Zootiliy Tools’ WildCard Wallet Knife

An ultra-light multifunctional credit card-sized gadget

One of the lightest and thinnest bladed-multitools available—at 1.1oz and 2.0mm thick—the WildCard offers more than a bottle-opener, ruler, prybar and a 2X slotted screwdriver. In fact, it’s a super-durable credit card-sized Fly Off Blade and it makes a traditional pocketknife look near-childish. A proprietary FlyOff pivot allows the blade to swing out easily from beneath its lock-protected sheath—and even detach for further convenience. The …

Opening the Our/Amsterdam Vodka Distillery

Global vision meets local production for a superb new white spirit

There’s no business model in the alcohol industry quite like that of Our/Vodka. While headquartered in Stockholm, and owned by France’s Pernod Ricard, right now there are nine petite production facilities opened or opening around the worldall of which produce a local vodka, sold for local markets. While there is a global parent company, what’s most striking here happens to be the amount of control …

Wasserman Project’s Vibrant New Detroit Arts Space

A renovated firehouse turned Eastern Market interdisciplinary haven

On 25 September 2015—in the midst of Detroit Design Week—a new 5,000 square-foot multimedia arts centered opened its doors for the first time. This interdisciplinary hub, containing a gallery, performance venue and more, is known as Wasserman Projects, and what’s inside (and what will continue to be) is just as important as the venue itself. The space was envisioned by philanthropist and cultural creative Gary …