In Stock: The Plant Issue 4 - Marantha

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—01. The aesthetic appeal of a pattern.

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The latest issue of The Plant features photography by Wolfgang Tillmans and Peter Sutherland, illustrations by Keith Shore, Ekta and Baptiste Alchourroun, a poem by Tilda Swinton and an article about the "hidden language of plants" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet.

—Available at Inventory

Barena Spring-Summer '13

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—01. Made in Italy.
—02. Casually comfortable.

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Barena's spring collection features the usual selection of unstructured light weight jackets that we've come to expect. Made with cottons and linens, they are very easy to wear and offer a casual aesthetic. Aside from their jackets, the spring selection also includes some nice breton tops and simple shorts.

—Available at Nitty Gritty

Converse 1970s Hi Sunflower

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—01. Limited quantities.

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The Converse 1970s First String range has proved to be quite a success so far, selling out quickly around the world. The latest drop includes the low All-Star's in crimson, while my preference is the hi-top in sunflower.

—Available at Haven and Tres Bien

Katakana

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—01. Stone Fruit Vase.
—02. Mountain Volt Vase.

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Recently launched by Shino Takeda and her partner Romy Northover, the pair of New York based artists are now offering a selection of their handmade homewares online.

—Katakana

Weekend Viewing: Badlands

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—01. Spacek & Sheen.

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Terrence Malick's debut, starring a James Dean-esque Martin Sheen alongside Sissy Spacek, is a poetic and beautiful take on the traditional outlaw-couple-on-the-run Hollywood narrative. While it took Malick five years to make his sophomore feature, Days of Heaven, and a further two decades for his third film, The Thin Red Line, Badlands was the original catalyst for all that followed from the acclaimed director. Emmanuel Lubezk, his Director of Photography on his latest two films – 2011's Tree of Life and 2013's To The Wonder – oversaw a newly restored version of the seminal release, which is currently playing at New York's Film Forum, as a limited engagement until May 18th.

—Film Forum

Sonic Lab SS13 Jackets

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—01. Change Button Coverall Jacket.
—02. Pullover Shawl Collar Overall Jacket.

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A couple of great jackets from the SS13 collection of Keizo Shimizu's hard-to-come-by Sonic Lab line; now available, along with several other pieces, at the Nepenthes stores in Tokyo and Osaka, with New York hopefully added to that list soon.

—Nepenthes

Vitsœ 620 Chair

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—01-03. Compatible with vintage 620s.

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"Following Dieter Rams granting Vitsœ the exclusive worldwide licence to his original furniture designs, Vitsœ is pleased to announce it has comprehensively re-engineered Rams’s 620 Chair Programme delivering exceptional improvements in both quality and price. The 620 Chair Programme is now available."

—Vitsœ

Saucony x White Mountaineering Courageous

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—01. Black & Charcoal.

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Saucony has always made classic running shoes in the vein of the more ubiquitous New Balance. I find them slightly more unique than New Balance, only if for the sheer fact that they are not as recognizable. White Mountaineering has done a collaboration for SS13 picking up where they left off last season with the Jazz model, they have made three different colourways in the, only slightly less retro, Courageous model.

—Available at Diverse and End