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Ottomilla 8M1 Sunglasses

Ben Branch September 7, 2013
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The Ottomilla 8M1 is a limited edition series of sunglasses that are each handmade in Italy, as it happens ‘Ottomilla’ is Italian for ‘8,000’ and that also happens to be the number of this…

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Documentary: A Pinch Of Salt

Ben Branch September 5, 2013
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I know that sometimes on the internet we can be inundated with videos on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the rest. I try as best I can to filter the crap out of the blizzard…

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Driving Gloves by Autodromo

Ben Branch September 4, 2013
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A solid pair of driving gloves were an absolutely essential piece of equipment for men like Moss and Fangio, the cars of the era had no power-steering and the wooden steering wheels could leave…

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Firestone Deluxe Champion iPhone Case

Ben Branch September 3, 2013
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It seems to me that few things in the motorcycling world create such polarised opinions as Firestone Champion Deluxe tires. I’ve met people who become enraged at the mere sight of them, these are…

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Harlemm Briefcase by Ted Baker

Ben Branch August 31, 2013
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The Harlemm Briefcase by Ted Baker is a nice respite from the army of either plain black or plain brown cases you’ll see being toted around the streets of London or any other major…

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Gentleman’s Apron from TRVR

Ben Branch August 30, 2013
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Every man needs an apron, perhaps not for use in the kitchen but certainly for use in the natural habitat of the modern man – the garage, shed and the BBQ. This apron by…

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Leather Suitcase by Saddleback Leather

Ben Branch August 28, 2013
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If I were to tell you that the leather suitcase you see above is made from full-grain boot leather and is sold with a 100 year warranty, you’d probably be more than ready to…

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Faraday Messenger Bag by Modern Industry

Ben Branch August 27, 2013
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The Faraday Messenger Bag is the latest creation from the San Francisco based design team Modern Industry. We’ve featured their work before when they released their first design, the Magnitude Backpack, earlier this year….

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JPS Lotus Keychain

Ben Branch August 24, 2013
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The John Player Special Lotus Formula One Team’s exploits are now inscribed in history as one of the great, golden eras in the long and storied saga of grand prix motor racing. The black…

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Buck FlashPoint Hunting Knife

Ben Branch August 23, 2013
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The Buck FlashPoint Hunting Knife is designed as an all-round hunting, camping and fishing knife – it has a partially serrated blade made of 420HC stainless steel and has a bottle opener/carabiner built into…

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Sir Jack’s Ox Horn Mug

Ben Branch August 22, 2013
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The recent renaissance of beer has been a wonderful thing to watch, it wasn’t that long ago that your only real choice when it came to beer was a limited and disappointing half dozen…

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Vinylize Eyeglasses

Ben Branch August 21, 2013
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Vinylize Eyeglasses are a clever creation that reuse old vinyl records as frames for modern glasses, each pair is made by hand in Budapest and each come with a hard carrying case made from a folded 7″ single.

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