“One of the great challenges for all of us, is to put yourself into unusual situations, put yourself into unusual cultures where you don’t belong, put yourself amongst people who you don’t normally hang-out with and get out of your comfort zone culturally… I think that is very, very important … getting back on the streets, and getting an understanding of how young people think today.”

— John Jay
Quoted from Fast Company’s exclusive video of John Jay, global executive creative director of Wieden+Kennedy.

This week favorites on Nuji are the just released Big John x Tenue de Nîmes collaboration, a beautiful vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Precision, the Leica M7, Sea Salt Soap from the Brook Farm General Store, a lovely bag from WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie, the Work Chukka Blueberry Muleskinner 3146 from Red Wing Shoes, Aircraft, The New vision by Le Corbusier, the amazing navy blue Roberu x Blue Horizon iPhone 4 case at Miscellaneous and the must have for our trip to LA next week, Travelteq’s Travel Towels.
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As a loyal fan of the work of Mikael Kennedy we couldn’t let this unnoticed. Lendl Tellington, Ricky Leighton and Theo Constantinou of Paradigm Magazine made this lovely teaser on Mikael Kennedy and his photo series The Odyseuss.  Mikael took them on a trip back in time as he showed his photography and journals, all chronicling a journey with the American Landscape.
On Februrary 10th, Mikael will be showing ‘The Odyseuss’, curated by Paradigm Magazine, in Studio Christensen, 333 South 20th St, Philadelphia, PA. After February, ‘The Odyseuss’ will no longer be exhibited, which is a shame… So, if you are around make sure to go there!

Minimalux, a London based design brand, got some lovely items in their collection. Modern collections of desk objects, table objects and accessories all with great simplicity and splendor, made out of premium materials and lustrous finishing. Our favorite is definitely this ballpoint pen made from a single fluid sleeve of lasting solid brass. The pen is not plated or lacquered in any way, thus allowing its surface finish to change with use and age – eventually developing a rich natural patina and becoming uniquely personal to its owner. We very much like that!

Imagine, a place packed with the best dressed men from all over the world, curated by The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman. Scott did it. Last month in Florence during Pitti Uomo, he brought together 25 men, all with their own and very unique distinguished style. As Scott puts it: ‘These guys have so much in common and yet, for most of them, their paths never cross. Just imagine, someone like Gianluca, with his dreadlocks and modern-minimalist aesthetic sitting next to Lino, with his old-school Italian charm…. Mr. Kurino and Simone Righi discussing their first suit, Kanye and Terron talking about whatever it is those two super funny characters could dream up…’ Such a great idea!

Where Cyclepedia was the must-have app for bike lovers, Road Inc. is it for car-lovers. It’s is a museum like experience with fully interactive Anthology of Cars. ‘Richer than the heaviest book, deeper than a video collection, more immersive than a game, Road Inc. offers users a whole new way of experiencing this most rich and fascinating of subject areas – legendary automobiles!’ A truly ‘classic-car enthusiast dream app’ as the NY Times puts it.
The app is made by Bowyer, a group of people with some really interesting apps and projects in their portfolio. Keep an eye on them!

I just found this amazing watch, a Tudor Prince Oyster from around the 1950s. The silver dial with beautiful patina, applied gold arabic even numerals and dot markers, the gold needle hands, and a lovely brown suede strap… Dear beauty… Buy before I do! (Available at Park & Bond)

Again, as always, season after season, year after year, some fantastic imagery for the Spring/Summer collection of Libertine-Libertine. We saw the collection at Pitti and Capsule last weeks, but with this ton-sur-ton twist in the photography it gets even better! Photography by Sacha Maric, concept by Libertine-Libertine and Sacha Maric under the Art Direction of Marco Pedrollo.

If I want to feed my desire to travel I just visit Flickr and there it goes. Here are some lovely images from graphic designer and photographer Christian Pitschl from Vienna, Austria. The colors, the light, the new and unknown places and people… Just keep on going!

Days away from riding my new custom build bike by Elian Cycles (later more on that) I found these images shot for the first issue of Curves Magazine. The magazine is dedicated to Route des Grandes Alpes. A route through the Alps to the Mediterranean, crossing 16 high alpine passes on the way. Nine of these passes are at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres, including the highest road pass in the whole of the Alps, the Col de l’Iseran at an elevation of 2,770 metres. Covering a distance of some 700 kilometres, the Route overcomes a height difference of altogether 15,700 metres. It counts as one of the most breathtaking routes in the world and I just can’t wait to start riding them! Truly amazing pictures!
— Thank you Nalden for sharing!

We’re back with our Nuji Favorites. This time with Keren Brown Sunbrown L.G.R Sunglasses, the  6′ Moc Olive Mohave Red Wing Shoes 8881, Memento Watches, the new issue of Kinfolk Magazine, an amazing book on The Competition Bicycle: The Craftsmanship of Speed, Manufactum’s Leather Football, a beautiful brass paperweight set by Daniel Emma, all-time favorite Hatti the Elephant by Areawear, and the need to have for every gentleman: Groom Shoe Care Kit by La Cordonnerie Anglaise.
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Last week Maison Kitsuné released their Fall-Winter 2012 Men’s collection designed by Masaya Kuroki. ‘Imagine a very sophisticated chic man riding his bicycle in the city with a traditional outfit… The epitome of elegance! This is exactly what is running in Maison Kitsuné designer Masaya Kuroki’s head. The new Fall-Winter 2012 collection is a modern reinterpretation with a French twist of the now famous British Tweed Run, the old time cycling club! A collection suitable for work, leisure and elegant times!’ We simply love this sophisticated mix of traditional looks and street inspired details.