Materials, design, craft and the use of everyday goods.

• STIFEL TEXTILES

  Indigo-dyed cotton made in West Virginia from 1835 to 1956

  

• GLASSMAKING

  Espionage and the Secrets of Craft on the Island of Murano

  

• HOT TODDIES

  Five Recipes and All-Around Tricks for Winter Coziness

  

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• Alcohol & Cocktails

  Cocktail Recipes: Hot ToddiesCocktail BittersCocktail Recipes: PunchCocktail Recipes: The SourBeer BrewingOrganic WineMezcal

• Artists & Designers

  Eileen GrayDieter RamsArne JacobsenJohn James AudubonAlexandre NollBen JackelGino SarfattiAlexander CalderTapio WirkkalaGiò PontiJohannes IttenIsabel Antonia Giampietro

• Books & Other Voices

  HapticsPocket Knife FunBiomimicrySummer BooksHandmade in PersiaGood MeatSchemes & TrickeryObsessionInteresting Finds IIOther Voices & ReadingsLetterpress PrintingInteresting Finds

• Fashion & Sewing

  Stifel TextilesHarris Tweed, Part IIFeltHarris Tweed, Part INatural DyesPanama HatEmbroideryWoolDenimOrganic CottonLeather TanningSeersuckerCanvas Fabric

• Food & Cooking

  Concord GrapeFlourGarlicThe Science of TasteMaple SyrupCranbery JamLeftoversGiant PumpkinHeirloom TomatoesBottled WaterDrinking WaterThe History Of Olive OilYaconVinegarAlice Waters

• Food Preserving

  Meyer Lemon Marmalade RecipeHome CanningCured MeatHot Smoking

• Gardening

  Seed SavingTopiaryThe Old Farmer's AlmanacUrban GardeningBeekeepingScott Nearing

• Grooming

  Solid PerfumeNatural ToothpasteSafety RazorBody SoapAw Boon HawBraun Electric Shaver

• Materials

  TitaniumThe Clock of the Long NowPewterExotic LeatherReclaimed Wood, Part ITeak WoodMother Of PearlThe Power Of GoldAluminumNaugahydePorcelainCorrugated CardboardNatural CorkStainless SteelBeeswaxNatural RubberBorosilicate GlassBakelite

• Outdoors

  Aluminum CanoesCricket TrailerAdirondack Pack BasketsJohn James AudubonWooden SnowshoesSwiss Army Bread BagKerosene Lantern

• Product Design

  Build and Keep a Cutting BoardStella Metallurgica Lux Punching BagsRopeRubber StampsLight BulbsSafety MatchesVintage Oak BoardWhisk BroomHorn Measuring CupMirror, MirrorCarbon Steel KnivesEnamelwareChampagne StemwareHistory of the UmbrellaFountain PenOlivetti TypewriterAluminum CupAluminum Ice Cube TrayHorn SpoonMother Of Pearl Pocket KnifeGeorge Nelson Flip ClockButcher BlockDu Pont Canvas Utility BagPocket LighterTransistor RadioKitchen TowelsBook DartsStainless Steel AshtrayWooden CratesBallpoint PenPush-PinsNatural Bristle Kitchen BrushesChemex CoffeemakerVintage Car VisorWax PaperVintage Estwing Hammer

• Skills

  African Black SoapShoe ShinePocket Knife FunHandwriting

• Uncategorized

  GlassmakingMuseum of Obsolete ObjectsShow Card WritingAutomataFutures of YoreShear TradeNow HausKaufmann Mercantile StoreHappy Birthday Dead PresidentsPaper MakingJ.A. Bauer Pottery CompanyHappy HolidaysThanksgiving