myThread Pavilion

Architectural designer Jenny Sabin's biologically-inspired installation launches Nike's Flyknit Collective in NYC

Inspired by the marriage of design and engineering that birthed the groundbreaking Flyknit technology, Nike has selected a handful of global design innovators and tasked them with creating a sculpture, structure or installation piece influenced by the Flyknit shoe, to be unveiled at various locations in the US, China, Brazil, Japan, Italy and the UK. Each project by the members of the Flyknit Collective—chosen for …

Fluid Panel State

Andrea Zittel's color block installations take over Andrea Rosen Gallery

“I have one of these at home covered in cat hair,” Andrea Zittel says, indicating a large, color-blocked woven panel hanging in “Fluid Panel State,” her 10th solo show at Andrea Rosen Gallery. The panel in question, “A-Z Cover Series 2 (Rust and Gold Geometric),” is one of dozens of wall hangings in the exhibition, which also includes a PowerPoint, woven clothing, smaller watercolor and …

Kings County Distillery

Touring and tasting at the NYC distillery's new Brooklyn Navy Yard locale

“People are often expecting something more intense from the moonshine,” said Kings County Distillery co-owner Colin Spoelman as he passed out samples of the signature clear, unaged white corn whiskey made at his Brooklyn-based micro-distillery. The tasting took place at the end of a recent tour of the distillery’s new space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Indeed, the visitors found the 80-proof liquor to be …