HYPEBEAST Weekly Staff Picks - May 30th

A fruitful week has come to a close. This week was marked by a more than average amount of events going down thrown in commemoration of upcoming Diesel and Coach stores opening new retail locations in Hong Kong. Personal highlight was probably the chance to meet a living legend in Stussy founder Shawn Stussy and hear him talk so candidly about his experiences with many influential people of today and laying the brickwork to what is before us now. All this based on the creation of an innocent brand at a time when there was no designation or classification for what Stussy represented. This week’s staff picks includes choices such as the Perspective chair, FUCT x Zippo Japan lighter and COMME des GARCON wallets.

Kevin – Perspective by Pharrell and Domeau & Pérès

I never thought I’ll be moved by a piece of furniture until I saw this piece called Perspective which is designed by Pharrell and Domeau & Pérès. In my “perspective”, the bond between a man and a women can be represented through this chair. The female legs in the front merging with the male legs in the back lets the chair stand up. Without the other, the chair cannot balance and will fall to the ground. Perspective is more like an art piece than a piece of furniture. Unfortunately, the closest thing I’ll ever get to this chair is looking at the picture before me.

Season – COMME des GARCONS 2008 Summer Wallets

I’m not exactly a fan of boring brown/black wallets, I need something with a little color in my life. Thank COMME des GARCONS for some of their classic colorful wallets complete with some new styles. The smaller zip sizes are perfect to keep a few cards and some money if you want to keep things neat and don’t want to carry too many things around.

Eugene – Zippo Japan x FUCT

I don’t smoke and really have zero use for a Zippo. However, I can’t help but feel a real sense of interest in this piece. Whenever Erik Brunetti and FUCT throw down any new design, everything seems so well thought out. I feel that few truly grasp the concept of story telling via visuals better then FUCT. His ability to convey themes and concepts are more then aesthetically pleasing but also an educational expression. Anybody can derive a theme yet putting it to a design that looks good is really a whole new ball game. On to the Zippo… although sometimes I feel generational gaps leading to disconnects with brands with strong legacies, sometimes it’s for the better as you get a full scope of interpretations over numerous periods of times. FUCT’s addressing of what the Zippo represented to the average American GI during the Vietnam War and then spinning it his own way was not only interesting but relevant to the cause at hand.