The 2013 Aperture Benefit with Jakob Trollbäck

A preview of the installation at this year's event and an interview with its mastermind

For this year’s benefit, Aperture is hosting the work of Swedish designer Jakob Trollbäck on 28 October at the Frank Gehry designed IAC‘s New York City headquarters. For the first time, the not-for-profit photography foundation will throw its annual benefit party featuring unique performances and 1/1 commissioned works in support of the Aperture Foundation’s education and visual-literacy programming. Trollbäck, the graphic-savvy designer of NYC-based Trollbäck …

Cool Hunting Video: Pizza Moto

Brooklyn's best mobile pizza-makers construct their latest oven from scratch

If you have meandered through Smorgasburg in Brooklyn, or any other major food-focused event in New York City in the last few years, you may have noticed some funky looking ovens pushing out delicious pizzas. The proprietors of these trailer-based mobile cookeries are Pizza Moto, the Brooklyn-based pizzaioli who have been slinging slices out of custom-made ovens throughout all the boroughs. For the latest iteration, …

Stocktown

Sweden's international video magazine focuses on Africa's vibrant and diversely creative scene

The Web 2.0 era has allowed unprecedented access to self-publishing in music, writing and videos. While this democratization of communication has both drawbacks and benefits, it’s safe to say the amount of content to sift through is staggering. To avoid getting bogged down in viral cat videos and other popcorn for the brain, look to Stockholm-based video magazine Stocktown and its global team of editors, …