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"The metro and murals are so cultural to Brooklyn," Melezhik said. "The inspiration for this design was generally that Brooklyn itself is very well known for its metro systems. It's one of the best metro systems in the US."

I think everyone embraced this storytelling concept because we have to talk about the materials, the product, but doing it in a way that drives an emotional connection with the consumer.

They had to learn how to read drawings upside down, because they weren't allowed to sit next to the white clients. So I was incorporating things like the half doorway to symbolize their struggle. The tower is a nod to five Black architects, trailblazers whose creations sometimes went unnoticed or overlooked.

The greatest entrepreneurs, like John, don't invent businesses in isolation. They look at where demand already exists, and then build something better to serve it. In this conversation, he explains how founders can do the same: stand out in crowded markets, recognize the right opportunities, and earn the attention of investors like him.

CFGNY is having a big spring. The self-proclaimed 'vaguely Asian' art and fashion collective is in a group exhibition about the production and representation of Asian fashion at Pioneer Works, transforming the third floor into a cardboard-lined shipping container filled with studio portraits shot in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a growing fashion hub.

After five hours of printing T-shirts, Henry Reyes' arms got tired. All day, a steady stream of locals filed into Fleetwood Fine Goods, the small shop in the Inner Richmond where Reyes works. They came with T-shirts, crop tops and bandanas in their hands. One by one, Reyes laid the garments out on the store's screen printing press, squeezed paint onto a screen and, applying force with his arms, dragged a rubber squeegee across it. When he was done, the words "F-K ICE" were printed in bold capital letters.

The Richmond Theatre opened in 1899 as the Richmond Theatre and Opera House. Designed by the prolific theatre builder, Frank Matcham, barring some modest changes, it's pretty much still the same theatre that opened over 125 years ago.

For many of its staff, the job is a "side hustle," its owner says. Staff have polished the footwear of thousands of clients, including prime ministers, former premiers, former mayors, and men and women who work in executive suites of banks and law firms, according to the company's president, CEO and owner, Jenny Young. Young said she loves how "old timey" the business is and she doesn't plan on slowing down any time soon.

Wax London is here to get us all outdoors this spring with its new-season collection 'The Outside is On'. Keeping the brand's balance of timelessness, craft and wearability, the new collection is a celebration of the optimism of spring - and yes, that means colour.

If your closet is packed with neutrals, we see you. But the limited-edition capsule from New York label World of Crow and San Francisco creativeand queen of dopamine dressingMeredith Peck (aka @sparkandpepper to her 800K Instagram followers) is here to brighten wardrobes and moods. It's bold color, creativity, and self-expression on steroids. The small-batch lineup pairs an ebullient palettepretty mauves, cool cocoas, electric blues, and fire-engine redswith artful prints and silhouettes that feel both feminine and freeing.