by Chris Force | Feb 12, 2020 | Design
It was 1977. At the Consumer Electronics Show, then held in Chicago, the world’s first personal computer, the Commodore PET, was announced. Apple Computer was incorporated. Star Wars hit the movie theaters, and Harley-Davidson released the very first Low Rider...
by Chris Force | Feb 5, 2020 | Design
Illustrator Claudia Chanhoi (known to her Instagram faithful as BrainXEyes) creates bawdy images that pop with color, humor, and sharp perspectives on contemporary dating and gender mores. Her work—think suggestive pickles, cartoonishly glistening butts, disembodied...
by Chris Force | Jan 13, 2020 | News
CES, “the global stage for innovation,” attracted more than 170,000 attendees this year in Las Vegas. The event hosted more than 4,500 exhibitors over 2.9 million square feet in a seemingly never-ending ocean of gadgets both practical and ridiculous. Smart home...
by Chris Force | Dec 13, 2019 | Products
“When we started thinking about the Electrified S2, founder Ties Carlier and I tried to understand car users in a city context. We talked a lot about something that is as easy to leave on the streets as a car without needing a big lock. Something that makes you not...
by Chris Force | Dec 9, 2019 | Design
If you were interested in fast cars in the ’90s there’s a good chance you rarely even saw the Toyota Supra Mk.4. Released in ’93 with chart-topping performance, advanced technology, and the massively capable 2JZ engine, the car failed to resonate with American buyers....
by Chris Force | Nov 14, 2019 | Insights
As we agonized over putting the final touches on Sixtysix Issue #3 (and let’s be honest, by “final touches” I mean completely reorganizing and frantically re-editing entire sections of the book while drowning in self-doubt), I found my creative process, the one that...
by Chris Force | Nov 7, 2019 | Travel
Somehow Berlin escaped us. Sitting patiently at the top of our to-visit list, it seemed to always slide further down the calendar. Despite countless friends, colleagues, and music, design, and culture fans raving about trips there, be it for vacation or work, we just...
by Chris Force | Sep 27, 2019 | Travel
There’s a moment in Bennett Miller’s film Foxcatcher where billionaire John du Pont introduces wrestler Mark Schultz—played by Channing Tatum—to Liseter Hall Farm, a stunning 440-acre wrestling facility. It’s a quick scene, and even though Channing’s character is...
by Chris Force | Jul 16, 2019 | Studio Tours
“So, what you’re telling me is you don’t know what you like, or why you like it, you just know what you like when you see it?” This, hurled at me by an overeducated, under-successful graduate school art professor, hit me dead between my eyes. “Um, yeah,” I replied. My...
by Chris Force | Jul 9, 2019 | Products
We recently gathered up some of our favorite guilty pleasures from around the world, from a candle that uncannily captures the scent of a fireplace—courtesy of a cultishly adored perfume house—to the perfect slim-cut leather jacket designed by one of the best indie...
by Chris Force | May 23, 2019 | News
Sixtysix magazine is back with our sophomore print issue, delving further into “the craft of creativity” with living legends and emerging voices of the global design community. The nearly 200-page issue is available worldwide now. The Spring/Summer 2019...
by Chris Force | Apr 30, 2019 | Design
If you’ve ever seen an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, you’ve experienced Kelli Miller’s handiwork. The motion designer helped create the memorable, encyclopedia-inspired show open for the HBO late-night critical favorite. Kelli’s also designed title...
