DIGEST | Luise Stauss & Nicholas Blechman

There are a lot of ways to finish the sentence "I want to move to New York and..." from the vague (and become famous, or live near Central Park) to the incredibly specific (and become the youngest editor of Vogue, found a start-up and become a millionaire by twenty-five and an influential philanthropist by thirty, make obscure but incredible art that can only be appreciated fifty years after your death due to a stipulation in your will). But as anyone who has lived in New York can tell you: if you can imagine it, someone in New York has lived it. The ultra cool couple Nicholas Blechman and Luise Stauss are no exception. Read on to get to know the 'and become a multi-talented creative who also happens to have exceptional taste in tea' version of that sentence.

Oriental Beauty Grand - tea’s champagne

Luise: Pineapple linzer cookies with salt and chili / Nicholas: Dick Taylor Chocolate Covered Almonds

Luise: Waking up with my children / Nicholas: Discovering unknown neighborhoods

Luise: Berlin / Nicholas: New York

Luise: Photo Director / Nicholas: Creative Director

I've always been fascinated by the architectural density and eclecticism of New York: it’s cast iron facades, brownstones, steel spires on top of skyscrapers. It’s sounds and people, it’s light. New York is bursting with energy and ideas. It is a constant inspiration.

In Nicholas' design studio on Chrystie Street.

We collaborate only a few times a year, but always look at each other's work. Creative collaboration is the best, except when cooking.

I commission and art direct photography for The Atlantic, America’s oldest magazine.

I oversee the visual content of the magazine in it's many forms - print, digital, live events, books, podcasts.

Being able to look at each new story with fresh eyes, and working with world class journalists and authors.