Ben Branch
January 21, 2012
This beautiful, historical infographic-of-sorts was designed by NASA in 1967 to give the general public a better idea of what the Apollo 11 mission was actually going to do, from lift off to lunar landing to splash down in the Pacific.
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Ben Branch
January 21, 2012
There’s something reassuring about the fact that there are still companies like Hard Graft out there, designing and hand-making gear that just wouldn’t exist…
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Ben Branch
January 20, 2012
The Hodaka company was a joint American/Japanese company founded in the 1960’s, they were largely credited with creating the trail bike niche and kicking off…
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Ben Branch
January 20, 2012
The Austin Healey is a bit of an unusual choice for a Hollywood star, in the 60’s E-Types were exceedingly popular amongst the celluloid elite, as were Ferraris and drop top Mercedes.
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Ben Branch
January 20, 2012
Some say that the T-Shirt is the uniform of the 21st Century billionaire, they may be right, but it’s also the uniform of me so I’m always on the look out for unique, low volume designs to add to my overflowing collection.
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Ben Branch
January 19, 2012
It’s always great to discover an amateur builder who’s talent is easily on par with the larger custom motorcycle garages, Seth Hensler is a stand-out example of this breed of home-based vintage café racer builder.
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Ben Branch
January 18, 2012
Speedboats are one of those things that every man should own, at least once in his life. The Ovation 6.8 by Ganz Boats is…
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Ben Branch
January 18, 2012
Although linen belts are perhaps not a common choice, I love this example by Stighlorgan, it’s exceedingly well designed and well executed. Stighlorgan is…
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Ben Branch
January 18, 2012
When it comes to custom motorcycles, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more talented builder than Walt Siegl. With a rare blend of aesthetic sensibility and technical capability, the motorcycles he creates always create significant fan fare when they roll out of his humble workshop.
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Ben Branch
January 17, 2012
The Chrysler Airflow was a revolutionary though ultimately unpopular car, it was introduced in 1934 and was the first mass-produced car to be developed with wind-tunnel testing, overseen by none other than Orville Wright.
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Ben Branch
January 17, 2012
There’s a surprisingly large gap in the iPhone accessories market for a handlebar mount that #1: Doesn’t have a design so foul it makes me feel violated, and #2: Actually works. Enter the AeroDynamic handlebar mount for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S…
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Ben Branch
January 17, 2012
Sadly, Matchless no longer produce motorcycles, however if you live in hope that one day you’ll have one in the garage, or even if you just love vintage motorcycle logos, this is the coffee mug for you.
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