Studio Visit: basäder: The Brooklyn-based duo explains how they handcraft lifetime leather bags at approachable prices

Studio Visit: basäder


In the industrial business zone of East Williamsburg, Elin Johansson and Philip Antonelli (with the help of their college student assistant, Claire) squeeze into a space of 400 square feet—and that’s not including the childrenswear designer who shares the other half. The couple…

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“Genius Nicolai” by Nir Hod : The Israeli artist debuts his limited edition bust at NYC’s Paul Kasmin shop




Located just four doors down from Paul Kasmin’s white cube space on 27th street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood sits a quiet jewel-box shop that serves as the ever-evolving home of the gallery’s newest venture, the …

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Interview: Fabriano Fabbri: The Italian professor takes a phenomenological approach to contemporary fashion in his bilingual book

Interview: Fabriano Fabbri


If we exclude photographic books and classic essays, it’s difficult to find a truly interesting publication about fashion. This is not the case with “L’orizzonte degli Eventi,” or “The Event Horizon,” recently written by professor Continue Reading…

Interview: Christian Tiger School: The young South African hip-hop producers on process, influence and making it in America

Interview: Christian Tiger School


Cape Town, known for its sweeping mountainous coastline, vineyards and historical role in South African politics, is home to a young, vibrant music scene making an international impression. At the foot of Table Mountain, Luc Veermeer and Sebastiano Zanasi—aka recordOutboundLink(this,…

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Artist Darren Cullen: The dark-humoured and controversial Irish artist and his new anti-military recruitment comic

Artist Darren Cullen


by Sabine Zetteler Throughout his career, artist Darren Cullen has forced his audience to question their views of social acceptability and culpability. Citing the “Spitting Image Komic Book” as one of the most formative influences on…

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Korshun Footwear: Shoes made without any glue or stitches fashionably merge style with sustainability

Korshun Footwear


by Dora Haller Dutch footwear designer Anna Korshun creates leather shoes that don’t require any glue or stitches. Almost magically constructed, the upper and outer soles are clicked together and…

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Interview: Kent Bakke of La Marzocco: Learning about the history and future of espresso in a conversation with the CEO behind one of the world’s most beloved espresso machines

Interview: Kent Bakke of La Marzocco


Named after the fiercest predator of the animal kingdom, La Marzocco—which translates to lion in Italian—is aptly known for their roaring, state of the art espresso machines. But at the factory in Tuscany, things are anything…

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Randy Mamola and Riders for Health: The racing legend brings motorcycles to Africa to increase accessibility to medical care

Randy Mamola and Riders for Health


by Katharine Erwin Randy Mamola is undoubtedly one of the greatest racers to never actually win a world championship. A crowd-pleasing racer with a heart of gold, Mamola’s best known moment was in 1985 with Moto…

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Interview: Michael Chen of Aloha Sunday: The co-founder of the San Diego-based boutique discusses the contemporary men’s market and gives us an exclusive preview of their F/W ’13 lookbook

Interview: Michael Chen of Aloha Sunday


It’s potentially easier to spot a killer whale off San Diego’s coast than to find a one-stop men’s clothing store that features up-and-coming local designers—at a reasonable price. Seeing the void in the market in the area,…

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Interview: Aldo Bakker: The Dutch designer on material, process and his family’s extensive history

Interview: Aldo Bakker


by Stefano Caggiano Designs by Aldo Bakker look quite different from designs by his father Gijs Bakker who, in 1993 founded—with Renny…

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