Mast Brothers Chocolate

  

  Mast Brothers Chocolate is owned and operated by brothers Rick and Michael Mast. They are located on North 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY. The brothers make all the chocolate themselves in small batches, specially sourcing all their ingredients using primarily single-origin Venezuelan and Ecuadorian cacao. Then hand-wrapping the resulting bars in vintage and patterned papers imported from Italy. They have also partnered with incredible farms and organizations such as Anderson Almonds, Freddy Guys Hazelnuts, Stumptown Coffee, Maine Sea Salt and Crown Maple Syrup to create chocolate pairings that "blow minds!".

  See a few shots of the store and the chocolate making process after the jump.

Field Theories

  Leatherman Matt Shallenburger is behind the Field Theories brand and he creates handmade leather goods in L.A. His minimalist, one-piece leather folios are made from a single continuous piece of full grain leather. Utilizing the architecture of an envelope, it is secured without glues or stitches, using instead two carefully placed hand-hammered copper rivets. Each portfolio is cut, burnished, folded, stamped, riveted, and oiled - one at a time and entirely by hand. They are available in four sizes.