Marques Toliver: Land of CanAan

A classically trained violinist's path to a soulful R&B release

A debut album set in motion by busking from New York to Belgium, many factors play into the soulful joy of Marques Toliver‘s Land of CanAan. Chance, talent, a voice and a violin have mingled, coalescing into a new sub-genre of rhythm and blues and an album that celebrates its roots and their flexibility. Toliver has gracefully introduced Motown-inflected contemporary R&B to classical violin and, …

Postalco Totem Key-Holders

The Brooklyn-born, Tokyo-based brand refreshes the standard key-ring

For fall, the beloved craftsman behind Postalco introduces a clever and sleek alternative to the keyring. “It’s the simple things that are the hardest to redesign,” says Mike Abelson, Postalco co-founder, pointing out his shiny new Totem Key Holders. Made entirely of brass, these key-holders are a linear solution to the web of key-rings that tends to swallow up more than its fair share of …

Making Mustard with Brooklyn DIY Supply

Introductory kits bring out your inner-Brooklynite

Brooklyn DIY Supply is trying to convert you. Bex Ames and Elissa Stanton—the duo behind behind the starter kit company—want you making soap, bitters, pickles, massage bars and lip balm, and they’re doing a bang-up job of it. Providing aspiring craftsters with the basic tools necessary to get started on a new obsession, the company is planting seedlings of the Brooklyn way of life, one …