vendredi 30 décembre 2011

1967



















Royal Road Test is a picture-book story of a Royal manual typewriter that was thrown out of the window of a 1963 Buick traveling at ninety miles per hour.

Handmade


Pictures from "La Manufacture" http://vimeo.com/31778032

lundi 26 décembre 2011

Guitars: the tsumura collection



The book includes chapters on DAngelico, DAquisto, Gibson, Epiphone, Gretsch, Stromberg and a multitude of other makers such as Martin, Guild®, Koontz and Fender®. There are also sections on lap steels, ukuleles, and separate serial number listing on DAngelico and DAquisto production totals. A rare and beautiful book that is a must for every guitar library.

mercredi 21 décembre 2011

D. Ray White









The legendary D. Ray White was a American mountain dancer and entertainer, knew 52 steps more than anyone else...

dimanche 18 décembre 2011

Style: Equipage Torpilleur


















T-shirts made of 100% Organic cotton 40’s for men and women.
Hand dyed with ecological pigment.
All our shirts are printed individually by hand, using water based inks that have a soft touch and a decidedly vintage feel.
They reflect an attitude, and strength that uses an individualistic sense of style and integrity.
We respect all the techniques of traditional work
to have a genuine result.

www.fatboy-clothing.com

jeudi 15 décembre 2011

For Denim lovers and Vintage collectors











Michael Harris’ new book, Jeans of the Old West:
A History, is an extensive look into denim manufacturing from the late 1800s.
With over 300 color photos and illustrations featuring patent drawings and extensive histories
of the denim companies from a bygone era, the book is perfect for fashion historians and collectors alike.

mercredi 14 décembre 2011

Bruce Brown










Bruce Brown is the inventor and director of the surf classics The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II. If you have never seen these movies, you need to. They portray the adventure of the “original” surf trip and the adventure that traveling into the unknown can provide.

samedi 10 décembre 2011

mercredi 30 novembre 2011

The Ashley Book of Knots





















The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots, what it looks like, where it comes from, and how to tie it. The book includes 4,000 knots, with all the varieties of shipboard knots as well as knots used by butchers, steeplejacks, electric linesmen, knitters, cobblers, surgeons, poachers and cowboys.