Join Maestro and Jonathan Mannion as they spend an afternoon at Mannion studios digging through past, present & future works of the seasoned photographer including the likes of Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Usher, Aaliyah and many others.

Photographer Todd Selby’s latest adventure in Tokyo brings him to the home of another influencer of our generation, and fellow photographer, Yasumasa Yonehara. In the feature we see much of Yone’s familiar content including girls, cameras, and gear. We also have a quick look at another sample of the Eric So x Yone figure. Enjoy the full feature and Q & A here.

A selection of photos from The Selby’s visit with Yasumasa “Yone” Yonehara follow after the jump.

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Felipe Lima produced a video celebrating the launch of Incase and Arkitip’s fifth installment of the Curated by Arkitip project with famed Paris graffiti artist André. You can see the accompanying cases here.

In this episode Maestro takes the ferry into the city to visit his friend Anoma, fashion director for Complex magazine and experiences a new and different day in New York City.

As part of Riviera’s Design Series Casa Surf Project, Eve Lowey of Studio Chameleon joined forces with former world champion skateboarder and owner of etnies Pierre Andre Senizergues on a signature Skate Room. Hailing back to its roots in skateboarding and all that encompasses the culture, the movement, curves and shapes in the design of the room reflect the passion of etnies.

Highlights include the Chicken’s bowl sink, shoe scrap headboard, reversed shadow box wheel mirror, skate free mini bar, “Graffiti Malibu” art piece and an original art creation by Mike Manzoori titled “It’s Not Where You’re Going, It’s How You Get There.” The room also offers an eco twist on design, reviving discarded items and ultimately spreading a message of lightening your eco impact, one footprint at a time.

The ocean view hotel room is located in Laguna Beach, California in Casa Del Camino Hotel, and will open to rent starting this weekend. And that’s not all. For the first year of room rentals, La Casa Del Camino Hotel is giving a portion of the room rate to etnies charity of choice: Global Green, USA. Go PAS!

Photographer The Selby pays visit to Nike Global Energy Marketing Director Fraser Cooke’s home in Tokyo. The full photo set can be seen here, while a Q&A is forthcoming.

More images of Fraser Cooke at home in Tokyo after the click.

The latest edition of Walrus TV features an interview with Ryan McGinness from the “The Run Up” DVD. Enjoy.

The notion of authenticity plays a central role in how things are sold and marketed to the niche we cover on Highsnobiety. Without going too in depth, it’s safe to say the “street culture” scene has grown from a grouping on of interrelated pursuits which adapted certain cultural products (e.g., the Timberland boot), to one that corporate entities wish to adopt. This comes as no surprise, I’m sure, but it still raises a lot of provocative questions.

For me, these questions often center on intent. Campaigns directed towards the niche traditionally follow a form involving key “influencers” and well-known products. Collaborations, which we’ve touched upon before, are an example. But there are also campaigns that build more deeply through the “influencer” model, and as such dig more directly into the way we consume information and think about the people who inhabit our space.

We’ve already seen several high-profile Japanese designers tackle the mundane for Isetan’s Art Convenience Store (fragment pens, Mastermind umbrellas), but this one takes the cake for most unusual. Jun Takahashi of Undercover worked with Ginbis on a collaborative box of Animal Crackers. The packaging portrays the different animals in a realistic setting, while each cracker is branded with the animal’s name. Interestingly enough, Ginbis prints their biscuits in English, giving the Japanese a head start on vague animal shape naming. Now available at Cliffedge.

More looks at the Undercover x Ginbis Animal Crackers after the click.

Ricky Powell interviews SSUR (and its sub-brands Rebel Ape and Caviar Cartel) founder Ruslan Karablin. This footage stems from Upper Playground’s “Dithers” DVD. Enjoy.