Filson + AEV

Some of America's finest specialty manufacturers kit out a special edition Jeep

The revitalization of US manufacturing in recent years has led to a boom in high quality, proudly American-made products. Heritage brands like Seattle-based Filson have been making handmade products since 1897, meanwhile relative newcomers like Detroit’s watch, bicycle and leather goods outfit Shinola represent the next generation of quality in this country. Partnering with both Shinola and Montana-based American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) producer and designer …

ExpandOS

Efficient, sustainable packaging materials

When opening a recent purchase from the Dwell store, we were surprised to uncover a new type of safe packaging material. ExpandOS is eye-catching—with its paper-made pyramid-like structure—and the more research we embarked on, the happier it made us. Light, efficient and sustainable, ExpandOS looks like it’s the next step in package cushioning. Each three-dimensional piece clings to others, utilizing all three sides, six corners …

The Field Guide to Typography

A visual encyclopedia for sign geeks

In “The Field Guide to Typography,” Peter Dawson, co-founder of London-based Grade Design, leads the journey through 125 different typefaces (which is not to be confused with fonts). From the start, the book compares itself to a birdwatching handbook, as both cater to an obsessed minority “who can’t help but observe, classify and identify them.” And Dawson is such an engaging narrator that even typeface …