Singles Club Year Two

Brooklyn's vinyl subscription service sets its sight on new musical styles, launching into its second year with Monster Rally

These days, many see vinyl records as coveted relics of interest for a niche audience, though in fact international sales hit a two-decade high in 2014 with six million LPs sold in the US alone. While some chalk this up to a widespread vintage fetish, it may be that people have been missing the intimacy that a physical experience with music holds—something that digital music …

The Robotic Future of Pour-Over Coffee: Poursteady

Behind the scenes with the makers of the machine that automates (and quickens) the coffee shop pour-over experience

The crowded premium coffee shop: on the one hand, it’s a lively communal living room where conservations mingle and the energy is palpable—all walks-of-life coming together in the common search for next level java. On the other hand (and often where the coffee is best), it’s a hellish struggle where lines are competitive and the wait for a pour-over is akin to watching the last …

Rebecca Atwood’s Tidal Textiles

The Brooklyn fabric designer keeps her Cape Cod coastline past close to heart

They say that the sound of waves along the shoreline is soothing because it transports the mind back to the womb. Rebecca Atwood brings this meditative quality to the home with her newest fabric collection, launching today, 21 January 2015. Though now based in Brooklyn, Atwood clearly keeps her New England coastline past close to heart; inspired by a childhood spent on the beaches of …