NOW+THEN

Field notes

Journal

Letters from the shop floor — short pieces on the makers, the city, and what we’ve learned about beading a tiger over a slow week.

Spring on the block

April 14 · 4 min read · Issue 03

Spring on the block

A walk down the avenue, the music spilling out of the bar next door, and what arrived in the shop this week.

Seek Collective, ethically dyed

March 28 · 6 min read · Issue 02

Seek Collective, ethically dyed

Our favorite Brooklyn-by-way-of-India label on naturally dyed trousers, slow craft, and the case for a smaller wardrobe.

Field notes from the bead studio

March 03 · 3 min read · Issue 01

Field notes from the bead studio

How a single talisman brooch takes a week of patience, a hundred glass beads and a steady cup of coffee.