Kodak Brings Back EKTACHROME Film

Photographers around the world rejoice: Eastman Kodak Company is bringing back one of its most iconic films, the classic EKTACHROME Film. Discontinued in 2012, the film is best known for its “extremely fine grain, clean colors, great tones and contrasts” and the company is looking at new ways to manufacture it. Steven Overman of Kodak says, “We are seeing a broad resurgence of excitement about …

Lowercase’s NYC-made Sunglasses

After founding the Lowercase sunglasses brand in 2014, Gerard Masci and Brian Vallario dedicated time to procuring the machinery and design knowledge necessary to construct acetate frames in their hometown of NYC. While the hinges are German and the lenses are Carl Zeiss glass, the brand turns acetate sourced from Japan and Italy into the first sunglasses made in NYC in decades. Over 30 steps—many …

Artist Maxime Causeret Visualizes the Emergence of Life for Max Cooper’s “Order from Chaos”

From cell collisions to jellyfish adrift in the ocean, French artist Maxine Causeret’s visual treatment for London-based artist Max Cooper’s “Order from Chaos” track mesmerizes with color and form. Shifting shapes, merging and dispersing, occupy the screen as Cooper’s complex, thoughtful music guides the movement—rhythm dictating propulsion. It’s hard to take your eyes away, especially as the music entrenches listeners in a similar primordial state.