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These $228 Vintage NFL Hoodies Aren’t for Fair-Weather Fans
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These $228 Vintage NFL Hoodies Aren’t for Fair-Weather Fans
By Lanny Fuller
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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

By Cool Material
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A Better Way to Bring the Shade

Shibumi Reinvented Beach Shade. Now It’s Coming for the Pop-Up Tent.

By Cool Material
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VESSEL Solved One of the Most Annoying Things About Your Golf Bag

The new Player VI Series gives every club its own space and rethinks the golf bag from top to bottom.

By Cool Material
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The 2017 Standard Memorandum

We’re excited to introduce you to the 2017 version of Word. Notebook's incredibly popular Standard Memorandum. As with previous versions, it’s inspired by pocket journals of the early 1900s and designed to chronicle one year of your life. Done in collaboration with designer and illustrator Jon Contino, the notebook is made…

By Mike Newman
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Pillbox Bat Co. Hand-Painted Bats

Named in tribute for the old Downtown Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, that was referred to as "the Pillbox," Pillbox Bat. Co is making bats that are as functional as they are stylish. Each 34" bat is Made in the USA from the same solid Maple that the pros use…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sherlock Holmes Vaporizer Pipe

Steve Bae—an up-and-coming industrial designer from Seoul, Korea—recently tackled a concept for a vaporizer pipe for Peterson of Dublin, which just celebrated its 150th anniversary in business. Bae's concept fuses a traditional pipe smoking experience and iconic lines like those you'll find in Sherlock Holmes's deerstalker hunting cap with modern design…

By Cooper Fleishman
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InstruMMents 01 Measures Anything Using Lasers

InstruMMents 01 is a combination writing implement and measuring tool billed as "the world's first dimensioning instrument." Carved in aluminum and steel, the 01 houses a pen, pencil or stylus along with a mag roller that you can use to measure just about anything. You can measure couches and stairs…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hubble Is the Warby Parker of Contact Lenses

Plenty of brands have opted for the direct to consumer model to significantly reduce the overhead costs that ultimately get passed on to you. In addition to razors, mattresses, jeans and glasses, you can now get your daily contacts for a significant discount thanks to the new startup Hubble. After…

By Cooper Fleishman
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