Interview: Jason Woodside

We speak with one-half of the duo behind Happy Bones, NYC's new low-key coffee shop serving up Kiwi favorites

by Frank Galland Billing itself as an “undercover espresso bar,” Happy Bones Coffee & Publications was recently opened in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood by Kiwi clothier Luke Harwood of Stolen Girlfriends Club and contemporary artist and Florida native Jason Woodside. Fronted by Bond No. 7’s storefront, Happy Bones contains a shop for design objects, art books and magazines, while serving up sludge in the back amidst …

The 18th Biennale of Sydney

Contemporary art takes over the Harbor City

by Alex Vitlin Since 1973 the Biennale of Sydney has presented an exciting three-month program of contemporary visual arts throughout the city. This year’s 18th Biennale of Sydney is built around the theme, “All Our Relations,” a deliberately rich phrase—does it refer to family? Diplomacy? Proximity of concept? The Biennale runs through three main venues—the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Gallery of NSW, and …

Paper Typography

Hand-cut lettering by Australian artist Bianca Chang

By Nestor Bailly Transforming stacks of paper into something beautiful, Australian designer and paper artist Bianca Chang hand-cuts typographic designs into thick chunks of blank sheets. As she films the process in stop-motion, beautiful patterns emerge in a simple but quite fascinating story of each letter’s creation. Inspired by tone-on-tone signage and the shadow play of three-dimensional letterforms, the paper sculptures manipulate the medium’s unique …