Verve Coffee’s New West Hollywood Space

A gorgeous new haven for caffeine (and juice) seekers in Los Angeles

In Santa Cruz, beach-goers, surfers and mountain bikers frequent Verve Coffee Roasters‘ popular cafes. Verve’s mission to source relationship-based direct trade coffees, paired with friendly and approachable customer service, has made them a success in their hometown. When it came time to expand, they looked to Los Angeles as their next California frontier—starting with an espresso bar, designed by LA’s Studio MAI, in the downtown …

The Art of Reconstructing an Ancient Human

An ancient human species called Homo naledi made headlines last week after bones were unearthed in an underground cave in South Africa. To visualize what the distant human ancestor may have looked like, paleoartist John Gurche was tasked with reconstructing the homonin based off of clues from its fossils. Comparing himself to a CSI investigator, he takes in every detail—from eye socket width to jawline …

Who Gives a Crap + Beci Orpin

A designer's take on toilet paper, for a good cause

Designer toilet paper might seem like a unnecessary luxury, but Who Gives A Crap has a socially conscious reason to team up with the very talented Australian designer Beci Orpin. After learning that 2.4 billion people have no access to a toilet—something that we take for granted—Simon Griffiths, Jehan Ratnatunga and Danny Alexander decided to get off their seats and take action. After a successful …