The Material Review
Issue 114: Swimming Pools, Luxury Repairs, Ivy Clothing Maintenance, The Angler's Disease, Japanese Luggage Forwarding, Dan's Cafe, Spotlight On: Backyard BBQ and David Coggins x OMTC.
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
Swimming pools are cauldrons of envy, danger and lust
“Holiday-makers love them. So do storytellers” [The Economist]
Repairs have become a luxury
“Some appliances deserve an afterlife — others belong in hell. But only the most expensive are fixed these days” [FT]
Care, Craft, and Improvisation: Clothing Maintenance the Ivy Way
“Old Tricks and Everyday Ingenuity from Mid-Century Campuses” [Easy on the Ivy]
The Angler's Disease
“Confessions of a fisherman too sick to walk away” [General Sport Club]
The Japanese Luggage Forwarding Edition
“On Japan, logistics, and making travel easier” [WITI]
How A Man Not Named Dan Came to Own Dan’s Cafe for Six Decades
“Clinnie ‘Dickie’ Dickens owned the iconic dive Dan’s Cafe since he was 31. He died in February, just shy of 91, but his sons will keep the party going.” [Washington City Paper]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
Patagonia Classic Retro-X Jacket
Vernacular Solar Shirt
Slow Process Road Tote
Austere 1" Black Cam Strap
Alden Ivy Blucher
Backyard BBQ
The PK300
Wellema Hat Co. Golden Gus
Made In Grill Prep Tray
Lamson 8″ Chinese Santoku Cleaver
Ikenaga Works Kakigori Shaved Ice Maker
SteelCore Cutting Board
David Coggins X Original Madras Trading Co.
N°216 Fly Fishing Twin Stitched Collared Long Sleeve Shirt