Uber-cool brand Alife recently launched an online store where you can get some of their signature sneakers, jeans, shirts, hats, jewelry and more. This brand is a serious trend setter and with an online shop now they’re surely going to blaze into new midwestern kid territory. If you’re in the city make sure to check out the new 158 Rivington Street store, it’s great.

The website says “The most radical artist taking on the most thrilling BMW”– promotion aside I found the Z4byJD, or Z4 by Joshua Davis project to be incredibly interesting. Only a few years ago production of the Z4 seemed impossible– the body curves were ‘too much’, and interior ‘too complex’. NYC based Joshua Davis applied his algorithmic based graphic design style to create maps of the car based on original algorithms. His algorithms, as the site explains, deconstruct reality and reconstruct it at random. Matrix like, eh? All explanation aside, check out the site and the gallery– the results are really quite fascinating. Limited edition signed prints are also for sale, check them out!

I saw a prototype of these a few years ago at an outdoor retailer trade show– and loved what I saw. The climber in me was giddy to see them again on the internet with a final date of availability– March 1st. The Vibram Fivefingers shoe/sandal is like a glove for your foot– get that gecko-like grip anywhere while protecting your feet with the freedom of moving your toes! Via Designbot