The Material Review

The Material Review

The Material Review

Issue 229: Gore-Tex Culture, A SEAL’s Lost Tudor, The Bluefin Comeback, EV Soundtracks, Bakery Totes, Melly Mania, Dressing Room Lighting, Zoom at 30,000 Feet, New Viberg Collab and Spotlight On: Heavy Duty Knitwear.

Michael Williams and Taylor Stacey
Oct 10, 2026

Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.

Through the Membrane

“How culture moved through Gore-Tex.” [Andrew Groves]

A SEAL’s Tudor, Lost in Vietnam the Night He Nearly Died

A SEAL’s Tudor, Lost in Vietnam the Night He Nearly Died

“A former SEAL Team ONE officer’s Tudor Submariner vanished the night he was nearly killed in Vietnam and resurfaced 49 years later.” [Watches of Espionage]

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