Hasta La Ideas

This nautically named knife is sharp and straightforward, but (when used properly) will not force you to swim or sail. The Montpellier comes to us from MC Cognet, makers of the odd and lovely Douk-Douk for over 80 years.

Practical and pretty, it sports a beautifully faceted and patterned cocobolo wood handle (which smacks lightly of futurist architecture) and a wide carbon steel blade. Aside from the lanyard hole, it’s got no unnecessary bells or whistles to bog it down. It’s just you and the blade, man. This stylish knife comes in a foam gift box that would appear to have spring snakes or a really cool pen inside. In reality it just cradles a simple, finely made French pocket knife in slightly questionable style.

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Much like the three Bears, Geier Gloves are tough and come in three levels of burliness. The Deerskin Buckle Gloves are tannery run leather, but still supple and soft while being slightly demure. They run smaller than most work gloves and make for elegant work protection or attractive bike gloves to keep your paws cozy. The Elkskin Slip-On Glove is a flexible midweight work glove, no frills, no fuss—like a protective mama bear for your hands.

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The season of sparkling snow, stress and singing Santa figurines is here! In between the food and the familial feuding, we hope you’ll find time to show your loved ones you support their creative aims. At Hand-Eye Supply we think a good gift sparks excitement about the object and the way you’ll use it. We’ve gathered some especially inspiring objects for the shop, the studio, the campsite and the home. Who they’re gifted to (or hoarded by) is up to you, but we guarantee they’re all nicely made, satisfying to hold and ready to fit a creative lifestyle.

Check out the Hand-Eye Gift Collection Here!

Check out some of the collection stand outs after the jump.

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The Adjustable Clampersand is a rare and precious thing: a true Core77-born commodity. Core77 readers may remember the original Clampersand Coretoon by Tony Ruth, showing the typographical tool in sketchy form. And now, with much hard work and horn-tooting, we’re pleased to present the fully-fledged and functional Clampersand. The glittering conjunction is made from aluminum, cast at the Batavia Foundry outside of Chicago.

“I always envisioned the Clampersand as an ideal bookend for an open ended shelf,” remarks Ruth. “I use them to clamp several books upright into a freestanding centerpiece. Or I simply stand it up by itself on a table. I’d recommend using it to clamp verbally associated objects together into some sort of visual pun: bacon and eggs, salt and pepper, turner and hooch. That sort of thing.”

The clamps receive a rough polish and a secondary base grinding, ensuring that they sit flat while clamped. While the Clampersand is fully functional, it is not recommended as an actual shop clamp, because the cast aluminum is a lower strength material than a traditional steel clamp.

Tony Ruth is a designer, illustrator and occasional cartoonist from Chicago, a bacon enthusiast, and inventor of the adjustable Clampersand. Mechanical design by Tim Haley of Tangible.

You heard it (and saw it) here first: git your fresh Clampersands, clamp them around the house, shop and garden for all your bookending puns and visual run-on sentences. Punctuate your projects, support American production, and give kudos to zealous cartoonists.

Available now from Hand-Eye Supply! $40.

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Core77’s Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club is so pleased for tonight’s presentation from Jami Curl of Quin Candy! Tonight’s talk starts at 6pm at the Hand-Eye Supply store in Portland, Oregon. Come early and check out our space or check in with us online for the live broadcast!

Jami Curl
Quin Candy: “Candy is Magic”
Hand-Eye Supply
23 NW 4th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97209
Tuesday, Oct. 29th, 6pm PST

Tonight’s conversation will focus on the creation of candy recipes—Not only the science of cooking sugar, but also the creative process behind the evolution of a candy recipe. Many tiny details go into the recipe writing process—Some start with a memory of some childhood obsession, others begin with one perfect ingredient and then some arrive in the minutes between wake and sleep…almost like magic.

The emotional connection to candy, or to the feeling of candy, is key to recipe development. At the same time, sugar, time and temperature are also essential. How these two worlds come together…that’s the magic of candy.

Jami Curl is the Owner and Chief Candy Maker at Portland’s artisan candy shoppe Quin. She brings a passion for sweets to the shop, truly believing that everything is better handmade instead of machine-made. Hoping to build a sense of community around the store, she uses the best of Portland’s local ingredients in her products. Never too far away from food or cooking, her father taught her to sear tuna and make ceviche at a young age. Her childhood memories almost always include food in some way or another, making it difficult for her to pinpoint the moment she fell in love with food. With a passion for food and a strong work ethic, Jami began her career in the food industry at 12-years-old when she began scooping ice cream at the Geneva Dairy D’Lite and found her way back to food after college, eventually moving to Portland and opening Saint Cupcake in 2005. When she is not making candy and coming up with new flavors, she likes to cook at home, dream of the summer camp she intends to open and spend time with her son Theo.

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