Tokyobike’s NYC Outpost

The Japanese bike-maker sets up shop with a crisp yet warm store and a cohesive collection of design items

Japanese bike-maker Tokyobike has steadily expanded from their HQ in Japan’s capital since selling their first bike back in 2002. Tokyobike has stores in London, Berlin, Milan, Bangkok and Melbourne. After a stint as a pop-up, Tokyobike’s New York store permanently opens in Nolita on 20 March 2015 at Bowery and Prince Street. Coming off a recent frame and shoe collaboration with New Balance, the …

Four Creative Clocks to Spring Forward

Keep an eye on extra sunlight hours and add some unique style to your home or office

Daylight saving time, as we know it, is thanks in large part to one man in New Zealand who wanted a bit of extra daylight for his hobbies. George Vernon Hudson worked as a clerk at the Wellington post office, but his passion was in entomology, astronomy and exploration. Thanks to Hudson’s passion for following his interests, much of Western Europe, North America, New Zealand …

Life of Cats at Japan Society Gallery

A new exhibition explores the recurring cat motif and how it's transformed in Japanese artwork over the past few centuries

If you thought the cat craze was only as young as YouTube, the latest exhibition opening at Japan Society Gallery will demonstrate that long before they became memes and viral sensations, the four-legged feline had already been a muse for centuries. Centered on Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo Period, as well as cat-themed paintings, sculptures and more selected from collections within the US, …