With this kayak you can take the Sealup rain coat from our previous story and enjoy a long time fishing experience. Designed and manufactured by Heritage company, this modern boat is the ultimate fishing kayak. The FeatherLite 12 is a one of the kayaks, which Heritage produces now. Company based in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA represents the marriage of modern technology and sophisticated materials with timeless proven traditional design elements.

Here is a text about this kayak from Heritage.

Do you want to catch even BIGGER FISH? The FeatherLite 12 Angler is a "stretched" version of the FeatherLite Angler with extra hull speed so it will take you less effort to get to those secret offshore fishing spots. It offers better load capacity for larger fishermen, or those carrying extra gear. The boat also features the new DVCTM (drains, vents, cushions) Seating System for maximum comfort while relaxing during a full day on the water. The perfect fishing platform for anglers of all sizes. It has a large, open non-confining cockpit, two rod holders, paddle tether for quick casting, adjustable foot braces, two end carry handles, bow storage webbing, built-in flotation, a stern hatch and cargo chamber, along with a molded skeg.

Italian company Sealup was founded in 1935 in Milan. The Factory is specializing in production of highly quality rainwear. During 1950s and 1960s, the label became one of the best garment-makers in Italy with respect worldwide. Today the firm is run by Filippo Chiesa and his sister Cristina. The current collection includes all type of raincoats for gentlemen as well as for ladies.

We love the atmosphere of the firm and its connection of the work wear style with luxury and high fashion. It illustrates company`s vintage style logo with head of the seaman smoking the pipe and wearing the classic rain sea cap, too.

We have here very special guest editor now. ECAL graduate Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron show us his recent project of Razor set. Together with OKOLO he presents here the whole process from inspiration to the final product, which became one of the best graduation project this year.

"The main idea of the project was to take inspiration in shaving accessories we were using in the early 50's and make an actual design who would respect the spirit and pleasure of shaving we've lost in today's shaving products.

The set is composed of a manual trimmer for beard and mustache, a razor and a shaving brush. It is designed to be as simple as possible and heavy-duty to be durable. Trimmer and razor can be disassembled easily to be cleaned or to change the blade. The razor works with safety blades such as Derby and Personna. The shaving brush has an angle to let the hairs dry properly. The three are made of stainless steel with a black pvd coating."

Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron

Thanks Jacques very much for the collaborative editorial!

This weekend OKOLO is traveling to Zürich, The Switzerland. In the context of it, we post here one extraordinary design from Zürich, too. Hanging lightning fixture from the Kongresshaus was designed in 1937 by architect Max Ernst Haefli (1901 - 1976). Author of the whole building is the important representer of the international modernist style in Switzerland.

Design of the chandelier for the Kongresshaus is the elegant and decorative version of the functionalist principles of the time. Its organic free-form shape foreruns style of the Italian lightning design in the 1950s of the companies such as Arredoluce, Arteluce or Stilnovo.

There is the work of the another famous modernist architect, Arne Jacobsen (1902 - 1971). His Texaco gas station is one of his greatest design and icon of the Danish functionalist architecture. Built in 1936, the station in Skovshoved, Denmark, was the prototype of the ideal, minimalist architectural form for the exact function. This time as a functional building/machine for the selling gas. The original virtuoso drawing presents Texaco gas station as an idyllic picture from modern everyday life, which was the important inspiration for the modernist architects in this time.

In the year 1929, one of the most famous architects, Le Corbusier (1887 - 1965) designed the prototype of the small organic shaped car. The amazing vehicle is the father of the Volkswagen Beetle or The Mini Cooper and grandfather of the Smart. We don`t know something more about the project. Please, if you know something about it, send us the info on astech@seznam.cz.

Our third edition of Active style guide is here. This time we recommend you to stay at the garden for the late autumn working in it. OKOLO selection of products and fashion creates from work fun only. Outdoor you have to prepare for the winter nature sleep and in the glasshouse you can continue with growing your favorite products. The best it would be in the unique glasshouse in the garden of Lednice chateau which we visited some weeks ago.

The Teflon Scissors represent the best from Japanese steel craft. Made by Hayashi Cutlery, company specializing in production of scissors and cutlery, The Teflon is a re-design of the classic Allex Office Scissors series which won Good Design Award in 1974, and Long Selling Good Design Prize in 1990. This version has a teflon coating creates a non-stick surface. It is useful when cutting masking tape for example.

These strange looking stylized hands are the fine crafted drink stirrers by legendary manufacture Carl Auböck from Vienna, Austria. More sculptural decorative items than functional drink stirrers, the objects are made out of brass with nickel surface. The design originates from 1950s.

Family of Auböcks was ranked among the intellectual and creative society of Vienna since the19th century, when the first Carl Auböck founded there the metal workshop. After that his son Carl (1900 - 1957) invented the typical Auböck design style, which culminated during 1950s in decorative modernist work include all from hooks to lamps and chairs.

These drink stirrers represent not so typical work by Auböck. More from production of the company in the future on the blog.

There is the another contemporary lightning design. This time by Andreas Engesvik, former partner of Norway Says studio from Oslo, Norway. Called Shelf lamp, the light is made out of pine base and lacquered metal shade. Very simple design with very nice aesthetic and function.