Please welcome the beautiful proof Travelteq is not all about leather, but about timeless, functional design. The first in a new line of bags is the Trash Inside Out. Made of high quality dark green waxed canvas and finished with leather seams and handles, the same … [ Continue reading ]

Love these String Gardens by Dutchmen Fedor van der Falk. He started 3 years ago with a three dimensional crochet filled with plaster, soil, moss and grass to continue with small plants resulting in a combination of kokedama and a Japanese botanic style like the real Hanging… [ Continue reading ]

A lovely new fragmented candle by Byredo: The Tree House. The smell is poetic, with a top of pimento and bamboo, a mid of hay, labdanum and myrrh and a base of blond cedarwood, guaiac wood, sandalwood and leather. Specially  created for Byredo’s Japan launch… [ Continue reading ]

Last tuesday we were invited to the house of Marc Kreydenweiss, just outside Nîmes, France. In the beautiful rolling hills packed with miles and miles of the Costière de Nîmes grape fields, divided by black lanes of cypress, lies the 20 acres vineyard of Famille Kreydenweiss. At the end of the 20th century the 14th generation of winemakers moved from the Alsace to the Garde to satisfy their passion for red wine with grapes like carignan, grenache, mourvèdre, syrah and grenache. All organic, farming based on the moon calendar, with a cellar build on the golden ratio and constructed on the basis of ancient principles - the place is balanced like a perfect glass of wine. [ Continue reading ]

Last week we stumbled on these lovely beeswax candles on Etsy. 100% organic and made in a solar powered, rolling tree house (would love to see that!) They are made from vintage bottles, dug up from residential landfills, collected by Peter & Jewels from Pollen Arts… [ Continue reading ]

My favorite car Nº2, straight after the Porsche 912, is Berlinette, a.k.a. the Renault Alpine A110. Built by Jean Rédélé in Dieppe, France, in 1954 and from 1962 till 1978 under the official license of Renault it won the Monte Carlo rally of 1971… [ Continue reading ]

Started with the Single Red Deepsea project by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, son of legendary Jacques Piccard who dove 10 kms into the Pacific ocean, Philipp Stahl from Maastricht now moved to the highest point on earth, the Mount Everest. In a tribute to… [ Continue reading ]

Our feature in the new issue of Bright Magazine is focused on our ongoing quest for the perfect bag. Clockwise: 1. J. Panther Luggage Co.’s leather Aviator, 2. Bedouin Barbary, 3. COTEetCIEL Traveler, 4. Buzzhouse macbook air case by Atsushi… [ Continue reading ]

Something I really want this summer are these lovely linen beach towels by Deck Towel. Made in a studio in New York City, using linens sourced from all over the world the towels are light, compact, and sturdy. They don’t hold in sand or odors like cotton, and… [ Continue reading ]

‘Madaboutown is for the man who’s not interested in trends, but in representing his timeless taste for quality and style one garment and accessory at a time.’ At least they are following the trend of giving really nice insights in craftsmanship. Here’s a short documentary on shoemaker Riccardo Freccia Bestetti. And… [ Continue reading ]

I finally found my favorite pair of Red Wing Shoes: The 8144. The style provides the durability of a work boot with the clean toe profile of a classic oxford. Forget the slate blue Clarks I mentioned last week, this is the real spring shoe. Slate Blue Abilene… [ Continue reading ]

Last weeks I started following A Noble Savage, a blog by marketing and styling studio/showroom. They started collecting and sharing beautiful vintage items, photographing them in neat compositions all available for rent or purchase. ‘The studio is a unique space doubling as a showroom for a constantly… [ Continue reading ]

Last week The Village Coffee & Music officially opened its doors in Utrecht. A small coffeebar with a proper taste of music and the potential of becoming my new living (if it’s not already). The coffee is coming from Caffenation, tea’s from Kusmi and… [ Continue reading ]

My friend Spencer Nikosey from Killspencer released some new bags today. Amongst them there’s this oversized tote made out of 22 oz classic “Original Wax” black filter twill. The bag is lined with a fire retardant black nylon and finished with a black leather… [ Continue reading ]

My favorite car turned 50. I still remember how my grandmother drove her car and it’s probably the first car I sat in. Designboom celebrates the anniversary of this style icon with a really nice overview of all the Renault 4’s over the past 50 years. [ Continue reading ]

I love the shape of this monster. The new 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. ‘Aventador was a bull bred by the Don Celestino Cuardi Vides family that in October 1993 entered into battle at the Saragossa Arena, earning the “Trofeo de la Peña La Madroñera” for the… [ Continue reading ]

‘To witness the step-by-step process by which a pair of John Lobb shoes comes to life at its Northampton workshop is to see traditional craftsmanship and genuine skill in action.’ This lovely short clip produced by John Lobb highlighting the manufacturing steps each shoe goes through within their… [ Continue reading ]

I just found this a wonderful series of small knifes, in beautiful whale shapes and all hand made. These ‘Whale Knifes’ are designed by Tetsu Yamashita, and hand made by Tosa, a company mastered in traditional Japanese knife crafting. Too bad they are… [ Continue reading ]

London Undercover started of with their lovely umbrellas with beautiful patterns and colors and collaborations with maharishi Hardy Blechman’s DPM and Tenue de Nîmes with ‘Indigo Rain’. Now they teamed up with Christies, the old hat maker of London,… [ Continue reading ]

Yesterday, during the launch of the new Nintendo 3DS, I’ve met Folkert Hengeveld, a fellow Anothersomething reader and heritage junk. At this moment he’s working on a crazy project, and he was so generous to share it with us. Folkert Hengeveld bought this old Medium Wheel… [ Continue reading ]

I found this huge image archive of the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company on flickr the other day. Above a group photo of Colt assembly line workers in the Colt’s East Armory. Machinery can be seen throughout the shop. Below a woman holding two… [ Continue reading ]

Love these hand made waxed leather Plane Toe Work Boots by our favorite Japanese leather company Roberu. (via The Shoe Buff)… [ Continue reading ]

A few weeks ago I mentioned the launch of the online shop of J. Panther Luggage Co. with their new collection and beautiful illustrations by Christopher Sharp. Today they released a small pdf booklet introducing the brand and focussing on the different bags… [ Continue reading ]

Nº40. Our last and final gift advice for 2010 is this custom made Tony glasses case by Steve Mono for Another Shop in a chocolate brown. > Enjoy your holidays!… [ Continue reading ]