Virgil Abloh Shocked the System

Right out of the gate after being hired as artistic director of Louis Vuitton mens’s wear, Virgil Abloh scored a whopping commercial hit with an iridescent plastic tote bag, or “keepall,” he called the Prism. In the hours since Mr. Abloh’s death at 41, of a rare cancer, was made public, people struggled to characterize…

A Pie Dish Made of Porcelain

Baking and serving, with pie as the obvious candidate, are the designated purposes for this French dish, though it’s amenable to other foods, even unbaked. A new addition to Made In’s line of handsome yet utilitarian porcelain, it’s a standard 9 inches in diameter, inside, rim to rim, and 10.7 inches wide overall. The capacity…

Go Gaga Over Panettone

“The House of Gucci” is not exactly a food flick, so the panettone from Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Beverly Hills, Calif., doesn’t figure in the plot. But Mr. Bottura’s executive chef, Mattia Agazzi, worked with a panettone master, Roy Schvartzapel, on two versions of the tall eggy dome of Christmas cake for the…

A Shop Where Kids Are Encouraged to Make a Mess

Cricket’s Candy Creations, a new outlet for children’s creativity, experimentation and messing around, has opened in Hudson Square. Cricket Azima, a chef and entrepreneur who specializes in working with children and runs the Creative Kitchen, with online and in-person activities, and the Kids Food Festival, with events in various locations nationwide, has opened a spacious…