LN-CC: Music

From Phil Manzanera to Zsou, our look at the London concept shop's collection of rare vinyl and audio goods

Late Night Chameleon Cafe—known by most as the covetable e-shop LN-CC—is a cosmic place of wonder, both online and at its Gary Card-designed brick-and-mortar location in the heart of Dalston. With an inventory of esoteric goods filling out the striking, cocoon-like space, it’s easy to feel intimidated by LN-CC’s appointment-only basement digs. But as we recently learned from creative mastermind and co-founder Dan Mitchell, the …

Presence: The Invisible Portrait

Photographer Chris Buck's revelatory book of hidden celebs

Over the past two decades, Canadian photographer Chris Buck has made his mark by putting famous people in vaguely incongruous situations and snapping at just the right moment. His creative take on portraiture not only exposes an alternative side of his subjects, but it also leads to images that are themselves intriguing even sans celebrity. His new book, “Presence: The Invisible Portrait,” explores this notion. …

Midsummer +1

Artisanal leather goods inspired by the Futurist camouflage patterns of WWI ships

Applying a Futurist pattern to an ultra attentive cold-embossing technique, the designers behind the new leather accessories line Midsummer +1 give an old-world Bengali craft new shape. The brilliant leather clutches—produced by a fair trade co-operative in Kolkata, India—follows the lengthy Shantiniketan process where the leather is soaked, stretched, embossed, dried and meticulously handpainted. Their first collection, Dazzle, is inspired by the mesmerizing camouflage painted …