Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Ogreen produced eyewear of a featherweight class. Their newest series, named Helium, come in at roughly half an ounce. That’s a refreshing change from some of the heavy hipster frames that have been floating out there the last six months or so. Above is the Cougar model, which comes in seven different color schemes. (Via I.D.)

Belgian designer, Dries Van Noten, brings his ready to wear looks  to market with this Spring/Summer 2009 collection. Suits and longcoats are the standouts in the collection which also offers a variety of tailored slacks cut from fabrics normally used in the construction of neckwear. The collection falls towards the proper rather than the casual, but hell, we all need to look good.

More views from the Dries van Noten Spring/Summer 2009 Collection after the jump.

Growing up, a baseball glove chair was the ultimate dream. In retrospect, the desire for a comfortable brown leather arm chair would have been more appropriate, and simply a little more refined. Peter Traag’s Sponge Chair (designed in 2004) does an odd job of combining the two feelings – refinement and exuberance. His work drapes an over-sized upholstery over a polyurethane foam injection, creating folds that are influenced by a sea sponge. In the brown leather above this works a charm. With the silver model after the jump, the jury is still out. You can get both versions of the Sponge chair from MOSS.

Duckie Brown’s Spring 2009 collection is as Mr. Blanks on men.style expresses, “Underpinning Duckie’s entire Spring collection were stretchy tops, bottoms, hoods, and little glovelets. The eccentricity of such a second-skin notion was compounded by a wide silhouette—echoes of David Byrne’s Big Suit. Boxily cut jackets were matched with trousers that were cut on the circle, or shorts that fell to below the knee.”

More views from the Duckie Brown Spring/Summer 2009 Collection after the jump.

Growing up as a competitive swimmer, I entered my fair share of long in the tooth pools and aquatic centers. Something like Les Bains des Docks by Jean Nouvel would have certainly shaved seconds off my time. Nouvel’s design for an aquatic center is part of the Port 2000 development in Le Havre, France. The center itself consists of a staggering 12 pools and all the other stuff you’d want for a fun day in the water. Dezeen has a write up from Nouvel himself on the space.

More images of Nouvel’s creation after the jump.

Not enough compartments in a bag can often be a problem. Dunlin have a creative solution for this – put compartments on every possible area. They’ve even got a laptop compartment inside the bag, which is useful for any travellers on business who don’t want their laptop bouncing around their bag. Get it from First Among Equals.

Lanvin’s Spring/Summer 2009 accessories collection includes a shopper bag made from denim, a tote in sky blue and, carrying over from the AW08 accessories collection, ties with intricate detailing. Other additions include the now standard high tops, hats, belts and sandals. Check out the rest of the collection after the jump.

Italy’s Moschino has been outfitting the masses since 1983, but they may be best known for dressing up the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino. For Spring 2009, they extend their brand to motorcycle helmets. The Moschino helmets for Spring come in two flavors – a logo helmet, and the more simply stated “Peace and Love” helmet. The images above speak for themselves in term of style. They’re unisex, so please buy two to keep your partner protected. The Moschino helmets are made in Italy and will be available in May 2009. 

Many more views of the Moschino Helmets for Spring 2009 after the jump.

The killer woven belts from Atelier LaDurance are now available in new colorways for Spring 2009. Last season’s tanned brown is now replaced with black and and an untreated vegetarian colored leather. The metal 2 prong closure remains on the classic. Only the 15oz. Corter is as appealing right now.

Get the Atelier LaDurance Woven Belts from Oi Polloi in Manchester, England, where a Portuguese guy can crash his Ferrari and become “Footballer of the Year” all in the same week.

More views of the Atelier LaDurance Woven Belts for Spring 2009 after the jump.