You asked for it and you got it! The hot new AERIAL7 Phoenix headphone is coming to you this summer!

Futura has teamed up with Tokyo based bag label Crank to produce this selection of Messenger Bags. The handmade bags have been created primarily for use while cycling and feature Crank’s signature model as the canvas, utilising Futura’s Atomic Rings as detail.

When Aerial7 decided to make a collaboration headphone with a snowboard brand, the answer was YES.

Truly rider owned-and-operated, YES Snowboards is backed by David Carrier Porcheron (DCP), Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and Tadashi Fuse – four of the most respected,

After much anticipation, Burton unveils today the US Snowboard Team Uniforms for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics. This February, as the US Snowboard Team steps onto the World’s stage in Vancouver, they will look and feel unmatched with designs that speak to both individuality and heritage, key hallmarks of the Burton brand and the snowboard culture. Building on their long-standing relationship with Gore, Burton has enhanced their own unique designs with the Gore-Tex® brand.

The women's Olympic snowboarding uniform by Burton.

The men's Olympic snowboarding uniform by Burton.

The Olympic uniforms feature a fresh and progressive style while also managing to pay tribute to more classic Americana fashion staples. The pants seamlessly integrate the look of real, worn, vintage denim, and the jackets feature preppy plaids adorned with leather patches and chenille crests with both pieces incorporating the performance benefits of Gore-Tex fabric. All product development at Burton is rider driven and this Olympic outerwear is no exception. Burton held a roundtable discussion with top pro-snowboarders and Olympic hopefuls Elena Hight, Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis, Kevin Pearce, Jack Mitrani, Luke Mitrani, Steve Fisher, Scotty Lago, and Louie Vito to review design concepts for the outerwear before arriving at the final creation.

“Since its inception, Burton has been a rider driven company,” said Jake Burton, Founder and Chairman of Burton Snowboards. “For the creation of the US Snowboard Team uniform, we listened carefully to the riders’ needs and used their input to ensure that the final fit, fabrics and overall design would maximize their performances and take these riders to the podium. It was also absolutely critical to ensure these Olympic uniforms were worthy of bearing the Burton name.”

The partnership with the Gore-Tex brand, the official fabric of the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Team’s Olympic outerwear, further enhances the technical designs, enabling riders to compete in a variety of cold weather conditions. Gore-Tex fabrics combat the snow, ice, water and wind, while maintaining breathability, keeping riders drier and more comfortable.

“The Olympic team is made up of the best riders in the world and they demand the best in functionality and performance,” says Brad Hill, NA Snowsports Marketing Leader.” As the leader in technical fabrics, our number one priority at Gore is to make sure our products are best in class. By blending Burton’s unique style with the unbeatable comfort and protection found in Gore-Tex fabric we’re confident the uniforms will enable riders to stay focused on the challenges of the event itself, and not on the distractions bad weather can bring.”

Providing support for riders worldwide, Burton is supplying the official uniforms for the Chinese and Finnish snowboarding teams for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Visit online at www.burton.com.

(story: transworld snow)

Parasite eyewear the French company known for it cutting edge eyewear designs has released a new collection of googles called Astero.  Astero is the first ski goggle with a front manufactured out of metal.  The metal front gives the goggle  a very solid feel, offers some of the best ventilation we have ever seen and delivers outstanding style.

Intersideral Shield

Astero is the first ski goggle with a metal front piece, it is a real shield!  By using Metalysis to cut and engrave metal, Parasite enters a new range of aesthetical creativity. The Steelskin stainless steel alloy makes the goggle more solid, more protective and more aesthetically please to look at.

Overinjection Of  Technology

In order to make the ASTERO shield secure, Parasite covered the steel by overinjecting Polyurethane: this results in the shield’s edges being covered by plastic. The overinjection process makes metal and plastic impossible to ever separate from each other. That’s how Astero was able to make a metal shield as secure as a 100% plastic goggle.

Style Options

Astero is available in 3 different metal colors: chrome, space black, gold  and comes in 3 different engraved patterns; minimal, baroque, and techno.

astero pure with minimal pattern

astero bling with baraoque pattern

astero tech with techno pattern

Click here to view the PDF document presenting Astero technical aspects or visit the company online or email directly at parasite@parasite-design.com.

Fisticuffs with the boss could potentially be confused by some at the office as a sign of insubordination. Vigorous dancing on his desk with exotic facial contortions and frequent airborne double-bird fist pumping hand gestures while wearing Hesh headphones is probably a more diplomatic way of saying, “Leave me alone so I can rock again.”