Friday Top Five:: 02.04.22
Each week our ‘Friday Top Five’ segment, we feature five things we thought were interesting, notable, or culturally significant. This week we are showcasing stories on new tech, places to go to get some joe, wine, pizza, watches, and sneakers. To say this episode has it all is an understatement
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Story-1:: The Freestyle
Overview: Maybe my favorite new piece of technology. It is essentially a Portal Speaker / Light Show / Move screen. Its like if your Sonos Roam was a TV.
The 180 degree design gives you the flexibility to point, play and enjoy a big screen experience.
The projector optimizes screen size, auto-focuses, and levels the image even when pointed on an angle.
Access your streaming apps, listen to your favorite playlist, use voice assistants.
The speaker sound waves in every direction for a deeply immersive and cinematic audio experience.
Link: samsung.com
Story-2:: Same Write, Different Watch
Overview: UNDONE comes together with one of the world’s most prolific street artists, Kevin Lyons, for a unique monstrous collection showcasing, of his signature Monster characters.
NDONE x Kevin Lyons Limited Boxset Edition is a colorful parade of Kevin Lyons’ artistic vision. The dial specially paired with a fluorescent pink second hand to give the dial that final pop of color. The UNDONE x Kevin Lyons Limited Edition will be limited to 300 pieces worldwide and will come paired with your personal Kevin Lyons monster mural (Both serialized)
Who is Kevin Lyons
Known for his signature brand of doodle-style monsters; Kevin Lyons is a creative director, designer, illustrator and typographer who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. As a creative director and artist, Kevin Lyons has worked with the biggest streetwear and sportswear names.
Birth of the Monsters
Lyons has been doodling his Monsters for years, but with the support from his kids, he began exhibiting his work, which eventually led to a show at colette in the early aughts. Although his colorful and emotive Monsters represent various facets of his personality, they have the power to resonate with people worldwide.
From Streetwear to Wristwear
Lyons’ artwork and Monsters have appeared worldwide from New York to Paris to Japan, with the likes of Nike, Converse, adidas, Burton Snowboards, Stüssy, Vans, and many more... from murals to backpacks to snowboards, and now to your wrist.
Link: Undone.com | IG - @klyonsnatborn
Story-3:: Same Animal, But a Different Beast
Overview: Prairie Bar and Espresso has been around my areas for as long as I have lived here. Offering locals the opportunity to get a solid cup of coffee, chill out in a grape vined covered alleyway, and sort of hit pause for a minute and chill out. Fast forward, they have opened a new indoor location on the same block that is equal parts coffee and bar. With red-hot coffee, solid tunes playing in the background, and a chilled staff. this has become my go-to spot from ~8:42 - 9:21 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Once they get their full liquor licenses, look out, it will be next to impossible to pull me of away from the place.
Links: IG - @prairiebarandespresso | Facebook
Story-4:: Intro to Wine for Normal People
Overview: Today's video is all about wine! Wine can be intimidating, so I wanted an accessible intro for normal people - you know, the common person. Normal people! We've all seen videos of people sniffing and saying words that don't make sense. Those are not normal people. Impressive, maybe - but not normal. Anyway, I decided to sit down and have some fun tasting six wines with Az - three white, three red. The wine world is much more expansive than that, but this will be a good starting point. So grab some friends, grab some glasses, and crack open some new bottles of wine. Cheers!
If you're still wanting spirits, check out my collection on Curiada! 👉 https://bit.ly/spiritsanders
Get 50% OFF your first box of wine at Bright Cellars! 👉 https://www.brightcellars.com/anders50
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Story-5:: One Guy Changed My Pizza Game Forever
Overview: The Karu 16 is the the first and only pizza oven to be ‘Recommended for Domestic Use’ by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, the acclaimed international authority on true Neapolitan pizza.
Links: https://prohomecooks.com/recipes/a-master-class-in-neapolitan-pizza-making-full-breakdown/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjsCEJ8CWlg
Story-5+:: Notre X Van’s Take-2
Overview: In celebration of our Notre x Vans Vault OG Style 36 LX collection launch they are hosting a pop-up cafe in partnership with local Chicago roasters Metric Coffee. Please join them for complimentary coffee and matcha, available for dine-in and take-out.
February 3rd - 6th
Thursday - Saturday: 11AM - 3PM
Sunday: 12PM - 3PM
Link: Notre-Shop.com
