Word of Mouth Florence: Food + Drink

A quick guide to some of the time-honored specialists making the Tuscan capital a must-visit culinary destination

There’s no shortage of tips for Italy’s wildly popular Tuscan capital, but with so many tourist offerings pumping through the historic town of Florence, it’s easy to end up eating a subpar pizza near the steps of the illustrious Duomo. Venturing into any trattoria in the Santo Spirito neighborhood on the Oltrarno side of the river will likely deliver an authentic Italian dining experience—particularly with …

Studio Visit: Textile Designer Mae Engelgeer

Amsterdam's stylish savant of subtly colorful fabrics and her meticulous take on weaving

Amsterdam textile designer Mae Engelgeer creates such visually striking elements of home decor that she can even command attention when her product is situated on the ground among a flurry of journalists, critics and peers at the annual hubbub known as Milan’s Salone del Mobile. With its fluffy, shag-like yarns and prominent pops of richly saturated pastels, Engelgeer’s “Yeah Rug” called out from the floor …

Island Of The Gods Records

The new Bali-based imprint from LN-CC co-founder Dan Mitchell releases a hypnotic single from Zsou recorded in the Javan jungles

After a fair amount of time monitoring LN-CC‘s seriously obscure music collection in the digital realm, we knew we needed to meet the people behind such a curious inventory. So we traveled to East London’s Dalston neighborhood, rang the buzzer of an unassuming door and went down a long set of stairs in order to enter the slightly labyrinthian structure that is the Gary Card-designed …