Peak Design has Updated and Perfected Their Camera Straps
Even knowing Peak Design makes the best camera bags, backpacks, and totes, we’re surprised by how much we love their latest camera strap and cuff.
Master & Dynamic MW60: Finally Make A Connection With Bluetooth Headphones
Stunning design aside, Master & Dynamic’s MW60s provide a rock solid connection up to 100 feet away, a 16-hour battery, and great sound.
Save 25% on Nomad's Entire Innovative Line of Charging Accessories [Exclusive]
Nomad has become our favorite purveyor of beautiful, brilliant solutions for keeping your devices powered, and you save 25% on everything but their outlet section with code KINJA25. Not only are these the best prices every offered on most of these products (and will be for some time), but several of them have never…
Adorn Your Desk in Walnut and Leather with Grovemade
Grovemade builds some of the most beautiful things you can put in your work space, fusing elements like leather and wood to raise your desk game to the next level- literally and figuratively.
This $1,000 Yoga Mat Made From Genuine NFL Football Leather Probably Smells Amazing
The NFL doesn’t use those pebbled leather footballs just because it’s tradition. They’re also a lot easier to grip, helping both quarterbacks and receivers make spectacular plays. You probably won’t end up in any slo-mo highlight reels using this Baller Yoga leather mat, but you also won’t find yourself slipping all…
Save When You Pair Your Favorite Watches With Handmade Leather Bands [Exclusive]
Get the best pricing ever on the Weekender and three other Timex watches, coupled with beautiful leather straps from FormFunctionForm with our exclusive discount. Use code TIMEX20 for $20 off.
Watching a Leather Watch Strap Get Made Is Actually Very Impressive
A watch strap is just a strip of leather, right? Nope! Not when it’s handcrafted like this. There are so many steps involved in the process of making a leather watch strap that it borders on ridiculous. From selecting the leather to stamping out the strap to shaving down the interior to dyeing the material to carving…
This New Fake Leather Is Made From Tea
It’s tough. It’s thick. It’s brown. It’s a lot like leather—but in fact this new material is made in the lab using leftovers from a brew of kombucha tea.
Video: How parchment is made from animal skin
Here is the process of turning animal skin—hair and all!—into a piece of parchment that people can write on. It’s really interesting to see it limed and scraped and dried and cut to make a material that is completely different from when it first started.
One Of The Best Fitness Trackers Now Has a Sleek Titanium Case
The Basis Peak is one of the best fitness trackers you can buy right now, more capable and more accurate than most of the competition. Now, it’s been updated with a sleek titanium case, a bunch of new leather straps and a fistful of smart software tweaks.
Video: The beauty and hard work of making handmade boots
Listening to George Ziermann talk about his life and how he got to making boots while watching him work at his craft is a true treat. Ziermann has been hand making boots for over 40 years and seeing the care that goes into each pair makes me think that his boots will last a lifetime.
This Handsome Bracelet Unrolls Into a Ruler
We've managed to strap computers and and even multitools to our wrists. But what happens if you suddenly need to measure the length of something and you're far away from your toolbox? You're screwed! Or you were screwed. No longer, thanks to this clever bracelet that doubles as a bendy ruler.
Seeing a leather belt get hand made is so satisfying
A belt is so simple, it's just fabric that ties together to hold up your pants. But in this video, you see how considered the process of making a leather belt is. Each feature of the belt, whether it be the holes or the rivets or the buckle or the color, is carefully handled and made. I love watching this much…
You Will Never Want To Bounce These Stunning Leather Basketballs
Most of us don't mind playing with a basketball made from synthetic materials because they're just going to get all scuffed up on the court, and they're cheap. That being said, there are always those who prefer the finer things in life, and for them a game of hoops is only enjoyable when played with a ball made from…
The process of turning raw cow hide into leather is really gross
Leather is beautiful and luxurious and natural and one of the great materials of the world. However, it's absolutely gross to make. Here's the process of tanning raw hide into high quality leather. You'll see gray goops, a lot of residue, dumps of bizarre liquids and more. Worth it? I guess.
How To Find The Perfect Hiking Boot
The most important item in your outdoor wardrobe, hiking boots grant you the ability to traverse challenging terrain, work to keep your entire body comfortable and supported while carrying heavy loads and help regulate temperature and dryness. They're also a difficult purchase to get right, particularly if you're…
Who knew that making a door handle could be such a beautiful process?
I've never spent more than two seconds thinking about a door handle beyond whether I should push or pull to open. But now that I've watched the complete process of making a leather door handle, I'm beginning to think I should think about the little things more. What else is beautiful out there that I never knew?
How Leather Is Slowly Killing the People and Places That Make It
Though we may consider ourselves intellectually and technologically superior to our cave-dwelling ancestors, we still adorn our bodies, transports, and homes with the skin of conquered animals. But unlike the wholly organic methods used by our forebears, the modern leather industry is simultaneously killing the local…
Watch the Master of Saddleback Leather Give a Lesson in Counterfeiting
If you're looking to get into the knockoff leather game, there could be pools of cold, hard cash in your future just waiting for you to go diving on in. All it takes is a little half-assery, a more-than-questionable moral compass, and the knowledge of where to actually cut those corners—which can be harder than it…
Inside Bentley's Workshop, Where Tailors Turn Leather Into Luxury
Complex assembly lines and state-of-the-art robots usually hog the limelight when car makers give behind-the-scenes peeks at how their vehicles are assembled. But this look at Bentley's leather shop is a wonderful mix of both modern machinery and old-school art and craftsmanship.
