Scott Morrison is the Sean Parker of denim. Though not as ubiquitous as facebook, Morrison has had a string of successes with the launch of Paper Denim & Cloth and…
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Photo: Daniel Bernauer
Scott Morrison is the Sean Parker of denim. Though not as ubiquitous as facebook, Morrison has had a string of successes with the launch of Paper Denim & Cloth and…
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Photo: Tuukka Koski
For years surfing in NYC was reserved for the die hards. Even though the Atlantic Ocean is minutes away, the urban density didn’t make transporting a surfboard an easy task….
Read MorePotatoes are a significant part of Swedish culture. On Cape Bjare, in the south of Sweden, the soil they grow in is referred to as farmer’s gold. The country grows…
Read MoreScandinavian Grace has opened a spacious new outpost just outside of Woodstock, NY. The store is nestled among the Catskill Mountains, and the sturdy, timeless look of Scandinavian design fits… read more »
Sisters Amy Salvini Swanson and Beth Salvini combined their talents in graphic design and fine art with their printing pedigree to form Greenwich Letterpress. read more »

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A “luddite” is one who resists progress in technology and industrialization. Luke Scarola and Rebecca Squiers have turned that resistance into a passion, creating a store that honors time-worn artifacts. read more »
James is nestled in the Prospect Heights neighborhood on the corner of St. Marks and Carlton Avenue, tucked inside a century-old brownstone. read more »

Photo: Barry Whittaker
Take the first sip of a frothy egg cream at Brooklyn Farmacy, and you instantly recognize the taste of good medicine. It helps that you are seated at a classic… read more »

Photo: Jordan Provost
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 »
We were first smitten with the work of Marilyn and John Neuhart upon discovering the handcrafted, colorful dolls that Marilyn created on commission for Alexander Girard’s Textile & Objects Shop… read more »
Philip Johnson once said that “architecture exists in time.” By this he meant that a great piece of architecture should unfold before you in procession, and reveal itself in surprising… read more »

Photo: Rose Callahan
“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 »

Photo: Mindy Best
The life of a mariner is one given over to wanderlust—the quest for adventure, crossing unseen horizons to secure precious goods—only to bring them back to their home port. This… read more »
The Scout recently took a weekend road trip up to the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. We walked in Philip Johnson’s footsteps and imagined for a minute that our… read more »
This weekend I took refuge from the city at a cozy hideout in the Catskill Mountains called Breathe Inn. After a quick tour of the house I realized… read more »
When times are troubling, I like to look at Sister Mary Corita Kent’s artwork for a dose of wisdom and hope. She was a revolutionary artist in her… read more »
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,…
Read MoreThe 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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