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Notes from the Field: Derringer Cycles in Los Angeles, CA.

Posted on September 1, 2011

I’ve always had an interest in vintage motorcycles as well as general cycling culture so when Derringer Cycles blew up on the internet a few weeks ago, they were tugging at my creative heartstrings. A mix of motorcycle and cycling culture crossed with excellent design principles. I found out the company is based out of Los Angeles and did everything I could to get in for a few minutes with Adrian Van Anz, Derringer’s founder and designer. Earlier this week we met in his storefront on West 3rd Street near West Hollywood and I snapped a few photos of the shop. Make sure to click photos to enlarge them. Click below to view the whole article and photos.

Categories: Interviews, Photos, Travels

Cruising Carmageddon

Posted on July 26, 2011

Things have been pretty quiet around these parts these days. We’re working on lining up some cool things for the end of summer and beginning of fall as the site shifts from Los Angeles mode to Philadelphia mode. Pictured above is the interior of a 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air, restored to mint condition. I spent my Carmageddon weekend cruising around Palm Desert in the backseat of this beautiful automobile. Hope your Carmageddon was as relaxing, to all you L.A. readers out there.

Categories: Photos, Travels

Making Impressions: The Chandler & Price New Style Letterpress

Posted on July 11, 2011

Some of you are probably aware that recently I relocated to Los Angeles to take an internship with an unabashedly secretive film production company and being such the quirky company they are there’s a lot of vintage items, equipment, movie props, etc. Basically, if you’ve got a soul you could get lost in the amazingness of some of the stuff they’ve kept around.

One of the more striking items is the Chandler & Price New Style Letterpress dating from the early 1900’s on which the serials have been partially scrubbed which makes finding an exact year somewhat difficult. The press is entirely functional and is used frequently to print thank you cards, invitations, and stationary. I’ll be learning how to use this thing over the next few weeks so I’m pretty excited to report back on how that ends up. Click below to see the rest of the photographs and an abbreviated history of the letterpress manufacturer.

Categories: History, Photos

Inquiries & Responses vol. 02: John Mulhouse of ‘City of Dust’

Posted on June 1, 2011

This is the second in a series of interviews with people who have a keen interest in menswear, style, design, or generally cool stuff. Most of these people are doing something of great note that you should absolutely take a look at.

‘City of Dust’ is a blog chronicling, in the author’s words, “the lost and wondrous wreckage of America”. I found John Mulhouse’s page via Reddit, of all places, and was immediately fascinated with both his incredible photography and the stories he told to accompany his images. His ability to weave a vivid portrait of the bleaker parts of the American landscape is astounding and his documentation of seemingly unknown historical events is second to none. As long as I can remember, my friends and I have always explored abandoned places for some semblance of understanding as to what happened there and what tales lie behind the mysterious lost structures. We spoke in May 2011. Click below to view several of his beautiful photographs and to read the full interview.

Categories: History, Inquiries & Responses, Interviews, Photos

Notes from the Field: Local35 in Portland, OR

Posted on May 29, 2011

A good friend of mine, Kasey Klimes, who runs the fantastic urban sustainability blog Secret Republic sent me a few photos from his recent trip to Portland, OR where he visited a few different shops along his way. The first one he sent me was Local35 who carries brands like A.P.C., Tanner Goods, Billykirk, Vanishing Elephant, Nudie Jeans, etc. Their site isn’t terribly descriptive so I figured I’d let the photos speak for themselves. If you’re in the area, it’s probably worth a look. Some stuff for the ladies towards the bottom there, or if you’re a gent and into wooden rings and jewelry it could certainly be up your alley as well. For you nerds out there, all photos were shot with a Canon t3i w/ a 50mm f1.8 lens and they’re pretty damn good so click on them to enlarge.

Click below to view the rest of the images.

Categories: Guest, Photos, Travels