Budnitz Bicycles FTB: The titanium bike-maker enters new territory with their first fat bike

Budnitz Bicycles FTB


Over their brief two and half years in the bike game, Burlington, Vermont-based Budnitz Bicycles has released a wide range of some of the most high-performance bikes on the market. Specializing in titanium, cantilevered frames,…

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GoBe by Light & Motion: From deep under the sea to the highest mountaintops, a flashlight system that lightens your load and surroundings

GoBe by Light & Motion


For gear enthusiasts, there’s a fine line between staying updated on what’s new and cluttering your precious storage space. The GoBe light system from Monterrey, California-based Light & Motion…

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M.Nii Typhoon Haiyan Relief T-shirt: A striped T-shirt with 100% of proceeds going to the Red Cross in the Philippines

M.Nii Typhoon Haiyan Relief T-shirt


On 8 November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan devastated much of the Philippines and Southeast Asia. It was the deadliest typhoon on record in the Philippines and there is still much work to be done in the island…

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Test Drive: 2014 SRT Viper TA: Hitting the track with the redesigned and rare American powerhouse

Test Drive: 2014 SRT Viper TA


by Davis Adams Following a trip to Willow Springs International Raceway with Chrysler, it’d be remiss not to pay more attention to the 2014 SRT Viper TA. It’s the…

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NW Alpine: Stripped-down technical mountain gear, built in Oregon, to survive the harshest alpine environments

NW Alpine


Bill Amos was working as a climbing instructor, substitute teacher and ski patroller when he became frustrated with the quality and utility of commercially available climbing apparel. As outdoor companies began catering to a more diverse audience, their clothing lines gradually became more…

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Winter Session: Canvas and leather goods from Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, designed and produced by one team

Winter Session


Deep in the heart of Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood, a group of five artisans and designers are reviving the Western tradition of leather-crafted, rugged goods with Winter Session. Once dubbed the “Harlem of the west,”…

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Huxter Goods: Beach-inspired menswear for all four seasons, from the shores of New England

Huxter Goods


The connection between design, inspiration, production and place is often disjointed in the contemporary global economy. While this is commonplace, occasionally a brand comes along that wholly encapsulates the notion of place in a product—Watch Hill, Rhode Island’s );…

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Ruphus: Wooden bicycles and fenders from the Portland-based design and build shop

Ruphus


Founded this past September as a creative outlet for the smaller ideas that would otherwise go untouched by designer Matt Rafael at his home and interior design/build company Raphael Design,…

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The 2015 Ford Mustang: Our exclusive tour of the next generation pony with its design team

The 2015 Ford Mustang


How do you design the next version of an American classic? Nearly 50 years since its introduction and more than nine million cars later, the Ford Mustang is one of very few cars to be in…

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Upstate Stock: Woolen accessories genuinely upholding the meaning of “Made in America”

Upstate Stock


by Tariq Dixon With the unyielding popularity of the heritage movement, “Made in America” can hardly be considered a novel concept. And as the claim evolves into more of a…

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