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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Features

Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch in their studio

Photo: Rose Callahan

Roman & Williams Studio Visit

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

Alex and Companies

Alex Calderwood has a history of turning nothing into something. He looks at unloved and abandoned spaces with an optimistic eye, seeing potential to infuse them with new life, art,… read more »

Videos

Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch

Photo: Rose Callahan

Roman & Williams

“It’s a shame to only have dreams at night. You should have a few opportunities during the day.” This wistful quote from Stephen Alesch speaks volumes about the spaces he… read more »

Blog

Roman & Williams

We did some scouting several weeks ago at the offices of Roman & Williams, the design team responsible for two of the city’s biggest hotel openings this year,… read more »

Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, partners behind Roman & Williams

Photo: Rose Callahan

Roman & Williams Episode 2

It wasn’t our intention to take this long to release the second episode in our documentary series. Sometimes you just can’t rush things. Late last year we were fortunate enough… read more »

Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch

Photo: Rose Callahan

Roman & Williams Studio Visit

See more of Roman & Williams from our studio visit, photos from the shoot are all viewable now. 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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