John Harren’s Workshop Holds Secrets Behind Northern Toboggan’s World-Beating Sleds WARROAD, Minn. – It’s a Wednesday afternoon in early November, and people in Warroad are coming to grips with the inaugural gusts of winter. Talk at Farmers Union Oil, a filling station near the town’s main intersection, centers on the forecast for snow. White smoke […]
Shinola celebrates launch of Clue: Shinola Hotel Edition with Halloween party in downtown Detroit. For decades, people have been gathering around tables to play CLUE. Originally invented as a game called Cluedo by Anthony Pratt while locked down at home in England during World War II air raids, the murder-mystery has been as much an […]
The Shinola Great Americans Series is proud to present a tribute to the Mother of American Modernism, Georgia O’Keeffe, inspired in part by paintings of her New Mexico home. We look at her life and legacy through the lens of photographer Tony Vaccaro, one of the few to capture the artist at home. A BATTLE […]
Shinola’s new collaboration with Daylight Factory transforms leather scraps into crafty ornaments this holiday season. Woodward Avenue is the birthplace of Detroit’s cruising culture and the soul of the automobile industry. It was here where young carriage drivers once raced each another from tavern to tavern. Henry Ford’s first plant was built within eyeshot of […]
Many people can remember when they were younger and their parents only allowed a couple of hours of screen time per day. In today’s world, with many of us working on computers, those “couple hours of screen time” are a thing of the past. One of the things made to combat the hours upon hours […]
Finding the right watch can be an overwhelming search with so many different watches available on the market today. But one of the most important things to contemplate when looking is how the watch will feel while wearing it. This means considering how much or how little a watch weighs. An ideal watch weight is […]
Like a well-made watch, a pair of favorite sunglasses can become a part of us. They’re not only an important fashion accessory to any look while outdoors, but also an added layer of protection for your eyes. But like any other fashion accessory, choosing the right pair that matches your unique style can be tricky. […]
You can bet on Derby. Designing the newest women’s watch for Shinola took a lot of thought—and a little dash of luck. “At Shinola, a design starts in one of two ways,” says Brandon Little, VP of Product Design and one of the minds behind Shinola’s latest women’s watch. “It can come from something like […]
No one saw the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 coming. It changed forecasting forever. Shinola first released the titanium Black Blizzard Runwell Sport, a watch inspired by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and the homesteaders who weathered the storm, in 2017. The uniquely crafted timepiece symbolized the grit and determination of the American spirit—a […]
Blue light glasses are the glasses we didn’t know we needed When many people’s 9 to 5 revolves around staring at a computer screen for 40 hours a week, it’s no surprise that our eyes often become strained and more tired than usual. This is just one of the many reasons why we decided to […]