Kaikado Tea Caddies

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Kaikado began producing handmade tea caddies in 1875 using sheets of tin imported from Cornwall in the UK. The company's small Kyoto factory only makes ten each day, with incredible precision and the perfect balance between simple design and personal character. With years of use the airtight containers, available in a variety of sizes and finishes, begin to reveal a deeper appeal as they develop an ever-evolving patina.

—Available from Inform Interiors

Vintage Wassily Lounge Chairs at The Good Mod

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The Wassily chair is one of the most iconic Bauhaus designs, and probably Marcel Breuer's most recognizable piece. This beautiful brown leather pair are available from West Coast retailer The Good Mod, who have a dangerous selection of vintage furniture for sale through their showroom and web store.

—Available from The Good Mod

Gerhard Richter: Atlas, in Four Volumes

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Slip, hardcover
828 pages, 14 x 18 inches
Edition of 1500
Published by Walther König, 2015

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"More than 50 years ago, Gerhard Richter began mounting parts of his extensive collection of pictorial material on cardboard, hoping to create order and clarity among his archive of photos, newspaper clippings, sketches, drawings, construction plans, room design, collages, overpainted photographs and drafts of paintings. Richter eschewed chronology – his real interest was in iconographical and typological order. A work in progress, this Atlas soon developed into an independent Gesamtkunstwerk mirroring biographical and historical facts – an artistic cosmos of great autonomy, a source of all of his thought and creation. The artist's book has become an important genre for Richter, and in this large-format, four-volume edition, he has not only reproduced Atlas, but rearranged it. His decision to show all of his plates at a scale of 1:2 makes the monumental archive – with more than 5,000 images – visible in all its details for the first time. Richter himself has redefined the colour of his plates, piece by piece, through several correction phases, rendering this epic work accessible in a stunning new publication."

—Available from Artbook

Wtaps Militia Cap

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—01. Made in Japan.

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With all of the end of season sales going on, there's no shortage of 'deals' to be had, but that doesn't always equate to good purchases. Nitty Gritty, however, does a great job with their selections, and this simple Wtaps hat is an easy one for just about anybody.

—Available from Nitty Gritty

Diane Simpson & Lesley Vance at Herald St

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2 Herald Street
London E2 6JT
November 21, 2015 – January 31, 2016

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The Herald St gallery in London opened a concurrent exhibition of work by artists Diane Simpson and Lesley Vance in November. For those that haven’t seen it yet, the show runs until the end of January and looks well worth visiting. Geometric form and an inquisitive exploration of shape, rigidly in the case of Simpson and more fluidly as it pertains to the work of Vance, is the tie that binds these two artists. Amy Sherlock touches on this very succinctly in the text that accompanies the exhibition, referring to the paintings and sculptures as "developable surfaces."

—Herald St

Porter Yoshida & Co Ltd Force Two-Way Helmet Bag

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—01. Nylon exterior.
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I’ve always liked the utilitarian nature of helmet bags, especially the updated versions produced by Porter. This one, recently received by The Bureau, is especially nice, incorporating an MA-1-referencing olive and rescue orange colour combination. The exterior is made from military grade nylon, built to stand up to the rigours of daily use, and features an interesting variance in tone between body and pockets.

—Available from The Bureau

Robert Rauschenberg: Anagrams, Arcadian Retreats, Anagrams (A Pun)

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534 West 25th Street
New York NY 10001
October 23, 2015 – January 16, 2016

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Pace is currently presenting a series of late works by Robert Rauschenberg at their New York City space – a show that marks the renowned artist's first posthumous exhibition at the gallery. "These works were created beginning in the mid-1990s, a pivotal period for Rauschenberg as he developed and perfected a powerful new technique combining dye transfer with novel supports including plaster, large-scale paper and polylaminate panels. The resulting approach would inspire the artist’s practice over the remainder of his life. A majority of the works included in the exhibition come from Rauschenberg’s personal collection, which now makes up the holdings of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation."

—Pace Gallery

Paa Mock Neck

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Having recently branched out from exclusively offering hats, the New York-based brand Paa has now stepped beyond T-shirts to also produce jackets, as well as other shirt styles. I’m particularly taken with this long-sleeved Mock Neck option at the moment. Made in the US from Japanese cotton, they’re basically meant for layering, a mode of dressing I can always get behind.

—Available from Paa