Faris Jewelry

Minimal brass accessories referencing '90s hip-hop and mid-century modernism

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest one must find ways to deal with days spent inside due to the dominating rainfall that blankets the region. As a child, Faris Du Graf found herself drawn to design during such times, thanks to her family’s furniture business. “Alver Aalto and Mies van der Rohe were household names,” recalls Du Graf. After studying architecture and working for a …

Independent Art Fair 2013

A retrospective look at the fourth edition of NYC's most forward-thinking satellite show

Having just closed the doors on its fourth edition in NYC this past Sunday, 10 March, Independent once again received much praise for their curatorial approach to the often stale art fair format, emerging from the shadow of the massive Armory Show. Once again back in their original location at the old Dia building in Chelsea, the 2013 edition featured more than 40 galleries and …

Red Hook Criterium + Timbuk2 Especial Collection

San Francisco's original messenger bag-maker releases two exclusive iterations to celebrate Brooklyn's most notorious track bike race

In 2008 the first renegade race was held by a handful of core individuals on the rough, public streets of Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. Dubbed the Red Hook Criterium, the unsanctioned bicycle race is open to amateurs and professionals alike, with the alley cat-style course favoring urban cyclists and bike messengers with high levels of fitness, honed reflexes and an acute sense of their surroundings. …