Crest Bottle Openers

Doyens of primitive elegance, Brooklyn design shop Fort Standard create pieces made to last for generations to come. The Crest Bottle openers are cast in solid brass and are also designed using the least amount of material possible.

Cool Hunting Video: Juan Miguel Palacios

Giving a traditionally 2D medium more depth, this Brooklyn-based painter explores the human condition

A recent transplant to Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, Spanish artist Juan Miguel Palacios is making a splash in the New York art scene with a series of work focusing on the human form. Palacios uses a unique technique which involves layering a series of paintings on top of each other to create stunning three-dimensional pieces. We spent some time with Palacios in his studio to discuss …

“Market Hotel” by Adam Krause

A photographer's final look at the rock culture and loft-style living at Brooklyn's alternative-arts venue

Photographer Adam Krause has lived in Brooklyn since 2007 and is well-versed in the young artist lifestyle that the borough so often invites. Growing up in the punk rock scene himself, his new series on Bushwick’s Market Hotel is the perfect addition to his self-identification-inspired photography. This project looks at a venue established in 2008, which hosted punk rock shows and offered communal, loft-style living. …