Vopnabúríð

Learning about "fabric pornography" with designer Sruli Recht in his Reykjavik studio

With Sruli Recht‘s “nonproducts” and personal preoccupations housed in shelves and resting on workbenches crafted from remnants (found around his Fishpacking neighborhood in Reykjavik), his showroom and studio is an unrestrained assortment of his surroundings. We arrived at Vopnabúríð (Icelandic for The Armory) just as Recht and his wife Megan Herbert began their work day. After a playful competition between them to throw on music …

Sir Kensington Ketchup

A wholesome alternative to everyone's favorite french fry condiment

A healthful mix of tomatoes, agave nectar, apple cider vinegar and other natural ingredients puts Sir Kensington Ketchup on the map somewhere between June Taylor‘s ultra-artisinal ketchup and the fridge staple from Heinz. The Classic version of their “gourmet scooping” ketchup contains less sugar, sodium and calories than Heinz, making it an ideal alternative for the ubiquitous condiment. But both the Classic and Spiced flavors …

It’ll Be Better

Stream Francis and the Lights' new album from a pioneering HTML5 site

The world’s first HTML5 embeddable album, Francis and the Lights’ It’ll Be Better site simplifies the music listening process for Apple’s new less Flash-friendly digital world. Developed by Muxtape founder Justin Ouellette, he created it specifically to play on the iPad and new iPhone 4, which otherwise can’t stream most music because of the operating system’s lack of Flash support. And, with this new site …