New York på Dalsländska Exhibition

Swedish designer John-Michael Ekeblad presents furniture made of wood salvaged from a local 19th century cottage

As a designer, John-Michael Ekeblad has long been interested in repurposing and recycling materials from the deteriorating urban landscape. Whether in his native Sweden or adopted home of NYC, Ekeblad finds nostalgia in such rubble, yearning to connect the past and present while preserving the materials’ original personality—most often in furniture form. For his most recent project, Ekeblad was invited to host a solo show …

EcoStation:NY’s Farm-In-The-Sky, Bushwick

A rooftop garden led by kids aims to raise awareness of food justice for the community, while growing delectable fresh greens

Between the blocks of stunning graffiti in Bushwick lies a newly renovated building that will soon become a community center named Mayday. Located steps from the Jefferson stop on the subway’s L line, the space at 214 Starr Street will host a bar, fair-trade cafe and events area (with profits supporting free public programming and social justice initiatives), and will also operate as a co-working …

Lelo’s World Cup of Sex Survey, 2014

The best way to find out which countries are really scoring this summer

While sports fans globally affix themselves to television sets for each and every World Cup game, luxury sex toy brand LELO wants to remind us that there’s a lot of other international game play taking place during the hours in-between. The Swedish brand has been conducting a global sex survey every year since 2009 and this year is set to be the biggest to date. …