Rudy’s Williamsburg Outpost

The Seattle-born barbershop sets up a retail and coffee shop in Brooklyn

After landing in NYC earlier this summer at the Ace Hotel, Seattle’s Rudy’s Barbershop today opens their second city location across the East River in Brooklyn. Currently running as a retail pop-up, the enterprising chop shop teamed up with Portland’s Stumptown coffee roasters to set up in a historic building in Williamsburg. Once a federal bank and, a few years ago, an A.P.C. outpost, the …

SSCY Tack Bag

A canvas carry-all that transforms from bicycle-ready backpack to hand-held tote

Designed to quickly convert from shopping-sized tote to bicycle-ready backpack, the Tack from SSCY bridges the gap between the two traditional bag designs. Constructed entirely by hand, the second multifunctional bag from the Brooklyn-based designer builds on a design-for-function ethos to offer a simple, adaptable bag. Wear it as a backpack on your way to the market, flip the rear buckles, adjust the straps and …

Anew

Explore the beauty in everyday objects at United Photo Industries' group exhibition

In the same vein as Sam Hecht and Kim Colin’s thought-provoking book “Usefulness in Small Things,” the group photo exhibition Anew explores the beauty in everyday objects. Opening today at United Photo Industries in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood, the exhibit features nine photographers with an unconventional eye for revealing an underlying sense of magic in the otherwise banal. Focused on light, color, form and texture, each …