Koval, a small distillery out of Chicago that’s been in the whisky biz since the 1800’s, knows how to keep things kosher — quite literally— when it comes to organic, fine-grain whiskies. While Koval makes a wide array of spirits, their millet whisky is a little something special in that it is an unusual, and thus notable, […]


29 May
Replicas of boots worn by Sir Edmund Hillary's main Sherpa

These beautifully crafted boots are manufactured Swiss label Bally to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s legendary climb of Mount Everest back in 1953. Interestingly the boots are not modeled after the shoes that Hillary wore, but rather are replicas of the ones worn by Hillary’s main Sherpa, a Nepalese man named Tenzing […]


4 Oct
Combining American and Nepali craftsmanship

  The duo behind el dot designs, husband and wife team Leo and Lishu, have aimed to build furniture that’s not only aesthetically pleasing from a design aspect but also highly sustainable. That’s why they’ve focused on using bamboo as the prime material behind their Future Primitive and Simple Office Collections, as it is one of […]