Shinola Limited Edition 40mm Runwell

The Detroit-based brand delivers their first batch of American-made watches

After witnessing Shinola‘s dedication to quality manufacturing in Detroit first hand last July, we backed the brand by pre-ordering their first watch, the 1,500 piece limited edition 40mm Runwell (which shares a name with their flagship bicycle) with a black face and a tan Horween strap a few months back. These first watches off the line are now shipping to their lucky owners. I was …

Transformative Travel with Epic Road

Luxurious, first-hand encounters with the remote, rare and ancient

“Travel has the ability to change perceptions, elevate awareness, evoke true empathy and galvanize leaders,” according to Epic Road. Their inspirational and tailor-made trips provide access to the remote, the ancient and the rare. In what they refer to as “transformative travel,” Marc Chafilian and Mark Lakin take their journeyers into worlds and experiences that expand thoughts and perception. Whether that is taking a helicopter …

The New Whitney with Renzo Piano

A hard-hat tour with the architect of the museum's future home

Sitting at the south end of New York City’s High Line park, the Renzo Piano work-in-progress is the Whitney Museum‘s future home. The team behind the project is so excited about what they have in store that they invited us to take a hard-hat tour of the building at its halfway point. Every person there—from curator to construction worker—comes to work each morning feeling like …