Fred Perry x Liberty: Full of spring

Fred Perry has become the tart of the polo shirt world. No sooner has it jumped into bed with one brand than it's galavanting off into the sunset with another.

We're only into March and already we've had Fred Perry x Stussy and now Fred Perry x Liberty, with the Blank Canvas collection. This is an altogether more blousey effort, utilising as it does Liberty's trademark floral prints, and as such is the perfect accompaniment to a spring with blooms on the trees and hayfever up the nose.

Take the subtle approach with a black or white polo with the print restricted to the placket or go full on with the all over paisley floral print in case you need to cover up the fact that you've just snotted all over your chest.

Oh the joys of spring.

Via Selectism

Aston Martin Cygnet: No joke

There was talk of this Aston Martin compact months ago, and I couldn't work out whether they were being serious about it.

So here it is. There is no need to adjust your computer screen. It actually is supposed to be that shape. This is the Cygnet, Aston's answer to a future with not much in the way of petrol and presumably no room to drive a DB9.

Where Porsche went all out and delivered a hybrid supercar, Aston's answer to a concept car fit for an oil-free future is a Toyota IQ with some badges and grills stuck on it. It looks like the budget didn't stretch to the wheels.

There is talk that this creation will only be available to owners of grown-up Astons, as a sort of city runabout, presumably.

Whether any Aston Martin owners will put up with the indignity of zipping around in a ponced-up IQ remains to be seen.

All the same, I'd have one, if I was given it. But I'd have the accelerator pedal checked out first.

Via Freshness via Autoblog

Icarus Leviathan: Two wheels good

Who needs a fuel efficient Porsche when you can ride around on a bike like this instead? None of that pesky traffic to worry about and more wind in your hair than a blowdry.

The Icarus Leviathan is a concept bike built by the guys at Icarus frames as a kind of side project. You know, something they knocked up in their lunch hour.

It combines a track racing geometry with full road race gearing, with time trial bars and more carbon than an F1 car (actually that's probably not true).

But the real stand out feature is the lack of a seat tube. It's unclear whether this serves any purpose other than making you stop and stare. But with a bike this good looking, that has to be a bonus in itself.

Via GQ.com

Porsche 918 concept: Milkfloats have come a long way

OK I do prefer to bike everywhere, but I would still own a Porsche, given half a chance. It's just that there's something about them. All curves and round bits which make them a bit more loveable than your average supercar.

But first there's the price to consider. And the fuel consumption. They haven't tended to veer towards the economical, until now.

Because this is perhaps the most fuel efficient Porsche ever. Unless you count remote controlled ones.

This 918 Spider is powered by a part-electric V8, kicking out 500hp but which still gives you 94 miles to the gallon.

Before you get too excited, this is a concept car, so even if you could afford it you'd have a long wait before you could buy it.

All the same, it might be worth the wait to experience hair-raising speed from technology that began in a milkfloat. Now that's progress.

Via Freshness

Futura: The Lego pieces

It must be great being a recognised artist. Once you reach that status where people actually want to buy what you create you have a free rein to go off and do just about anything you want and call it art.

Take Futura. Perhaps one of New York's better-known graffiti artists, after a spell in the army which couldn't have been much fun, he has spent much of his career doing what he likes and then selling it.

Using this very mantra he has, in no particular order, painted subway cars, walls and anything that gets in the way, provided the artwork for Unkle, produced his own clothing line, and done countless other things I probably don't even know about.

This time he's decided to play with some Lego. I mean who wouldn't? Especially when you can build stuff like train sets and alien assault rifles.

Ever felt you're missing out on something?

ALIEN ASSAULT RIFLES COURTESY OF LENNY MCGURR & LEGO. from tabatha mcgurr on Vimeo.

Via Freshness via Slamxhype

Banksy sprays for the Sunday Times: Location, location

So has anyone found the Banksy piece he did for the Sunday Times? That looks like a reasonably well looked after camera to me, so it must be located somewhere worth watching. Either that or the camera is fake.

And if you watch the video of the making of the piece here, you can definitely see that it has been done under some arches, maybe around some of the old dock warehouses near the Thames.

I've got a hunch where this might be. While I investigate I'll leave you to read the Sunday Times article and watch the video yourself.

Of course I could also be making a complete fool of myself here. If the location of this is common knowledge, don't hesitate to let me know.

Hardgraft leather iPhone case

I still haven't got an iPhone. It isn' t that I don't want one, it's just that my Blackberry is still chugging along fine and my six-year-old iPod is like an old friend I can't bear to be parted with.

So I can't justify it. Which is a shame, because along with the benefits of having every piece of technology you need in a day packaged in one sardine-tin sized lump, you can buy one of these to carry it in.

I can't say I've seen such a well put together leather pouch in quite a while. The cow it came from would be proud.

Available from Hardgraft.

Via Kineda