FEATURES

The Mast Brothers

By Tom Ran
Michael Mast and Rick Mast of Mast Brothers Chocolate

Photo: Mindy Best

The Mast Brothers Chocolate factory occupies only three rooms in a nondescript building in Williamsburg. The first doubles as a storefront that opens on the weekend to customers with much…

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Roman & Williams Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch in their studio

Photo: Rose Callahan

The partners behind Roman & Williams, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are anti minimalists. It’s apparent in the spaces they create.

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Billykirk Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories.

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RESULTS FOR "Accessories"

Retail

Photo: Cal Crary

Hollander & Lexer

Hollander & Lexer is a covert sanctuary of unique menswear and accessories located amidst the antique emporiums of Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The finely crafted clothing is enhanced… read more »

Photo: The Studio

Darr

Darr is the first collaboration of Brian Cousins and Hicham Benmira (Hollander & Lexer being their second). The store is a culmination of hours spent digging deep in the flea… read more »

Photo: The Studio

Mollusk

Building off the momentum from Mollusk San Francisco, Chris Gentil and Michael Machemer decided to expand to the East Coast. With its congested streets and urban landscape, New York City… read more »

Features

Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk Studio Visit

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories. read more »

Videos

Chris Bray and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk

Brothers Chris and Kirk Bray have been producing leather goods for the last ten years. They launched Billykirk from Los Angeles in 1999, learning their craft from a third generation… read more »

Blog

Creative Design Technology

Photo: DWR: Tools for Living

DWR: Tools for Living

DWR is expanding into the accessories market with their Tools for Living shop in Soho, set to open this Friday the 19th. It will occupy their former studio… read more »

Mister Freedom original “Swallow Series” bandanas

Photo: Mister Freedom

Sweat Rags

Bandanas, pocket squares, handkerchiefs, call them what you will, but for this weekend, they’ll be sweat rags to us. The heat wave continues through NY and it looks like LA… read more »

Painted

Photo: Courtesy of Droog

Dutch Masters

Droog has long been established as the leader of “witticism” in design, creating products that have a sense of self-awareness, humor, and functionality. What started as a tightly-knit… read more »

TOURS

The Bacon Tour

By David Tez

Photo: Staff

From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…

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The Tenenbaums

By Siobhan Vivian

Photo: Staff

The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…

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