The Archival Clothing Rucksack by Best Made Co.
Posted by Bobby Solomon • July 26, 2010 • Accessories
I’m a big fan of Best Made Companies axes, however impractical they are as a city dweller. They’re absolutely beautifully presented and marketed which makes me want one quite a lot.
I spotted this new bag by Archival Clothing in their webstore called the Archival Clothing Rucksack and figured some of you in the market for a new bag might be interested. This fella is made up of waxed cotton, the edges are bound in waxed cotton tape and stress points are bar-tacked or riveted and solid brass hardware is used throughout. It even looks like there’s a space for a hand axe on the side, though I’m sure your nalgeen could fit just as easily. Be sure to take a visit to Archival Clothing as well to check out some more great bags.
Bobby
Chester Wallace Bag
Posted by Bobby Solomon • July 13, 2010 • Accessories
While I was in Portland a couple of weeks ago I stopped by Canoe, a wonderful home/accessories shop that I’ve been itching to get to for years now. My first impression, just looking through it’s windows, was that it was exactly what I was expecting, filled with lots of goodies and design-y things to ooh and ahh over. I went inside and as I was looking around I came across this amazing bag by local Portland company Chester Wallace.
I don’t really know much about them but I can tell you after using their bag for the last few weeks that they’re pretty great. I had been looking for a bag that would fit my laptop plus a few magazines and a sweater. These are sort of my everyday essentials, plus maybe my Canon S90 and a Postalco notebook. It’s also a perfect size for me as I’m 6′ 1″, so it doesn’t hang too low or too high on my waist. I also love that it has a pair of handles on the top of the bag so I can carry it briefcase style as well. The body itself is made of a durable cotton and feels really strong and sturdy.
Canoe currently has a couple of these in stock for $150 which you can snag by clicking here.
Bobby
Keith Haring on Blik
Posted by Alex Dent • June 16, 2010 • Accessories
It’s not SpongeBob. You may already be familiar with Blik, the removable wall decals that can spruce up your apartment without affecting your security deposit, but did you know Blik recently added several Keith Haring designs? If you remember the 1980’s and 90’s, you probably remember seeing one of his radiant babies or hearts, both of which are available to stick on your wall. But my favorite design is the Untitled Face.
The first instances of the three-eyed face that I’m aware of are from 1981 in an untitled painting and in 1982 a mural in the bowery. The mural’s location is (or was) en route from Haring apartment and studio, and covered by piles of trash; so one day he got a shovel, removed fifty bags of trash from in front of the wall, and painted. The original mural was covered over only a few months of display in the summer of 1982. The mural was re-painted in 2008 by Deitch Projects to commemorate what would have been Haring’s 50th birthday. In July 2009 the commemorative mural was covered by a Os Gemeos mural. In 2010, the Os Gemeos mural was covered with a Shepard Farey mural.
Maybe in ten years your mural will grace the corner of Bower and Houston, and maybe thirty years after that someone will turn your design into a giant, removable sticker for your wall. Until then you can have a fragment of the original Haring mural smiling down from your wall: reminding your of your ambition and reminding uninformed guests of an animated sponge.
Alex
Maptote
Posted by Danica van de Velde • June 7, 2010 • Accessories + Design
Imagine you are visiting the Moulin Rouge in Paris. You have just finished checking out the famous windmill and want to make your way to the Eiffel Tower, but you have forgotten your trusty pocket map. Merde! But don’t panic, for if you have Maptote’s 100% natural cotton Paris bag on your shoulder, you will find your way in no time.*
Based in Brooklyn, Maptote is the creative baby of Rachel Rheingold (a fashion stylist) and Michael Berick (a cartographer). Combining environmentally friendly design with cartographical panache, their silkscreened cotton totes feature locations ranging from the Catskills to London to Tuscany. I must admit that, as a tote lover and a map geek, their products feel like they were made for me. For those who are not into tote bags, Rheingold and Berick’s designs are also displayed on zip pouches, notecards, winetotes and baby onesies.
The totes featured above include the Los Angeles grocery tote in metallic (for Bobby – the LA boy), the USA grocery tote in red (for Alex – this was the closest I could find to Guntown, Mississippi), the Tokyo organic tote and the Paris natural hobo tote. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a Hong Kong tote.
* I should state that I cannot actually guarantee that you will successfully find your way from Pigalle to the Eiffel Tower without a real map, but, you must admit, it is a lovely theory.
Danica
Eight from Etsy: Bike Edition
Posted by Danica van de Velde • May 26, 2010 • Accessories + Clothing + Illustration + Photography
Did you know that if you enter the keyword “bicycle” into an Etsy search that you will receive over 200 pages of results? In amongst slogans informing shoppers that “bike is the new black”, that you should “keep calm and ride on” and that, ahem, you should “put the fun between your legs” is a super collection of bicycle-themed wares. I have trawled through the huge selection like a crazy scavenger to pick out what I believe is the top eight. I hope you like them.
Further and better particulars can be found after the jump.
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Watched some great comedy at Akbar, now having a late night dinner next door at The Kitchen.
