Manual

THIS WEEKEND! The Chicago Makers Market at on Sat and Sun 12-5

Menu of what I’ll bring, all 20% off:
- All timepieces (likely only 1-2 of each)
- Utility plates
- Tea Makers
- Bottle openers
- Calendar Posters
- Book of Bookmarks
- Turntable Stand (get it for 50% off in the final hour, DM me to reserve)

* if you want anything else (ie bongs and moccamaster brackets, order ahead online and let me know)

Snail Mail Club Q2 is shipping in a few weeks. Are you subscribed?

My ongoing experiment in anti-social media: for a subscription cost of a few dollars per quarter, you’ll receive postal mailings of printed ephemera related to the ethics and aesthetics of and — as well as marketing related to my product line. It’s equal parts mail art and low key marketing, and it’s a lot more interesting than infinite scrolling.

Example content: postcards, Risograph prints, zines, catalogs, posters, activist pamphlets, manifestoes, user manuals, stickers, decals, ideas, thoughts, stories, dreams.

Link in bio, mail in mailbox.

The Original Straw Cup: on sale for 4/20.

An experimental design transforming Manual mugs into bricolage bubblers.

’Bricolage’ is a term derived from the French verb bricoler (meaning “to putter about”) and related to bricoleur, the French name for a jack-of-all-trades. Essentially it means “making do” with what’s “at hand”—cobbling together ideas from available materials.

The Straw Cup started with a surplus of Manual mugs in the studio—slightly imperfect vessels—but containing potential for a second life. With the addition of an existing cork, a custom straw, and standard smokeware parts we were able to create a whole new object through bricolage.

For the uninitiated, a bubbler is a handheld pipe that uses water to filter smoke, resulting in a smoother experience and plenty of bubbles. By using a mug as the central vessel, our bubbler is easier to fill with water, convenient to hold, more stable on a table and very easy to clean. Overall it’s a ‘normal’ looking design, eschewing the psychedelic aesthetics of typical smokeware.