Wax and Wool by Woolrich + Almond Surfboards

California coastal style meets Pennsylvania wool in this beach-ready collaboration

On the surface, Woolrich and Almond Surfboards don’t appear to have much in common. The Pennslyvania-based wool company has been making tried and true workwear for over 180 years and is home to the oldest vertically integrated woolen mill in the US. Meanwhile, in sunny Newport Beach, CA Dave Allee and his band of craftsman balance time in the workshop with time in the water. …

Eloi Scarves Get Psychedelic

Artist Paige Russell turns a simple silk scarf into a technicolor statement accessory by using construction paper

Instead of being born from whimsical illustrations or landscape photography, each of Paige Russell’s scarf designs from her brand Eloi started out as a collage of construction paper cutouts. On silk, the stiff, two-dimensional artworks become fluid, breathing life into Russell’s fictional technicolor forms and creating an alluring tension. The Detroit-born, Austin-based graphic designer founded Eloi scarves as a creative way of showcasing her paper …

Gregory Packs Sunbird Series

Classically styled outdoor bags fitted with premium canvas, Cordura and leather accents

At the tender age of 14, Wayne Gregory was tasked with designing and building a backpack as part of a Boy Scouts activity. That pack would get Gregory his first job in a budding San Diego company, and he would eventually embark on a successful career designing and making tents, sleeping bags and of course some of the finest backpacks on the market under the …