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At Hand-Eye Supply, we recognize that everybody needs a solid bandana. As purveyors of quality workwear we’ve pined for the bandanas of yore: thick, bold, rugged pieces of cloth, hearty enough to wipe the grease from your hands or sweat from your brow but soft enough to be comfortable on the skin. Noting the scarcity of such a bandana from the marketplace, with the exception of vintage re-issues that cost upwards of $50, we made it our mission to procure one that lived up to our standards of excellence.

Enter Fred DiMeglio of Man vs. Ink. Fred hand-dyed the heavy weight cotton bandanas in small batches before discharge printing the patterns, the very method of printing that was used when creating the aforementioned bandanas of yore. As a final step they are triple washed for softness and comfort.

The design was hand-illustrated by Portland, OR’s Mary Kate McDevitt, who also painted the famous Hand-Eye Supply Official Transportation Unit (our cargo bike). Mary Kate riffed on her original design for the bike, refining and reframing it for the bandana context.

The end result of this is a fantastic bandana that exceeds our stringent expectations and we here at Hand-Eye Supply are incredibly proud of them. Available now!

Hand-Eye Supply x Man v. Ink x Mary Kate McDevitt Bandana
Available at Core77’s Hand-Eye Supply
$20.00

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Ryan McGinness has been self-publishing these unique To-Do list calendars for his personal use for years, and the 2013 calendar is the perfect resource for any artist, designer, or dedicated list-maker to have on his or her own desk. The lightly gridded space of each page is a blank slate for everything from points of business and grocery lists to scribbles of inspiration or overheard sayings.

Ryan McGinness To-Do List Calendar
Available at Core77’s Hand-Eye Supply
$24.95

Click through to see close-ups of some of the pages…

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When building our shopping list for the Ultimate Gift Guide we often confronted the exacting standards of the Studio Snob—a character who likes to keep the world well-arranged and well-known. This set—four pencils made from recycled paper, a small stack of penguin sticky notes, wooden pencil sharpener, gummy eraser and a few facts about the environmental plight of our small tuxedoed friends—is not for the Studio Snob, but rather a young, proto-designer version, a character bent on exploring while staying put.

Eco-Bridge Penguin Stationery
Available at Core77’s Hand-Eye Supply
$14.00

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We’re very happy to announce the results of our recent collaboration with Portland’s Red Clouds Collective, so much so in fact that we are putting together a launch deal for it: These high-quality, hand-tooled leather sheaths deliver the value at our list price of $25—but when paired with a $38 Otter-Messer Anchor knife for a combo price of $45 they become the ultimate October Deal!

The result of our recent collaboration with Portland’s Red Clouds Collective, the Red Cloud Sailor’s Knife Sheathe is a high-quality, hand-tooled leather sheath that combines a pared down utility with a rich, warm look—one that will only get better with use and age. It is embossed with both the Red Clouds Collective mascot and the Hand-Eye Supply monogram. The riveted belt loop ensures it will never fall off. It is custom made to snuggly fit the Otter-Messer Anchor knife but will accomodate most pocket knives up to 1-1/4” wide and 4” long.

Red Clouds Collective individually hand stamps each sheath.

OTTER-Messer, which translates to OTTER “Knives,” was founded in 1840 by the Berns brothers in Königsmühle, Solingen, a region of Bergisch Land. They manufactured simple and strong pocket knives finished with wooden scales, all of them hand made—grinded, stropped (straightened with a leather strap), and polished in their small factory. The otters who lived in the streams and brooks next the little factory inspired the both the logo and the name. Today OTTER-Messer knives are fitted with C75 carbon steel blades, but the knives are still manufactured and stropped by hand. The knives are renowned in Solingen for their many applications and industrial quality.

This anchor inlayed sailor’s knife is a great example of the quality of Otter-Messer knives. Boasting a broad curved blade for control, a weatherproof hardwood handle and the iconic brass anchor inlay, it is functional for a number of applications due to it’s broad “Sheepsfoot Blade” which is ideal for nautical conditions. The absence of a straight pointed blade makes stabbing incidents less likely which is useful both for the turbulent nature of the sea and the turbulent demeanor of shanghai’d or indentured sailors.

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Devi Ever has been producing guitar pedals since 2003 and has had the pleasure to provide fuzz for many great artists including Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, ZZ Top, Nels Cline, Wilco, The Black Keys, Playstation Music Group at Sony, and My Bloody Valentine just to name a few.

After nearly a decade in the guitar gear industry, she is now taking the first baby steps towards transitioning into the realm of board and video game development.

Devi Ever will be doing what she does best, after half a decade of rambling into a webcam for all of dozens of people to see on youtube, you will be able to experience her insights about the world, the guitar pedal biz, creativity, and philosophy, LIVE and IN PERSON.

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23 NW 4th Avenue (near Couch)
Portland, Oregon

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