Xetum Kendrick Collection

Modernist automatic movements made in the spirit of the California sun

Jeff Kuo founded Xetum to create watches with fresh, California-inspired, modern design and old school Swiss craftsmanship. Launched in 2009, the watches are immediately recognizable, marked by unadorned, lugless cases and simple dials. Inspiration for the aesthetic is directly drawn from aviation instruments and modernist architecture—an ideal marriage of interior complexity and exterior calm. Today, 2 April 2013, Xetum introduces the Kendrick Collection, inspired by …

Indigo: The Color that Changed the World

Catherine Legrand's definitive guide to the blue dye

From the Golden Triangle to Central America, varieties of the indigofera plant have been cultivated and used in textile production for centuries. While synthetic dyes have largely replaced the lengthy and somewhat cumbersome method used to create indigo—it takes nearly a year to make, from planting to harvest, and then it must be fermented—a select few global communities continue with the old way. In “Indigo: …

Himo

Mimosa Pale's sculptural hats range from lampshades to a house of cards

by Jason Kenny In the bustling Neukölln area of Berlin, about a block down from a stretch of small bars on Weserstrasse, milliner Mimosa Pale creates irreverent hats in her small studio and shop, Himo. The name of the store comes from the Finnish word for lust or passion, and describes the wares precisely. “I’m a hat lover from my childhood,” Pale explains. “My dream …