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Restoration Hardware LP Converter Table

What's In Your Suitcase?

By Eric Yang on Friday, 20 Nov, 2009 – 12:23 | Comment Now
Restoration Hardware LP Converter Table

The LP Converter Table is an unexpected product spied on a recent visit to Restoration Hardware. The LP Converter Table comes housed in a 1960’s-style vinyl suitcase that not only plays your old LPs, but …

The Fixation | Gibson 1959 Les Paul (Vintage)

A Guitar Amongst Guitars

By Eric Yang on Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 12:35 | 6 Comments
The Fixation | Gibson 1959 Les Paul (Vintage)

This week’s fixation: a guitar. Not just any old guitar, mind you. A rarity amongst rarities, this completely original 1959 Les Paul is completely original from the hardware, case and key, and paperwork; its all …

The Fixation | Zeiss Ikon

By Eric Yang on Friday, 30 Oct, 2009 – 11:30 | 6 Comments
The Fixation | Zeiss Ikon

My struggle to keep the insatiable desire to be an early adopter in a perpetually advancing world of technology and a contrasting appreciation of the slower, more deliberate pace of analog products is nowhere more …

A Farewell To Kodachrome Film

Don't Take Away My Kodachrome

By Eric Yang on Tuesday, 1 Sep, 2009 – 12:08 | 3 Comments
A Farewell To Kodachrome Film

Before Photoshop. Before Canon Digital ELPHs or Digital Rebels. Before Sony Mavicas,or Nikon Coolpix cameras. Before all of these photographic marvels of the digital age, there was film. Yes, film. You know, smelly canisters, 1 …

Twig & Fig | Letterpress Invitations and Stationery

New Brand. Vintage Craftsmanship.

By Eric Yang on Monday, 17 Aug, 2009 – 16:08 | Comment Now
Twig & Fig | Letterpress Invitations and Stationery

Nestled in Berkeley, California’s Gourmet Chetto, resides an unassuming loft. It’s the home of Twig & Fig, an artisan company dedicated to creating unique letterpress stationery. Founded in 2003 by Suzie McKig and Serge Vigeant, …

CCOT Restored Toyota FJ60 Cruiser

Vintage Cruiser

By Eric Yang on Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 14:26 | 4 Comments
CCOT Restored Toyota FJ60 Cruiser

We’re suckers for good looking restored trucks, and in our patrolling of the web, we find some gems. This Cool Cruisers of Texas Restored FJ60 Cruiser is one of them.
A quick history lesson on the …

Vintage Instant Polaroid 230 Pack Film Land Camera

Shake It Like A Vintage Polaroid Picture

By Guest Writer on Friday, 19 Jun, 2009 – 15:00 | 4 Comments
Vintage Instant Polaroid 230 Pack Film Land Camera

By Gear Patrol Reader Michael Grady
If you’re a gearhead like me, then you’re always about the next best thing, but sometimes it’s important to take in the goodness of vintage. And this doesn’t just apply …

Restoration Hardware Vintage Furniture Factory Cart

A Coffee Table Fit for Daniel Plainview

By Eric Yang on Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 14:54 | 33 Comments
Restoration Hardware Vintage Furniture Factory Cart

If you appreciate vintage over modern, then you’re likely to take a look at the Vintage Furniture Factory Cart, sold by Restoration Hardware, and immediately want to build an entire room around it. Personally, I’ll …

Vintage Canon AE-1 SLR Camera

By Eric Yang on Friday, 30 May, 2008 – 6:13 | 7 Comments
Vintage Canon AE-1 SLR Camera

Sure, digital is nice. It’s convenient, fast and cold. Yes, cold. When it comes to digital cameras there’s never that touch of oversaturated and grainy goodness you get from imperfections in film. It’s the difference …