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Boombox by TDK

Ben Branch February 25, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro

This minimalist boombox by TDK is designed to work with any modern smartphone, allowing you to plug it in and charge it while it…

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Custom Speedometer Collection

Ben Branch February 22, 2014
  • Art
  • Design
  • Parts
  • Retro

In the build up to this year’s The One Motorcycle Show, Seattle Speedometer and Pen & Screen Printing Co. joined forces with a slew…

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The Tennyson Leather Notebook

Ben Branch February 21, 2014
  • American
  • Books
  • Gear
  • Retro

The art of writing by hand has been largely forgotten in the modern age, which seems like a shame really as humans have been…

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Iso Grifo 7 Liter

Ben Branch February 20, 2014
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Retro
  • Vintage

  This 1974 Iso Grifo 7 Liter is a bit of a celebrity in the world of Iso Rivolta, it’s officially the last one…

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Backpack by Oil & Blood

Ben Branch February 19, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Bags
  • Gear
  • Military
  • Retro

  Oil & Blood is a small gear manufacturer based in Las Vegas, it’s owned and operated by Steve Carter and Luke Andrews, two native…

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iPhone Wallet by Hard Graft

Ben Branch February 15, 2014
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Style

  Hard Graft is a small company that specialises in hand-making bags and cases for the modern technological gear we find ourselves carrying around…

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Persol #649

Ben Branch February 14, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Retro
  • Style

  Persol #649 sunglasses have been continually handmade in Italy since 1957, they were originally designed for Turin tram-drivers but quickly caught on and…

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Porus by Bambukaat Motorcycle Customs

Ben Branch February 13, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  Bambukaat Motorcycle Customs is a new custom workshop based in Rupnagar, India. The bike you see here is their first effort, it started…

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Triumph Speedmaster by Icon

Ben Branch February 12, 2014
  • American
  • British
  • Drag Racing
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Retro
  • Triumph

  The Speedmaster by Icon is the second custom motorcycle developed jointly between the Portland-based motorcycle gear company and Triumph North America, whenever Icon…

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BMW K100 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch February 11, 2014
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  The BMW K100 is not a motorcycle that one usually associates with cafe racers, or customs of any sort for that matter. The…

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Kawasaki Zephyr 750 by Ton-Up Garage

Ben Branch February 7, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  This Kawasaki Zephyr 750 by Ton-Up Garage is a beautiful example of what can be achieved with an old motorcycle if you know…

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Weekender Canvas Bag by Weldon

Ben Branch February 6, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Bags
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Style

Weldon is a new British company that specialises in hand-making classic waxed cotton bags from locally sourced materials. Each of the bags is made…

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