Inside Designer Rick Owens's Minimalist Home Filled With Wonderful Objects || Vogue

In the latest episode of Vogue’s Objects of Affection series, Rick Owens discusses his Giacomo Balla chairs, his Owenscorp furniture, and the apartment’s pièce de résistance, an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.

Have a peek below.

 

Why Japanese Denim Is So Expensive || So Expensive

A pair of typical blue jeans might not cost you much, but it could set you back a few hundred dollars if it's the renowned Japanese selvage variety.

Japanese denim from a brand like Momotaro in Kojima, Japan, can cost over $2,000.

Today, Japanese denim is often regarded as one of the finest types of denim in the industry.

So what's so special about Japanese denim? And why is it so expensive?

 

The Jazz Hop Café || Eastern Voyage (Full Album)

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Inside Seth Rogen's Houseplant Headquarters || Open Door || Architectural Digest

Today AD is welcomed to Los Angeles, CA by Seth Rogen for a look inside the headquarters of Houseplant, the cannabis/home goods brand he founded with business partner Evan Goldberg.

Though the company also has a more run-of-the-mill office space, Houseplant mainly operates out of a 1918-built Los Angeles bungalow.

”We did not set out to base Houseplant out of a house,” the comedian says - but it makes perfect sense. “A lot of our products are home goods. We found that being able to see them in a home setting was invaluable.”

 

Clarks and New York || Soles of The City

Clarks and New York || Soles of The City. This short film explores Clarks deep-rooted connection with New York and how the Wallabee™ became Hip Hop’s shoe of choice.

To tell the story Clarks sat down with iconic figures including Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, April Walker, Futura, Ronnie Fieg, Dave East and more. They describe their introduction to Clarks and the Wallabee™ and the disruptive role that the silhouette played in sneaker culture.

Clarks and New York || Soles of The City is a true celebration of Clarks connection with New York.

A story they are proud to tell.

 

The Jazz Hop Café || Jazzscape (Full Album)

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The Scream || Great Art Explained

Between 1863 when Munch was born and the years before the first world war, European cities were going through unprecedented change. Industrialization and economic change brought anxieties and obsessions, political unrest, and radicalism.

Questions about society and the changing role of man within it, about our psyche, our social responsibilities, and most radical of all, questions about the existence of God.

This is a period of Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzche.

This is also the period that Munch painted The Scream.