Media mogul George Kravis has been collecting beautiful objects for years now. Having owned several radio stations at one stage in his life he now sits on the board of the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa Oklahoma, where a portion of his incredible collection resides. His specialist subject is early to mid twentieth century American industrial design, particularly those streamlined objects that came out of the depression era.

As Coolhunting describes “it was a movement based on endowing basic, domestic objects with a sleek, aerodynamic style that belied an optimistic interpretation of the future”. From radios to lamps, furniture to kitchen gadgets, these incredible products hark back to a time when form was as important as function. To see a small selection of George’s collection check out the ‘Stamps of approval’ exhibition at the Smithsonian Castle, Washington D.C until 29 April 2012.

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Our homies at Cool Hunting get a nice exclusive on some of the wears to expect on the folks “caring” for you over at the new Ace Hotel in New York.

Beyond offering affordable comfort and style, Ace Hotels distinguish themselves by integrating into the culture of their home city. Our recent visit to the Ace NYC proved no different—the property embraces a deep history of art, music and design that speaks to New York originality. The Ace perspective on NYC style even shows up in their staff uniforms, compiled from iconic New York staples and thoughtful designer collaborations.

A few more views of the Ace Hotel New York Uniforms after the jump.

Chrono-heads take notice! A Longines Watch once worn by Albert Einstein is up on the auction block at Antiquorum. As Cool Hunting describes. "We think this gold Longines watch is probably one of the more interesting objects you could own from Albert Einstein. He once said, ‘the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one.’ Too bad we can’t ask him what a real timepiece should look like. We love it.

Cool Hunting reports on the opening of Tretorn’s first New York City Store at 150 Spring Street. "The 1300 square-foot new Soho shop, only the second flagship worldwide (the first opened in D.C. last year), is something to get excited about too, featuring Tretorn’s apparel and footwear lines, as well as bikes, boats and other "lifestyle" products."

Coolhunting brings us some luggae goodness (and you know how we love the luggage). "J. Crew has been making some surprisingly well-executed forays into the luxury market as of late and the latest such unexpected product is a collaboration with the British maker of hand-made traveling cases and trunks, Globe-Trotter. Though the New York-based clothier isn’t the first to team up with Globe-Trotter (see the Conran shop’s 2007 offering), their partnership goes further introducing a six-piece line of luggage in a gorgeous black and tan colorway with gold hardware."

1800$US for the J. Crew Globe-Trotter Luggage.