A Slow Walk

Drawings of daily chaos on Canal Street in Jason Polan's latest solo show

Specializing in the unconventional and often overlooked, NYC’s Boo-Hooray Gallery and 6 Decades Books present “A Slow Walk,” a solo exhibit of illustrator Jason Polan. Opening today, 5 October, the show centers on a new, previously unseen letterpress renditions of 10 sketches of Canal Street done over a 10-day period. Accompanying the prints is a selection of larger drawings and a near-comprehensive collection of Polan’s …

The Feit Hiker

A beautiful hand sewn boot to last a lifetime

Handmade in batches of 50, the Hiker boot from Feit Direct offers an elegant alternative the bulky boots already flooding the market this fall. The sturdy upper is constructed of a single piece of vegetable tanned leather, hand-sewn to its cork footbed and sealed with a Goodyear welt. From here the rugged sole is stitched—rather than glued—to the welt. This extra step improves the durability …

The Geo Table

Warm pine and cold granite conjure man's relationship with nature

The new pine and granite Geo Table from Portuguese product designer Gonçalo Campos makes a bold design statement with the raw materials. By leaving the underside of the slab tabletop unfinished, Campos aims to remind the user where the individual components come from, while juxtaposing the cold top finish against the warm pine legs. This homage to untamed nature raises the question of material origin—which …