When we discontinued our “print on demand” apparel on Feb. 1, we promised we would replace it with stuff that matched the quality and philosophy of our books and tools. In the coming weeks, we will release several of these products.
It’s been a lot more work to find these small domestic companies and get these items made from scratch. But we think it’s worth the effort.
First out will be a coffee mug by Grey Fox Pottery in Minnesota. John is very keen on coffee (we might someday have our own brand of coffee beans – John is a “super taster”), and he found this supplier. These are handmade, hand-glazed stoneware mugs. These mugs are in our warehouse now and will probably be available to buy later this week. Price: $25 plus shipping.
We are already working on a beer stein with Grey Fox that will feature our skep logo. That should be out before Christmas.
Tom Bonamici, our clothing designer, has been really busy with new products. Next out will be a new T-shirt. These will be out in about a week or two. This shirt is 100 percent cotton, cut, sewn and printed for us by a small outfit in Oregon. This shirt is incredibly hard to photograph, but I’ll figure out how to honestly represent it so you can see what you are getting.
The Lost Art Press logo is printed on the shirt with dye sublimation, so it will not flake or fade.
The ink is a grey, and as the navy blue fades, the logo will become a little more visible. But it’s supposed to be a subtle thing.
Also on deck: a new bandana from One Feather Press that will feature the “Don’t Despair: Nothing Without Labour” illustration, which we are having redrawn for the bandana. That should arrive in about a month.
And finally, we will start stocking navy blue hats from Ebbets Field with a felt patch representing our dividers sewn onto the hat. Those will be out in late summer.
— Christopher Schwarz
Sweet! A pencil holder!
That’s a beautiful mug. But investing in those is a mistake. That whole coffee fad is pretty much played out. Nasty tasting stuff.
There’s a shortage of fresh water in this world. Polluting it with coffee goes against my religion….. Which explains why I married a coffee snob.
While this is not my favourite shape for a mug (I prefer’em straighter), I’m an absolute sucker (or should that be … mug?!) for that kind of blue colour, so ’tis dithering I am – to buy or not to buy? Hmmm …
Is this going to be a limited run, or rather something you plan/expect to stock for some time or at least on a regular basis?
Cheers,
Mattias
These should be a stock item. The straight-sided mug couldn’t accommodate the logo.
Thanks – that makes sense, so fair enough! And good to know that these ought to remain available, should my current dithering veer towards “not to buy” this time ’round. (Yeah. Right. Who do I think I’m fooling?).
Cheers,
Mattias
These all look great Chris. I know you and the team spend a lot of effort and take great pride in providing things that are sourced domestically to last.
I do have a suggestion on the hat. AOPA makes a hat for pilots without the top button (AOPA-CONCTH). They get in the way of your headset. Woodworks have the same issue with muff type ear protection. Plus when you bang your head on something it doesn’t hurt as much. I would love to see you guys offer a hat without one.
that’s a great suggestion, david – thank you! i’ll talk with our mad hatters to see what’s possible…
Beautiful mug! As soon as it’s available, I plan to use it proudly at the coffee shop I work.
I am one of the fortunate 144 to secure the Anarchist’s cap. By far, the most comfortable cap I’ve worn as an adult. I love the narrow brim. It’s just enough to keep the sun out of my eyes, but doesn’t poke into anything. An anarchist’s espresso cup would be nice. I can’t believe I’m swayed by LAP swag!
I have a couple of the “blackout” Lost Art t-shirts from the old stock. They look way cool and are a worried-about-wearing-it-out favorite! Looks like I don’t have to worry anymore…
Those coffee cups are the best of the best. Have one in my hand right now. Unpaid endorsement.