The bags themselves are minimalist but instantly recognizable by their distinctive gold-colored hardware and tongue-in-cheek brass charms.
It was then that Dillon, who started Frends in Encinitas, Calif., with a group of fellow snowboarders in 2006, turned his focus to designing the "Taylor," a cushy headset made of white lambskin and supersoft synthetic leather, finished with polished, gold-colored hardware.
Pick it up in a calming blue (with silver-colored hardware) made from a textural crosshatch leather grain to add some subtle luxury.
"Whether it's colored leather, fabric, hardware or soles, that is what guys seem to be interested in.
The spare, copper-colored shower and sink hardware, designed by Rockwell Group, was gorgeous.
The invite features the phrase "This should brighten everyone's day," along with a graphic depiction of multi-colored dots, which suggest leaks of iPhone hardware with different color casings are on the money at least.
His $2,700 safe, which was installed in March, was a custom job: it has a high-gloss, hunter green exterior finish, brass hardware and a fawn-colored velour interior.
Feeling empowered by this sisterly environment, I shoved aside the cover-ups and tried on a cream-colored maillot, $228, with clanking gold hardware at the neck that obviated that always-risky temptation to wear jewelry to the beach.
For classical and vintage doors, the best complement may be an antique bronze-colored lock such as the Dynasty Hardware RID-HER-100-12PL Ridgecrest Front Door Handleset.
Flavin's fluorescent lights, industrial hardware ordinarily, became ethereal art (colored light, making swimmy shapes) when plugged into a gallery's electrical socket.
