROYAL CHEESE

Chaussures MOC TOE 875 – RED WING 269,00 € @ Royal Cheese

GQ Preview – Boots & Suits, NYC, 2008 © The Sartorialist

Red Wing Shoes, 877 Men's 8-inch Boot

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Palladium

Palladium was founded in 1920 to make tires for the fledgling aviation industry. Tires were made by layering canvas bands underneath vulcanized rubber.

In 1947 the legendary Pampa boot was born, and the functionality, comfort and durability were so outstanding that the French Foreign Legion adopted it for their use. The Foreign Legion put the boot to the test in the harsh desert conditions of North Africa, and throughout the rugged terrain of the Atlas Mountains.

Palladium Pampa Tactical $110.00 @ www.palladiumboots.com

Palladium: Pampa Tactical Boots

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Quoddy Grizzly Boots

Made using the same techniques as with their traditional moccasins, the Grizzly is a six-eyelet boot lined with glove-grade leather and sealed with a deerskin bellows tongue to keep the heat in and the cold out. American-made and supported by a slender Vibram sole custom-designed for Quoddy
via Cool Hunting

Grizzly Boot by Quoddy

Grizzly Boot Horween® Cavalier Burnt Brown

WWW.QUODDY.COM

Timberland

The Timberland Company (founded in 1952) is an American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear with a focus on footwear. They’re located in Stratham, New Hampshire.
Timberland footwear is popular for hiking, mountaineering, and casual wear. The Company also sells apparel such as clothes, watches, and leather goods.

Men's Earthkeepers® 2.0 Burnished Light Brown

WWW.TIMBERLAND.COM

Hudson

Conceived in 1990, the company was established to fill a gap in the shoe industry for affordable, forward thinking, high quality footwear.

In 2004 H by Hudson was launched on the unsuspecting public. This errant younger brother hit the ground running and brought the brand ethos to a wider range of consumer.

Hudson boots: Ohio Black

Hudson shoes website

WWW.HUDSONSHOES.COM

Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time the birth of the LA art scene. (via: COOL HUNTING).
For more info on Ice Cube & The Eames visit http://pacificstandardtime.org.

ICE CUBE CELEBRATES THE EAMES

In April, 1994, the New York Post laid down the ultimate challenge: Could Kryptonite’s New York Lock last 48 hours on the toughest streets of New York? Michael Zane and Neil McDaid, Director, Product Development and Design, set out to prove, once again, Kryptonite was up to the test.

In a city where over 100,000 bikes were stolen each year, a brand new, bright green Univega road bike worth $600 was locked to a parking meter in the East Village; the « Bermuda Triangle » of New York bicycle thievery. For a full 48 hours, the bike remained locked on the corner of Avenue A and 11th Street.

Kryptonite Skin pour habiller votre U Evolution mini. Bleu, rose, blanc, violet ou rouge.

New York® Lock by Kryptonite

Protégez votre passion grâce au cadenas Kryptonite « New York Fahgettaboudit® U-lock. Sa largeur est idéale pour fixer votre vélo à tout type de poteaux. Fourni avec 3 clés (dont une équipée d’un led lumineux). Il comporte de nombreux points de sécurité qui font de lui parmi les U les plus solides des États unis.

www.kryptonitelock.com

Compete. Share. Compare. Challenge. Prove you’re fast

Key Points

• What: World’s tallest building since 2009
• Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
• When: 2004 – 2010
• Description: Antenna spire: 828 m; Roof: 739 m
• Cost: $1.5 billion

The Burj Khalifa includes residences, offices, a hotel and an observation deck on the 124th floor. The world’s tallest building was developed by Emaar Properties. The tower is 320 metres taller than Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which had held the title of world’s tallest building since 2004, the year when the project was announced.

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Comparison Burj Khalifa with other famous Sky Scrapers

Burj Khalifa, Dubai © 2011 Azeem Azeez

La Burj Khalifa (en arabe : برج خليفة, tour de Khalifa), appelée Burj Dubaï jusqu’à son inauguration, est un gratte-ciel situé à Dubaï (Émirats arabes unis), devenu le 27 mars 2008 la plus haute structure du monde. Sa hauteur finale, atteinte le 17 janvier 2009, est de 828 mètres. Elle doit former le cœur d’un nouveau quartier : Downtown Burj Khalifa. Son inauguration et ouverture partielle ont eu lieu le 4 janvier 2010. (WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM)

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Bjarke Ingels studied architecture in Copenhagen and in Barcelona, receiving his diploma in 1999. From 1998-2001 he worked for Office of Metropolitan Architecture and Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam.
In 2001, Bjarke Ingels returned to Copenhagen to set up the architectural practice PLOT together with Belgian OMA colleague Julien de Smedt. The company rapidly achieved success, receiving significant national and international attention for their inventive designs. Their first major achievement was the award-winning VM Houses in Ørestad, Copenhagen, in 2005. Despite its success, PLOT was disbanded in January 2006 and Bjarke Ingels created Bjarke Ingels Group, BIG Source: (WIKIPEDIA)

Selected projects

VM houses – Copenhagen (2005) © BIG, photo Johan Fowelin

Danish Pavillon in Shanghai Expo 2010 – BIG

LEGO Towers by Bjarke Ingels Group (2007)

In Progress

Islamic centre and museum in Tirana, Albania (2011) by Bjarke Ingels Group

National Gallery of Art – Nuuk, Greenland (2011) by Bjarke Ingels Group

TEK Building – Taipei, Taiwan (2011) by Bjarke Ingels Group

Shenzen Energy Mansion – Shenzen, China (2009) by Bjarke Ingels Group

Key Points

• What: A temporary restaurant on an island on the Seine
• Architect: 1024 Architecture (Pierre SCHNEIDER and François WUNSCHEL)
• When: 2011
• Description: Build with scaffolding and shipping containers
• Where: île Seguin, Paris

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Les grandes Tables © Alfred Cromback pour L'Express Styles

Les grandes Tables © 1024 Architecture

Un restaurant bio et éphémère, implanté dans un jardin de préfiguration, pour accompagner la re-construction d’une ile chargée d’histoires…
Une architecture qui doit pouvoir disparaitre sans laisser de traces…
Un lieu de rencontre qui a pour vocation d’ammorcer une ré-occupation du lieu…
1024 ARCHITECTURE

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• Where: CENTRE POMPIDOU-METZ
• When: 7 October 2011 – 30 July 2012
• How much: Public price : 7€ (tarif unique)

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec at the Centre Pompidou-Metz – 2011

Bivouac is the first major exhibition in France dedicated to the work of French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.