Wallpaper Mag’s Design Awards 2015

Wallpaper Magazine recently released their judges’ shortlist for their annual design awards. Categories span restaurants to private homes, hotels and fashion, so the publication called upon a variety of influential judges like Benoit Jacob of BMW i, performance artist Marina Abramovic, and landscape designer Piet Oudolf to make the final selections. Check back in January to find out who took home the top spots.

New York Craft Act

With the recently signed Craft New York Act finally going into effect, small-batch distilleries are now able to serve full-fledged cocktails instead of the shot-like samplers they were once limited to. The new ease of liquor regulations aims to make these boutique distilleries more attractive to tourists and locals in New York, and hopefully elsewhere soon enough. Craft distilleries are already making plans to open …

Urban Foraging

Having not been grazed over by deer and other animals, city parks can actually offer a greater variety of edible plants than many parts of the wild. With the rising price of organic food, foraging in these urban environments has become attractive to those looking for something “more real” than the prepped and packaged produce found at supermarkets, and a plethora of educational resources and …