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Interview: METSA

METSA - an emerging natural inspired collection from Canada features light fabrics, hand dyed to create beautiful, clean items. Markus the designer behind Metsa provides answers to understand the brands history and future. When and where did you start Metsa? Could you tell us more about the name, your line

Project: Garage Sale Project + Revolver

Small collaboration for a month long hosting of theGarage Sale Project [http://thegaragesaleproject.com/]at Revolver [http://www.revolveronline.com] turning a mini gallery space into a surf and exploration installation related to a trip across the Americas on a moped. Small honest punk surf project. Chris behind theGarage Sale

Project: Revolver

Revolver Revolver was the first boutique retail project that I opened in 2009. The homey boutique features original furniture, a Santa Fe meets Bolinas aesthetic, and is modeled on the Japanese “select shop” concept that features quality brands and excellent service. The store is a Lower Haight staple providing San

Music: Desert Girl

Music: Tensegrity

Recorded in Big Sur. Mandolin Lute.

Music: Lone Wolf

It was snowing in Tokyo. Close your eyes. Hope it brings you here. Please listen with headphones or with good speakers...

Interview: Loopwheeler

Loopwheeler makes the best fleece items in the world using a slow dedicated focused approach in rural Japan. They are made using vintage loops that typically make only about 9 meters a day. Beautifully slow crafted, the fleece is meant to last a lifetime and age perfectly with the wearer.

Notes: Mukokuseki Thanksgiving

Mukokuseki[in Japanese] means ‘no nationality’, stateless, “without ground”. Prior to the Edo era there were no words for the 'national’ or the 'non-national’ because Japan was closed to world. Only when the ports opened in 1864 was the existence of other cultures given official recognition with a

Music: 54 Chevy - Doodles on a guitar

Interview: Mickey Smith

Irish surf photographer Mickey Smith [http://mickeysmith.co.uk/] focuses on the erupting heavy and awe inspiring nature of the ocean. Mickey sat down to chat about his craft, adventure and the sea. Could you walk us through how you started documenting the ocean? I started documenting the ocean with