Angora Brick by Various Projects

Named for collaborations between the owners, Project No. 8, the latest NYC avant-boutique, carries some of their earlier projects (under the heading Various Projects) as well. The Angora Brick is an actual brick covered in hand-knit fuzzy angora, and one of many other knitted works that co-founder Elizabeth Beer conceived. A play on contrasts—softness versus hard right angles and the weight of the brick, masculinity …

Daniela Thomas and Felipe Tassara Architecture at São Paulo Fashion Week

I'm in São Paulo on behalf of Motorola for São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), which takes place in Oscar Niemeyer's modernist Bienal building. Second only to his design (see his central sweeping spiral ramp here), the temporary cardboard walls form functional and beautiful spaces within the building. Designed by São Paulo architects Daniela Thomas (renowned for her stage design) and Felipe Tassara, their aim was …

Devandervar Hoodie

In our first installment featuring a pick from the the hard-to-come-by items available at new NYC store Project No. 8, we bring you the pullover sweatshirts from Copenhagen label Devandervar. The patchwork hoodies are available in men's sizes for $120 from Project No. 8 (+01 212 925 5599).