Retro

“Too Cool” for the Internet

Today’s sleek devices have relegated these pioneers to museum displays and nostalgic Instagram posts. The speed of technological evolution makes yesterday’s breakthrough tomorrow’s throwback. This journey through abandoned innovations reveals not just where we’ve been, but how quickly we move… Read More ›

Moleskine Mania

IN THE SUMMER of 1995, Maria Sebregondi was mulling over a knotty question, sailing with friends off the Tunisian coast. At thirty-six, she had already enjoyed a fruitful career, translating Marguerite Duras, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Vladimir Nabokov into Italian… More… Read More ›

GAMEBABY

Games are meant to be played with physical buttons. GAMEBABY is a phone case with built-in physical buttons that transforms your device into a retro gaming handheld. Carry it as a regular case, then flip the lower part to play…. Read More ›

Glory Days: the MiniDisc

The MiniDisc was launched in 1992 by Sony and for some it quickly became the best format for their music consumption. It was portable, the sound quality was superb and with recording capability it felt like the next evolution of… Read More ›