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Native Shoes Review

Native Shoes Review

by Chris Stenberg on 27. Jul, 2010 in Consumer Culture, Design, Fashion

Native Shoes aka. “The Hipster Croc” caught my eye prior to their release when a friend of mine at a trendy Vancouver wine bar was sporting them. “What the hell are those?” I believe was the first thing I said. They appeared to be a hybrid of the contentious Crocs holey shoe and some kind [...]

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Jeff Staple Brand RMX

Jeff Staple Brand RMX

by Chris Stenberg on 16. Jul, 2010 in Consumer Culture, Design

I had the opportunity to meet Jeff Ng (aka Jeff Staple) of Staple Design a couple of years back while I was filming an interview in New York for a market research firm and was quite taken by his poise. He’s humbly prophetic despite his somewhat legendary status in the streetwear / sneakerhead design community [...]

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Duck Cover Sneeze

Duck Cover Sneeze

by Chris Stenberg on 21. Jun, 2010 in Design, Snapshots

This H1N1 info graphic at my former university SFU is a prime example of how we communicate with each other these days. In this case sneezing into the crook of your arm is supposed to limit the spread of the disease — unless of course you rub your inner elbow onto people as you converse [...]

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Punchcard Hotel Key

Punchcard Hotel Key

by Chris Stenberg on 21. Jun, 2010 in Design, User Experience

Based on a similar concept to a traditional lock and key his hotel keycard utilizes a series of punch holes to determine entry. This is interesting for its mechnical design rather than the modern magnetic stripe or FOB touch technology. I wonder how many hotels adopted these before they were phased out. I’ve never seen [...]

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