Traveling with a fine watch can be precarious. Sometimes a four-finger watch roll is too much, and you don’t want to just wrap a single spare watch into a t-shirt or handkerchief lest it falls…
Traveling with a fine watch can be precarious. Sometimes a four-finger watch roll is too much, and you don’t want to just wrap a single spare watch into a t-shirt or handkerchief lest it falls…
We love ourselves a good watch roll, and we always travel with ours. Problem is, most watch rolls let timepieces with metal bracelets slide to the bottom where they’re hard to reach, hard to see,…
When British patent no. 4136 was issued to Sir David Brewster in July of 1817, little did he know how popular his Kaleidescope would become. There were many imitators, but his design was the original…
A tiny PVC toy of the richest, most prolific drug lord of the 20th century might seem like an odd idea, probably because it is. But just because it’s odd doesn’t mean it’s not good.…
Your average guy uses an an average pen: unremarkable and cheap. It writes, and that’s the extent of its talents (maybe you occasionally use it to pensively chew on). But considering we all use a…
Calling your to-do list by another name isn’t going to change the way you feel about it. Whether it’s your “Honey Do List” for stuff around the house or a “Productivity Schedule” for the office,…
Wearing your wedding ring while riding your mountain bike, playing sports, or doing a slew of other physical activities is uncomfortable, but showing up at home without one one could end up being far worse.…
Tossing your wallet, keys, and random everyday carry items haphazardly on your nightstand after work looks sloppy. Problem is, most valets on the market look like they belong in a dusty antique shop and not…
In an effort to tame that mess of keys without adding to the bulk, consider adding the Pickpocket Alpha to your everyday carry. The titanium keychain offers multiple holes for different key rings, a bottle…
This is Ground, the maker behind some of the most clever iDevice storage and accessory options out there, is back with the most ambitious project yet–The Mod. The Mod starts as what looks like a…
Most desks are pretty boring. If you’re at the office, it’s frequently a combination of function before form pieces that leaves the entire environment sterilized. If you’re at home, it’s probably filled with papers, pens…
This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about Nocs audio equipment around here, and it probably won’t be the last. They consistently deliver high-quality products that look good. Their products consistently sound good in the…
If you’ve ever owned a pair of Red Wing boots, you know they can stand up to a solid beating. Now that same leather can protect your keys, change, wallet, and random everyday carry items…
We could go on and on about the benefits of simplicity when it comes to design. We could even take a trip back and talk about the painstaking process of lost wax casting. But we’re…
As much as it might resemble an overcooked version of its Pillsbury crescent roll cousin (once removed), this leather Tanner Goods Case is not for eating. The filling in question, nice sunglasses, is provided by…
We’d like to thank you for stopping by Cool Material. After you’ve perused the site, we’d like to kindly welcome you to stop by our gift shop before you go. Okay, this isn’t some lame…
Inspired by pocket journals from the early to mid 1900’s, The Standard Memorandum is designed to chronicle a year of your life. Word. has teamed up with designer and illustrator, Jon Contino, to create a…
Being able to recognize what every photographer is shooting with based on the branding on their strap is boring. The few other options that do exist are constructed to withstand just about anything (a definite…
You might not be the 80’s rocker type who wears a bandana and crushes cans of Natty Light in dimly lit bars while you wearing a biker jacket. That said, these bandanas from Billykirk look…
If you’re completely happy grabbing a cheap, disposable pen to use on a daily basis, The Pen Project might not be for you. If, on the other hand, you care about the thought process and…