The Palm Project’s Natural Bags and Baskets

Modern designs hand woven by craftswomen from Tlamacazapa, Mexico

Mexico City-based designer and CENTRO university professor Moisés Hernández has been dedicated to forwarding design in his native country. His curatorial shop Diario is stocked with unique products made in Mexico (like this two-toned bright blue tablecloth we eyed a few years ago) and each item freshly reinterprets something traditionally handmade. Hernández continues to inject modern design into storied craft with his latest effort, Palm …

Cadillac House, NYC

Gensler's creative director talks to us about designing the new versatile community space in SoHo

Cadillac House is one of the brand’s most public-facing initiatives and a signal that they’re serious about being part of its new home in NYC. We got an exclusive look at the experiential space with John Bricker, a Partner and the Creative Director at Gensler, who has worked with Cadillac for the last several years to rethink (and bring to life) their dealerships and new …

Notes: Prime, Fast and Wide

Sigma's 20mm f1.4 Art Series lens is muse-worthy

Prime and fast. As a photographer, these are the two most important words that describe the lenses I use. Prime, meaning one focal length—not a zoom lens. Fast, meaning a wide aperture to let in lots of light. Prime lenses not only deliver sharper and crisper images, they also force me to think more about where to position my camera in space to get a …