Askov Finlayson + Marvel Bar Candles

Three new cocktail-scented scents

Minneapolis favorites—retailer Askov Finlayson and its sister Marvel Bar—launched their first candle collaboration in 2014 and it’s graced the bar at CH HQ since. Inspired by the Marvel Bar’s hand-crafted cocktails, the team collaborated with an established Parisian scent company to capture the essence of each drink which then make their way to Minnesota to be blended with soy wax and made into candles. Three …

Pikkpack + Supermundane Shoes

The already unusual flat-packed leather footwear gets a graphic kick in this new collaboration

Budapest-based Pikkpack offers a special kind of leather shoe: one that arrives at the doorstep in one flat piece, ready to be folded and sewn up with brightly colored shoelaces. Founder Sara Gulyas’ careful design uses the least amount of material as possible and engages the wearer in the making of their new slip-on or sandal. Adding some more pizzazz to the already spunky design …

Public School + Tumi Pre-Fall Backpack and Tote

NASA-approved Cubic Tech material composes the brands' second collaboration

Following up their successful Fall 2015 collaboration, fashion innovator Public School and design-forward travel and lifestyle accessory brand TUMI have released their Pre-Fall 2016 capsule collection. Designed as part of Public School’s first-ever international runway show, where we first spied the pieces, the striking all-white backpack and tote play off of the debut collaboration (which also included a lightweight polycarbonate roller)—but employ more than a …