Kletterwerks was founded in 1975 by Dana Gleason and a few friends who determined that the gear available at the time was insufficient for serious Rocky Mountain climbing and skiing. With a focus on functionality and durability, their first four bags—the Flip, Day, Rock and Terraplane—would quickly become legendary in the climbing world. Although Kletterwerks halted […]
The City Clock: An American Landmark
“I’ll meet you under the Kern’s clock.”Before the era of cellphones and easy communication, people coordinated meet ups using landmark locations and very specific times. The Kern’s Clock in downtown Detroit provided the convenience of being a landmark whose very function was telling time. With its debut in 1933, the Kern City Clock graced the […]
The City Clock: An American Landmark
“I’ll meet you under the Kern’s clock.”Before the era of cellphones and easy communication, people coordinated meet ups using landmark locations and very specific times. The Kern’s Clock in downtown Detroit provided the convenience of being a landmark whose very function was telling time. With its debut in 1933, the Kern City Clock graced the […]
Detroit Poet Natasha Speaks On Her Love For The Motor City
“When it comes to Detroit I view it like I do love. Detroit is my soul mate, and I write love poems about it. I’ve always felt like I belong here. Some people say we’re down. I say we’re coming back around. We’re the city that continues to call the worlds bluff. We’re the center […]
Defining The Quintessential Tomboy
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Introducing The Future First Rapping President Of The United States
“I’m ten years old and when I grow up I want to be mayor of Detroit and then the President of the United States. I like to make and sell candles and I started a company called Super Business Girl and recently got an award for being Detroit’s youngest entrepreneur. That was awesome! I want […]
The Spirit Of Detroit Captured By American Photographer Bruce Weber
In 2013 we introduced you to the craftspeople behind our products, this year our goal is to continue to explore the beauty of manufacturing, while capturing the spirit of Detroit that drove us here in the first place. This led us to Bruce Weber. Responsible for some of the most memorable fashion campaigns of our age, Weber returned to […]
Good Thoughts Grow Nice Things
Say Nice Things About Detroit was a word-of-mouth campaign created in the 1970s by Emily Gail, a small business owner in downtown Detroit. It was a challenging economic time for the city, with many businesses closing their doors and negative sentiment on the rise. With the hopes of inspiring her hometown to greater things, Ms. […]
The Great Wide Open
We love being in cities, especially a city as exciting as Detroit. Because we thrive on feeling connected to the culture and the people that surround us. But sometimes it’s good to get out, too. And in fact anyone who’s traveled can attest to the fact that, ironically, one never feels closer to their hometown […]
A Craft of Patience and Persistence
The image above was taken at the Shinola Detroit flagship store. The red backdrop is an art installation produced by Matt Shlian , a Michigan-based paper engineer with an exceptional talent for making intricate geometric constructions using nothing but paper and his own two hands. He’s made everything from elaborate artist books to kinetic sculptures, and is […]