City Guides: Detroit: An update to our favorite places for food, drink, art and fun in the ever-evolving and inspiring Motor City

City Guides: Detroit


Since overhauling our City Guides last fall, we’ve had many an opportunity to make our way back to Detroit and delve further into one of the most culturally rich cities in the country. While there, various team members found that…

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Cool Hunting Video: Shinola Leather Factory: Continuing their quest to revive American manufacturing, the Detroit brand brings their leather work in-house

Cool Hunting Video: Shinola Leather Factory


During a trip to Detroit’s Shinola headquarters, we got a first-hand look at its recently opened leather factory and design studio—another step in their continued quest to revive American manufacturing. The brand has commenced operations…

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Baselworld 2014: Filson’s First Watch Collection: Our first look at the in-development timepieces, built by hand with Shinola in Detroit

Baselworld 2014: Filson's First Watch Collection


The momentum at Filson is palpable and exciting. Our Cool Hunting Video visit to Seattle in June 2013 captured the brand’s new headquarters the week it opened and the…

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Shinola + Bruce Weber: The storied photographer shares a few insights on his latest campaign with the Detroit-based brand

Shinola + Bruce Weber


Bruce Weber’s work—renowned for its powerful and iconic imagery that has graced gallery walls, billboards and the finest fashion magazines around the globe—is largely an extension of the way he sees the world. And when the…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Paper Planes Designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart has crafted a stunning 1:60 scale replica airplane model of an Air India 777-300ER from bits of manila folders. Over five years he measured, cut and glued tiny pieces…

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Highlights from the North American International Auto Show 2014: From Porsche’s 2015 Targa to the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, our picks from Detroit

Highlights from the North American International Auto Show 2014


The North American International Auto Show, Detroit (known as NAIAS) always serves as a major platform for American brands, as well as for foreign brands who sell a lot of a specific model or manufacture them in the USA. The showcase also stands…

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The Floyd Leg: Create an instant table with this ingenious invention

The Floyd Leg


by Emily Bihl Furnishing a new home can be a daunting task for anyone, but for those who tend to regularly relocate, it’s an even greater challenge. Furniture shopping oftentimes inspires a special blend of dread and guilt at the thought of having…

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Joseph Wesley Black Tea: A Detroit-based company producing quality single-origin brews

Joseph Wesley Black Tea


The Motor City is producing much more than cars these days, with brands like Shinola leading the way, Detroit’s future is looking bright. On a recent trip there, CH came across an unlikely local product, ); return…

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Shinola Runwell Di2: Classic styling meets top-of-the-line electronic components in the Detroit manufacturer’s latest bicycle offering

Shinola Runwell Di2


In less than two years, Detroit-based consumer goods manufacturer Shinola has raised the bar in quality and innovation for American-made goods. While the Detroit-based company’s watches and retail spaces continue to impress, their…

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City Guides Spotlight: Detroit: Tips for enjoying the renaissance that’s occurring in Motor City, from our City Guides series

City Guides Spotlight: Detroit


Sponsored content: Detroit is known for many things; from the revolutionary sounds of Motown to the hum of the American automotive industry, but it’s no secret that the city has fallen on hard times. While the surface may appear bleak,…

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