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

Textile & Objects shop 1961

Photo: Todd Webb courtesy of máXimo

Meet the Neuharts

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 »

Multiple Visions A Common Bond exhibit

Photo: Dana Johnston

El Encanto de un Pueblo (The Magic of People)

Brooklyn welcomed Dana and me on November 7th, 2004 to a sublet apartment with a sheet-less bed and the haunting noise of radiator piping. We arrived with 2 suitcases and… read more »

Blog

Maharam Agenda

Photo: Lars Muller Publishers

Maharam Agenda

Textiles from the 60s and 70s designed by Alexander Girard, George Nelson, and Charles and Ray Eames might have been forgotten, if not for Maharam. This century old… read more »

Sanna Annukka designed textiles for Marimekko. Ihmemaa (“Wonderland”), Taikamylly (“Magic mill”),  Onnen helmet (“Pearls of Fortune”).

Photo: Marimekko

Annukka and Marimekko

Collaborations when done correctly can be a beautiful thing. That’s why we’re pretty excited about the team up between Finish-British illustrator/designer Sanna Annukka and Marimekko. The… read more »

Spoonflower

Photo: Sara D. Davis for The New York Times

Spoonflower

Textile design has always been a great source of inspiration. Alexander Girard, Josef Frank, Emilio Pucci, and Deadly Squire are just a few major talents who found unique voices in… 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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