Sailing with Giants: TUDOR Heritage Black Bay

Setting sail from the city in search of migratory whales with the aid of the time-tested marine chronometer

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Nestled in the shadow of the newly erected One World Trade Center on the shores of the Hudson River, lies the home of the often overlooked community of NYC sailors. The city is home to prime sailing conditions for much of the year and from late summer through the fall, pods of humpback whales migrate along New York’s Atlantic shore. Exchanging manmade behemoth skyscrapers for …

Rutherfords of England Leather Bags

Decades of experience and luxurious materials make these bags timeless and durable

While Rutherfords of England has only been around a few years, the company is built on decades of experience. Fortunate enough to inherit the tools and talent when saddlery firm Shuttleworths of Chester shut down operations in 2010, Rutherfords now produces leather handbags durable enough to rival the toughest saddlebag. Pinned together with brass fixings, the bags are constructed from vegetable-tanned, sustainable bridle leather from …

“Collector’s Edition” Artist Cover Bomb Series

Graphic designer Stuart Tolley invites artists including Sir Paul McCartney and photographer Alec Soth to redesign his book for a limited edition auction series

Published in September, British design studio director and graphic designer Stuart Tolley’s book “Collector’s Edition” showcases some of the most mind-blowing and unusual limited edition graphic design and packaging ever made for books, music and magazines—including The Flaming Lips’ gummy candy “Gummy Song Skull” and Penguin Books’ collectible “Drop Cap” editions. Naturally, Tolley had the idea of creating a collector’s edition of “Collector’s Edition” from …