Photographer Caleb Chancey published a new zine called “Over Coat” – a 26 page photo documentation on coats and their owners.

Tim Barber’s “2001” opened last night at Primary Photographic and will be on view till June 15th.

Two of the best shops in Red Hook, Erie Basin and Saipua have teamed to work on a new project.

The late Margaret Kilgallen will have her first solo exhibit since 2005 at San Francisco’s Ratio 3. The show will run from June 24 – August 6.

Get ready for Brooklyn Flea’s food market, Smorgasburg. The market starts tomorrow and will run every Saturday throughout the summer.

A George Nelson handkerchief for Howard Miller that I never knew existed. (Via Swimsuit Department)

WNYC and L Magazine gives us a preview and a breakdown of what to look forward to during the Festival of Ideas for the New City.

Rarely do you see a sale from Comme des Garcons. This weekend they’re hosting the Comme Des Garcons New York Market Market at the Croatian Church on 504 W. 41st St.

Manhattanites with street fair envy will rejoice as the Hester Street Fair reopens for the season on Saturday.

On view now at M+B in Los Angeles are Carlo Van de Roer’s photographs, shot on a Polaroid aura camera. The result is a displacement of illuminating colors giving the portraits a ghostly rich imagery. “The Portrait Machine Project” runs through May 14th.

Mark McNairy opens a pop-up shop at Nepenthes. (via Secret Forts)

Champions don’t stop is Geoff McFetridge’s motto. Download his wallpaper from the April issue of Good Magazine and bid on one of 40 different Dunks come May 26, with all proceeds going to benefit the MOCA Foundation.

New York Gallery Week will only take place over three days this year from May 6-8th. The event will include over 60 solo gallery exhibitions and numerous events and programs.

The River to River Festival celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year and announces its lineup for the season.

The mother to the slow food movement, Alice Waters, will be speaking at New Museum’s Visionaries Series on May 23rd.

Fixed and What is looking for contributors to their second issue. Interested? Have a look.

The Levi’s Workshop opens its third installment this weekend in LA at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA this time with a focus on film making.

The Local 172 Trading Post in Tribeca stocks vintage Pendleton, Levi’s, Nautica, Polo, and others. Opens every Saturday from noon to 8.

There’s been an outpouring of support for the disastrous earthquake that occurred last month in Japan. The Hill-Side takes part in producing a woodblock print pocket square with all proceeds going towards International Rescue Committee.

Fat Beats return for one day tomorrow. They will open a pop-up shop in DUMBO to coincide with Record Store Day.

Design Week isn’t until May but Milan’s Salone, the biggest design event in the world, is just six days away. Stylepark has a list of off site events listed. Some of the biggest companies in the industry will be participating including BMW, Hermes, Vitra Design Museum, Domus, Flos Artek and many others.

Last year BBC aired a program called The Beauty of Maps, which document the history and the future in the digital space of this incredible tool. The program is not viewable in the U.S. but someone has uploaded the series on YouTube.

Braun digs into their archives and re-issues some of their classic watches and clocks from the 70’s designed by Dietrich Lubs and Dieter Rams. (via Selectism)