There’s something about a culmination of a years accomplishments that brings out seldom seen character traits in humans. We make resolutions to live better, eat better, strive for everything closer to what we deem as perfection. The first of January marks a mental milestone for many folks around the world with good intentions. If you [...]

Throughout my life I’ve fallen into an array of different professions. Some have inspired me to new heights, while many have taken me down a road of endless drudgery. Usually, those certain stints had major key factors missing from their equations: communication, variety, and leadership. And when one or more of those components go missing [...]

Our friends at UnionMade has grown tremendously over the past two years. Expansion is inevitable when careful and meticulous eyes for curation is at the helm. Todd and Carl have been inspirations to the SF community and myself bringing local and American goods to light. As a tribute to their upcoming two year anniversary, I [...]

We threw an intimate backyard BBQ celebration to commemorate our blog launch with our close friends and family.  It was the perfect mix of good beats, gourmet burgers, bottomless sweet tea vodka, sunshine, and easy going vibes.  It was perfect timing given the significance of Labor Day. We want to extend our warm thanks to the [...]

The PLSTK team is proud to finally introduce the First Article.  The result of a collective effort that focuses on men’s Footwear and Accessories.  This project has been 6 years in the making.  When I first started this project 2 years ago, I really had no clue what I was about to get myself into. [...]

Under the font house moniker, Commercial Type, Berton Hasebe and Christian Schwartz collaborated on the design of Stag Stencil in 2008. Formula One magazine in Europe enjoyed Stag so much, they commissioned a stencil version. This was a relatively late edition to the already well established Stag font family in 2005. Though trailing its ancestors [...]