Otter Wax, waterproof your fabric:
Thanks to Frederic for bringing my attention to Otter Wax. Waxing natural fibres to make them waterproof is not a total new invention, more a forgotten practise. Probably the only company who still does it until now on a large scale is Barbour. But actually you can waterproof your shoes, backpack, jeans or jacket with a bar of Otter Wax quite easily.
Available is Otter Wax via their webshop in the US and in Europe via Warenmagazijn.
Timber Trivet by Adam Goodrum:
A fine example of functional design I came across in the museum shop at the Lousiana museum in Denmark. The timber trivets are used to protect the table from hot saucepans and dishes in a decorative way.
The design was made by Adam Goodrum and distributed by Normann Copenhagen.
Dehen Signature Varsity V-Neck Pullover:
Thanks a lot Uwe for sending me this great pullover. I saw it this summer when Amtraq was here on the lake and I knew I have to have it. Old school cut, 100% wool and made to last. A perfect product from the USA available in Amtraq distributed shops.
Woodworking canvas tool rollBought this old canvas tool roll a while ago in Berlin. It took me a while to fill it with the right tools, still not complete (if ever?) but I love it already.
Free & Magazine Nov. 2012 Gift by Eric Jost:
Friday morning there was a letter from Eric Jost from Life Time Gear in the mailbox. Inside the November Issue of the famous Japanese Free & Easy Magazine. Unfortunately no time to read it be-cause I had to leave to the shipyard. Right after work, without even washing my hands I had to have a closer (and careful) look at it. What a great magazine with images of unique items and characters (e.g. Hajime Tsukada). No way to read the Japanese Text but the images talk for themselves. Thanks Eric for this great gift and inspiration.
Pollini high heels:
This is the story of Maria´s final choice for a classic black high heel by Pollini. Milano is great be-cause all the top brands have stores there and are quite close together. Equipped with a pair of Red Wings Pecos, easy to go back and forth to pick the final one – finally. What a great combination Red Wing + Pollini.
To check the sharpness of your straight razor simply grab the hair with the hair root facing the palm/floor and the thinner end towards the sky. If you have no decent long hair for this test – have a look at the other half of your bed you should be able to find some from a/your lady. Gently move down the hair to the razor blade and you should hear the “pling”. If not grap the hair either a bit more to the end and give it more weight for the blade or turn it around. If still not successful give it to an expert for a resharpening and let him teach you of how to keep it sharp with the leather stromp. I read the blade should last for about 1000 shaves before a resharpening is needed again. So give it a try for the full joy of a clean shave rather than a “ripping of the hair feeling”.
Welcome to the shave club – Whiskey shave soapIt´s no secret I like knifes and blades and I get the pest when some marketing freak tells me I need a safety razor with 5 blades for a shave.
So Eric from Life Time Gear hit the spot when he gave me this Whiskey shave soap from Portland General Store as a present on our Frankurt trip 2 weeks ago. Meanwhile, I gave it a try and it performed very well, the lather was very dense, only comparable to the good stuff used by millions of turkish men The Arko shave soap I use normally. The decent smell of whiskey and the packaging will make it my first choice for the next +100 straight razor shaves. Thanks Eric!
Tanner Goods beltThe guys from Tanner Goods Portland did it right. A one for a lifetime, no schnick schnack belt. A belt made with the thick veg. tanned leather, solid brass hardware and crafted with passion and knowledge.
Volls Darmstadt – Essence of menswear:
We arrived friday night in Frankfurt. Straight after breakfast on saturday we made our way to Darmstadt to finally meet Klaus Voll. Unquestionable Klaus got the finest menswear available around the globe in his shop. Hard to give an overview, but have a look at his well made online shop with much better images I could have taken. 100% Essence of menswear is there.
Thanks for your time, hope to see you soon again!
An overview of his brands he got in stock:
CANADA GOOSE, DEHEN 1920, MERZ B. SCHWANEN, PRPS NOIR, TELLASON, UNIVERSAL WORKS, ARC´TERYX VEILANCE, FRED PERRY, LAUREL WREATH, NIGEL CABOURN, PENFIELD, WOOLRICH,PRPS, GITMAN VINTAGE, BELSTAFF®, RED WINGS, B.D. BAGGIES, THE HILL-SIDE, DUKES, DOCKERS K-1, FILSON, GILDED AGE, POST OVERALLS, HOWLIN´ BY MORRISON, EDWIN, LEVI’S® VINTAGE CLOTHING, JOHNSON MOTORS, S.N.S. HERNING, VIBERG BOOTS, SCHIESSER REVIVAL, YUKETEN, DANOLIS, HARRIS WHARF LONDON,HARTFORD, INIS MEAIN, KURO, TEN C, FALIERO SARTI, PRPS GOODS & CO., RUDE RIDERS, TINTORIA MATTEI BY CALIBAN ,BUTTERO, STONE ISLAND, ROBERTO COLLINA, JEREMY MCALPINE, HOLLYWOOD TRADING COMPANY, HANNES ROETHER, GRP, AG ADRIANO GOLDSCHMIED, BALDESSARINI, CALIBAN
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