Future Mapping Company

London's niche cartographer Marcus Kirby fuses data with design in a brilliant NYC map

In the contemporary age of GPS and smartphones, mapmaking is quickly becoming a craft of the past. But Marcus Kirby, founder of East London’s Future Mapping Company, is determined to make us think otherwise with his new representation of New York City, set for release at the end of May. “I felt that the art and craft of mapmaking had become quite formulaic,” Kirby says, …

General Manufacturing Langley Churchkey

Crack a open cold one with this hand made, solid brass bottle opener

From a bike-mounted bottle opener to corkscrew upcycled from skateboards, we always appreciate a well-designed beverage opener. The latest to land at our feet is the Langley Churchkey from Brooklyn’s General Manufacturing (Gen Mfg Co). Made of 1/8″ solid brass stock, the hand-crafted opener offers one of the more elegant, sculptural options for cracking a cold one we’ve seen of late. And at only 4″ …

MoMA Design Store Destination: NYC

Treats from the Big Apple carefully selected by one of its top museums

Bursting with talent and plenty of places to show it off, New York as a design story is arguably a massive late pass. But, as MoMA Store proves by selecting the Big Apple as this year’s design destination, the concept is evergreen when the resource is a city that never sleeps. The 11th edition of MoMA’s destination series—which has included Seoul, Portugal, Japan and Brazil …