Interview: Jason Woodside

We speak with one-half of the duo behind Happy Bones, NYC's new low-key coffee shop serving up Kiwi favorites

by Frank Galland Billing itself as an “undercover espresso bar,” Happy Bones Coffee & Publications was recently opened in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood by Kiwi clothier Luke Harwood of Stolen Girlfriends Club and contemporary artist and Florida native Jason Woodside. Fronted by Bond No. 7’s storefront, Happy Bones contains a shop for design objects, art books and magazines, while serving up sludge in the back amidst …

Interview: Renato Preti

The founder of Discipline talks refined design with "some Italian tomato sauce"

In the panorama of Italian design, Discipline is one of the youngest and most interesting newcomers. Its motto, “beautifully designed, consciously made,” underlines the ambitious goal to meld aesthetics with the consideration of environmental issues from a contemporary and innovative point of view. The mind behind the project, Renato Preti spent years investing in design companies like Moooi, B&B and Skitsch before deciding to start …

Interview: Laura Austin

The curator discusses Everyone's a Photographer, a group show of Lomography images

by Vivianne Lapointe Photographer Laura Austin has many tricks up her sleeve. Based in San Clemente, California, she got her start as the online editor for Snowboarder Magazine, a gig that gave her the chance to travel and refine her craft in some of the most beautiful mountains in the world. As the winner of Lomography‘s “Win Your Dream Space” competition, Austin has been invited …