Marcy & Myrtle by Harbor Projects

Once intended to be just the design firm's office, this Brooklyn space is now also a cafe

by Chérmelle Edwards At the intersection of Marcy and Myrtle avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn stands a new cottage-like coffee shop of the same name, Marcy & Myrtle, by interior architecture and design build firm Harbor Projects, and one of its partners’ daughter, Shaina Schochet. Harbor Projects took over the space—which was once a tire store—with the initial intent of using it as a Brooklyn office …

Interview: Goods of Record’s Trey Sisson

The online platform goes above and beyond in sharing the stories about the people behind their American-made products

by Emily Bihl The e-commerce industry is awash with the “storytelling as a sales pitch” concept. Brands offer a few hundred words to tug on customers’ emotions just long enough for shoppers to feel the urge to click “add to cart.” What sets newcomers Goods of Record apart from this approach is that they aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty—literally. Whether trekking through a …

Caskets Become Art with Boxes of Death 5

A group exhibition on mortality, for which 50 artists alter coffin-like boxes

by Hunter Hess What started out as an art school project in the cramped basement of Seattle’s OK Hotel has quickly grown into a respected touring showcase of both rising stars and well-established figures within the art community. Already in its fifth year, “Boxes of Death” (an exhibition for which 50 artists are each given a coffin to work with) has added new venues and …