Walnut Studiolo

Geoffrey Franklin, an architect by training, founded Walnut Studiolo with the goal of creating high-quality, beautiful, durable, and most of all functional bicycle components. The result, unobtrusively handsome and affordable leather goods that would give even Brooks a run for its money. All products are handmade and thoughtfully crafted in Portland, Oregon.

Kudos to you, Mr. Franklin.

Me.la.bo

Megan Bobogovich and her menagerie of porcelain oddities certainly evoke a little Mary Shelley. Utilizing slip cast components from tchotchkes, Ms. Bogovich reassembles the orphaned and unwanted creatures into curious new lives.

I was fortunate enough to receive a misfit squirrel as a gift a while back; methinks this may be my newest frankenstein. All those in favor, raise your hand!

Pocketful

A petite collection of the functionally inconspicuous.

Keychain pocketknife from the reputable Garrett Wade, barely larger than standard mill and much more attractive. All keys should be so refined. Tally ho! >>>

Hollowed authentic coinage by a modest Father & Sons workshop. Memory card holding capacity in domestic and foreign currencies for the aspiring corporate sleuth. >>>

Mauvian Approach: for slipping handwritten notes of romantic or illicit intent.

Embossed coin 8GB flash drive with laurel motif from a promotional products company. Sadly only available for bulk purchase. Very unfortunate, as this would be amazing engraved with a personal monogram. >>>

Cire Trudon

Bustes de Cire, candles inspired by 18th century masterpieces by the royal candlemakers. Each faithfully recreated in Cire Trudon's 367 year old vegetal wax recipe.

Too faithfully perhaps, royalties are incurred on every sale.

n.2 Matita

Rosata variegated Italian marble  VS  Rolled recycled newspaper pencils

Erdnase

Inspired by "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase, often referred to simply as Erdnase or The Bible, one of the most influential books on card magic and manipulation. Written under a pseudonym, the true author has remained a mystery for over a century.

Each deck includes two custom jokers, a custom Ace of Spades, and two ad cards printed to look like pages from the book. Card backs are printed in the book's signature green and the box is embossed with a textured finish and gilded lettering to recreate the first edition's cover, albeit in miniature.

Deck and book available from DAN&DAVE.

Son of Mac

M. Magritte strikes again. Vinyl macbook decals available in eleven shades from Hu2.

Kitsune Noir

"Ceci n'est pas une mixtape" is Paris inspired collection of star-crossed melodies from Bobby Solomon, author of Kitsune Nior and curator of digital mixtapes du jour.

In a nod to the old days skipping ahead is out of the question. He records the collections as one solid track, to be enjoyed beginning to end. Free to boot!

Apica

Sleek notebooks from Apica with a lot of charm. Old fashioned styling makes it the place to practice your Spencerian script. Japanese product push lost in translation makes it the perfect place.

Really fond of the gray college ruled pages.

ABSURDLY cheap here & here.

Pancha Tantra

Taschen Books is releasing it's large-format edition of Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra next month.

Large-format wallets were a prerequisite of previous editions.

Seb Lester

T & A never looked so refined. I give you the gloriously inappropriate tidings of a typographer; printed in limited editions of course.

That Sebastian, he is incorrigible.

Coralie Bickford-Smith

Ms. Bickford-Smith's hardback classics for Penguin sold exclusively through Waterstone last fall, regrettably i missed my chance. They have taken up residence as my laptop's wallpaper, but - Egad!- there is a reprint on the horizon! The lovelies are scheduled to hit the shelves of the U.S. in late October.

Cardboard Classics

I am enamored with these cases, beautifully detailed and dripping with practicality. Available through Manufactum.

Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre

The peculiar papercuts of Wilhelm Staehle are now available signed and framed at the Bazaarium.