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…
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Photo: Jordan Provost © 2009
The stretch of Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery is no stranger to design. It’s cobblestone road can lay claim to a surfeit of attractive shops and home to the… read more »

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Bright Lyons is a colorful mixture of art and furniture, specializing in mid-century modern furniture. Owner Paul Bright was a former gallery owner from Ontario Canada dealing in art and… read more »
Spoonbill & Sugartown is an authentic independent bookstore and a destination for new ideas. You’ll appreciate that every title here feels hand-selected. read more »
If you want a pint of beer, a shot of vodka or a glass of wine, there are hundreds of bars you could go to. But if you’re looking for… read more »
Vitsœ and Kinfolk Bicycle Company invite you to join them in a celebration of good, lasting design. Kinfolk frames, hand-built in Japan, epitomize the art of craftsmanship; like Vitsœ shelves,… read more »
“Living better, with less, that last longer” is Vitsœ’s motto. For more than 50 years, the company has been producing the popular 606 shelving system designed by Dieter Rams. Very… read more »
Ain’t it Cool News released a massive interview with Spike Jonze today. Speculation and rumors about whether Where the Wild Things Are would see the light of day… read more »
In design circles Dieter Rams is considered to be one of the most influential industrial designers in the post war era. Rams’s notoriety reemerged with his work for the <a… 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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