Journal
three is a magic number 7
The Tohoku-based art collective ‘three,’ are the first invitees to the Japan Society’s Summer Artist Residency Program and have spent the past month in NYC creating works for their exhibition…
“Chair Man”
Illustrious industrial designer, Charles Pollock, has passed away at the age of 83 in Queens, NY. Born in Michigan, he studied design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and would…
A Sour Classic
What I love most about this whiskey sour recipe is how easy it is. This was the first cocktail I’ve learned to make and it has turned into my summer…
Theatres
Since the mid 1970s, Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto has worked on a photo-series entitled “Theaters,” in which he documents the interior of movie auditoriums and drive-ins, during a showing. The long exposure…
The Root of the Product | Part I
We’ve started a catalogue of the trees behind all our hardwood products! We will be constantly adding to this list as we carry more wooden items at Nalata Nalata, but…
The Maine Thing
We went to Maine recently. It was a great mini trip and involved all the things you’d expect out of this coastal region. We basically did three main activities during…
Sharpening the Future of Tajika: The Hands Behind the Scissors
When I first held a pair of Tajika scissors, I knew they embodied the level of artistry and craft I looked for in all our curated products. The hammered texture, the raw finish and the elegant curves of the forged steel…
Hopper’s Drawings of Nighthawks
The Edward Hopper Drawing exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art offers an interesting insight into the creative process of one of America’s most celebrated painters of the 20th Century….
Basalt, Marble and Granite Sculptures of Isamu Noguchi
Rediscovered my love of sculpture through the stone works of the Japanese-American artist, Isamu Noguchi. The pictures are from a recent visit to the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY. I…