Trees Cut from Shopping Bags

L’artiste japonais Yuken Teruya a décidé de détourner avec talent l’usage premier de ces sacs de grandes marques, pour ensuite y dessiner la silhouette d’arbres. Un message environnemental alliant sensibilsation et esthétique du plus bel effet detournant des sacs Cartier ou encore Ladurée.

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CH Gift Guide: The Insomniac: Lucid dreaming masks, handwoven hammocks, booze and more to help your favorite night owl get some rest

CH Gift Guide: The Insomniac


Garbage trucks, construction noise, emergency emails from the boss, unbearably sweltering summers and freezing winters, constant traveling for work—even if you don’t suffer from chronic insomnia, getting a good, restful night of sleep these days feels like a rare occurrence. What could be more thoughtful than offering the gift of…

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Retrosuperfuture NYC: Our interview with the trio behind the cult Italian eyewear brand’s new NYC flagship and first-ever brick and mortar store

Retrosuperfuture NYC


by Leemor Rhodes Retrosuperfuture (RSF)—the Italian label behind Super sunglasses—celebrated the much-anticipated opening of its first brick and mortar shop with a flagship store in downtown New York City….

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Ink, Beijing: The Hong Kong-based men’s concept store brings its anti-commercial, underground yet high fashion labels to Beijing

Ink, Beijing


It’s easy to imagine how important the concept of VIP is in a country where individuality is easily lost in an immense multitude of people. Among Chinese men, the older generations are still quite status-oriented and fashion is often simply a tool used…

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Studio Visit: Lorraine Kirke of Geminola: The former interior designer dyes and upcycles vintage dresses for her boutique, all from her West Village home

Studio Visit: Lorraine Kirke of Geminola


Throughout the first floor of Lorraine Kirke’s West Village apartment, dresses are squeezed into every imaginable nook and cranny—hung on antique cabinets and the stair railing, filling up multiple rooms—which are complemented by paintings (mostly portraits of women) that fill up nearly any…

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Barlow: Collector-turned-retailer sells hand-picked vintage wares online and at an NYC store

Barlow


Vintage isn’t just a passing craze; for many, it’s a lifestyle. People traverse the globe looking for one-of-a-kind items for their wardrobe and home that fall outside the spectrum of what’s on offer in most stores. Now, longtime collector Julie Janklow is bringing…

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CO Everywhere App: Follow social activitiy in any area around the world with this location-specific service

CO Everywhere App


At times—even in NYC—it can feel like nothing is happening nearby. To keep you connected CO Everywhere lets users tap into any area, whether you’re physically there or not. The…

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Interview: Dario Mastroianni of Moto-Quartiere: The epicenter of all things motorcycle in the heart of Milan

Interview: Dario Mastroianni of Moto-Quartiere


by Heather Stewart Feldman From a distance it looks like any other city block in Milan, but a closer look reveals it’s anything but average. Rapidly taking shape in the heart of the Isola neighborhood of North Milan is Europe’s first …

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City Guides Spotlight: Nashville: The “Silicon Valley of the music business” offers creative food and experiences to match its shiny vinyl records

City Guides Spotlight: Nashville


Sponsored content: Dubbed “the Silicon Valley of the music industry” by The Atlantic, Tennessee’s capital is where artists from Elvis Presley to the Kings of Leon—and even Bob Dylan—have recorded albums. The residents of Nashville made music history when they…

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City Guides Spotlight: Boston: Our favorite spots in one of America’s most historical cities

City Guides Spotlight: Boston


Sponsored content: Title Town, Bean Town—whatever your preferred moniker for New England’s capital city, Boston has plenty to offer both permanent residents and its ever-present tourist population. One of the country’s oldest cities, tradition meets modernity in many surprising…

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