Designer Mod

Designers—or, really, anyone who uses a variety of gadgets and doodads throughout the day—will live a life of stylish organization once the Mod by This is Ground lands in their hands. The handsome leather folio disguises a magnetic spine which allows for customization of pockets and straps to hold your erasers, rulers, notebooks or other essential tool.

Prize Pins 99¢ and Up

Clever metal pins designed and manufactured in the city that inspired the line—NYC

From hand-painted bodega signs to shady magazine shops and 99¢ stores, NYC’s endless streets are home to a unique number of visual inspirations. Prize Pins takes note, and offers a subtle way to add to your own personal sense of style with a range of clever lapel pins. The debut collection is made up of 12 designs directly inspired by the city’s more nuanced details. …

Studio Visit: Shadowplaynyc

Inspired by nature, skies and all things galactic, the two young designers give us a peek at what's coming for fall

A slew of artists and designers often turn to the galaxies as their muse, but Shadowplaynyc‘s Ali Bennaim and Ximena Chouza expertly bring the celestial bodies down to Earth by digitally printing photos taken by NASA’s Hubble telescope—among other nature-inspired landscapes—onto circle scarves, jersey dresses and swimsuits. CH visited the young duo’s Greenpoint, Brooklyn studio to learn more about their exciting designs. How did you …