Stephen Kenn’s Furniture Collection for Victorinox

A collaborative line of three dynamic pieces

Victorinox may be best known as the makers of the original Swiss Army knife, but their product categories certainly do not stop there. They’ve long produced well-received watches, and recently launched into luggage, apparel and more—but a new collaboration with LA-based furniture designer Stephen Kenn demonstrates a commitment to furniture as well. The impressive three-piece collection—part of the Victorinox’s Makers series—features walnut wood, steel (in …

Nas + Erykah Badu: This Bitter Land

From the soundtrack for “The Land” (out 29 July) comes a hauntingly minimal and stunning song by Nas and Erykah Badu. The track, called “This Bitter Land” is gentle but painful—Badu’s vocals are incredibly emotive—and yet there is, among the struggle, a sense of hope. It’s very different than anything either Nas or Badu has released recently, but they’re immediately recognizable and it shows them …

Keap + Object_ify 139 Matchbox Set

Inspired by early 20th century Japanese labels, it's small-scale functional art

Brooklyn-based studio Keap, the B Corp making affordable scented candles, is dabbling in a new candle-related side project: handmade matchboxes inspired by vintage Japanese labels from the 1920s to 1940s. Made in collaboration with Lower East Side art store Object_ify 139, each box is silk-screened with Keap art director’s Dan Abary drawings then hand-assembled. As a set, the five different matchboxes read out the very …