Ny Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii

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The Ny Rocking Chair has been in MoMA's permanent collection since 1970, and is one of the great mid-century minimalist designs. Made of canvas, aluminium and wood, it looks beautiful in its simplicity and is also highly functional, offering a comfortable, unique seating option that folds up to only five inches in width for easy storage.

—Available at Steven Alan

Amy O'Neill – Red Headed Stranger

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Amy O'Neill is one of the most talented and multi-faceted individuals working in contemporary art today. The bulk of her output is either highly conceptual sculpture or scrappy hand-drawn work, but this book is neither of those things. To put it simply, it is 28 half blank pages filled with pictures of red heads. The seemingly simple book manages to conjure a potent undercurrent of dread as you flip through, to the point where you feel each woman included came to some terrible and well-publicized demise. It's a feeling that's hard to explain, so just pick it up and see for yourself.

—Available at Karma

Merz b. Schwanen 215 Tee

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Merz b. Schwanen cotton goods are second to none and this T-shirt, based on a 1960s military style, looks to be perfect. Made in Germany utilizing circular knitting machines from the 1920s-50s, the fit is sure to be flawless, while also paying homage to garment manufacture of days gone by.

—Available at Unis

Corona Wicked Undershirt

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—01. Made in Japan.

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This Corona undershirt would work well as a base layer or a light sweatshirt with a T-shirt underneath. The heather grey cotton, based on Champion sweats from the 1950s, looks fantastic but it's the overlocked raw edges around the neck, cuffs and vented hem that make it most appealing.

—Available at Trilogy

Anonymous Ism Linen Silk Three Quarter Socks

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—01. Made in Japan.
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Anonymous Ism have been consistently producing some of the best Japanese-made socks for a while now. This three quarter length pair, made out of a linen and silk blend and available in two colours, are a luxurious item designed to be incredibly soft and comfortable. 

—Available at Need Supply

Dean Edmonds for Inventory

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—01. Courtesy of James Robjant.

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To coincide with the release of our latest issue, featuring a cover story on Dean Edmonds, we asked the emerging English designer to create a small selection of products for us. Available from our pop-up shop at Nepenthes New York, four items have been produced in a mix of raw and clear coated steel: a lamp, a bookend, an incense holder and assorted candlesticks. Follow the link below for additional imagery of each piece, as well as other examples of Dean's work.

—Dean Edmonds

Ben Barretto – Surround Sound

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Highlight Gallery
17 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA
Until Saturday April 26, 2014

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Surround Sound is Australian artist Ben Barretto's first solo exhibit at San Francisco's Highlight Gallery, and features a selection of new paintings and sculptural works that are largely focused around the modern electric guitar. Using automotive urethane in classic Fender colours, combined with various pieces of guitar hardware and parts, Barretto's paintings each have a sculptural element and evoke the feeling of collage in their execution – a medium the artist has used many times, in more traditional ways, in the past. In addition to the guitar-based pieces Surround Sound also includes a series of sculptures made using custom frames and raw canvas, which evoke car panelling and auto body repair work.

—Highlight Gallery

Inventory Issue 10 Launch Party & Pop-Up at Nepenthes New York

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Nepenthes New York
307 West 38th Street, New York, NY
Thursday April 10, 2014
7:00-9:00pm

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We will be celebrating the launch of our tenth issue at Nepenthes New York tomorrow evening. Alongside the release of Issue 10 Nepenthes will also be hosting an Inventory pop-up shop on their second floor, featuring a special selection of goods from Dean Edmonds, Heath Ceramics and Nieves books, as well as garments and accessories from orSlow, The Superior Labor, Sassafras and Yuketen. A collaboration tote bag and Ebbets Field Flannels baseball cap have also been made for the event, and will be available exclusively at the Nepenthes store.

—Nepenthes New York
—Inventory Issue 10 Spring-Summer 2014