Tim Latterner

SPY agents, trained to be discerning and skeptical, are tasked with identifying high value targets for shrewd shoppers. Products curated by The Informant are the best of the best: beautifully imagined and thoughtfully made products that become instantly indispensable. There are a lot of ways a sweater can go awry. It can be too loose […]

The Stanley Cup’s huge handle is proportionally ineffective compared to the cap loop on a Nalgene. It can drape from your fingertips, or loop through a backpack or work bag strap and dangle on its own. You can’t unhinge the handle on the Stanley, and it has to be carried to not spill. It’s a mess. My Nalgene is secured wherever I put it, with nary a drop leaked.

Joya Studio’s latest collab could be the precursor of the next big candle boom. 

“Ironically, Joy Division didn’t believe in merch, we thought any self-promotion with singles on LPs or any picture of yourself was the work of the devil. That’s how we progressed for a long time,” says Peter Hook, the band’s co-founder and bassist.

Jones started his career doing what college kids do, chasing money. Specifically, he began his career as a party photographer in response to a contest run by <em>The Sunday Times</em>, a newspaper in London that wanted documentation of student life at Oxford.

Aaron Shkuda’s book — set to be re-released in paperback — gives the history of SoHo’s earliest days before the luxury stores infiltrated.

Check out SPY's annual coffee table book awards, curated by our Style Editor Tim Latterner.

Sean Martini isn't known, but his signature tag on roadside furniture in New York City is instantly recognizable.

It isn’t just the city of light; it’s the city of light fixtures. Though Paris takes center stage on Instagram during Fashion Week, it’s less outwardly celebrated as a place to buy things for your home. The word décor is French, but the Dutch have a bigger reputation for wooden furniture craftsmanship and the English […]

It’s got a suggestion for everything.

A few weeks back Miami became New York’s southernmost borough as lathered-up dealers and gallerists descended on South Beach for Art Basel. These migratory scenesters, wrapped in lightweight blazers and oversized glasses, will take over everything from the Soho Beach House to the burrito place on 16th and Alton with brand collaborations and art fair […]

Too often, wine racks are these wrought iron deals with flares and curly Qs and are way too audacious. This IVAR rack from Ikea is perfect in its simplicity. Its shape lets it fit perfectly into corners to make efficient use of the space and the rack heights are customizable. The light color of the wood also makes it easy to paint or draw on and make it a little more funky to fit any kind of interior.

If you’ve been on Instagram recently, your targeted ads may have presented you with a small gadget, about the size of your hand, that has a big promise on offer. Aspen Angel’s AquaGleam Ultrasonic Cleanser purports that, using ultrasonic water technology and AAA batteries, it will release all the dust, soot, dirt, and grime on […]

A good sofa is hard to find. The sofa-in-a-box brands tend to fall apart, and anything worthwhile seems to be at least over $2,000. This one though, from Castlery, strikes the right balance. It’s plush, two seated, and has padded armrests wide enough for a remote (or a drink, briefly). The seats are much deeper than the average apartment sofa, while still being an 80” width perfect for small living rooms. The butt feel? Soft but not too soft.

It’s not totally clear when <a href=“https://spy.com/articles/hacks/home-hacks/thuma-bed-review-1202970540/”>the Thuma Bed</a> entered the chat, but it definitely came in through the Instagram door. Anyone even thinking about moving gets hit with Thuma ads. The smart one’s make the purchase. This sturdy frame comes perfectly as advertised, without needing any tools to assemble it and holding up to anything. The joists and joined corners all can be put together easily at home.

Even for people fortunate enough to have the space for a home office and not just a carved out section of the living room, space is at a premium. This desk from Design Within Reach makes the most of every inch. It’s square to tuck into corners, has three simple drawers, and doesn’t box the legs in like a small desk prison. The hunter green color also adds a nice soothing tone to cushion the whole “working stiff” thing.

This sweater is marked so far down today, how do you not buy one?

Black Friday isn’t just a rampant bout of consumerism run amok. I mean, it’s that, too, but it’s also the first major signifier of the holiday season. If you’re reading this <em>on</em> Black Friday, remember what just happened about how mom didn’t like your shirt at dinner and invest in one now that she’ll definitely be a fan of.

As far as fashion brands go, Todd Snyder is about as American as it gets. Snyder grew up in Iowa and, aesthetically speaking, he never totally left. His wool suits and rounded thick frames have the romance of New York and Hollywood as viewed from a great distance. And the denim is simple. Snyder, who […]

The median price per square foot of a Manhattan apartment is $1,500. The median price per square foot of a Los Angeles home is $723. The median price per square foot in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood is roughly $395. And not a single one of the apartments listed on Zillow at that price point in […]