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Upton is a Southern California based design studio that creates artwork and goods for the home. Established by husband and wife Michael and Mariel Upton, Upton is founded on the belief that everyone should be able to live with beauty every day. 
Producing work that encompasses the intersection of art, design, and life at home, Upton’s pieces are approachable and accessible without sacrificing on quality.

Focusing on nearby materials and the cycles of nature, Kibiya makes everyday objects—stools, vessels, cutlery. Their stool won the Japan Folk Crafts Association Award at the 2018 Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition. Gathering materials piece by piece from the mountains and from human activity, each stool slowly takes shape. This way of making—where making things well isn’t sacrificed for speed — points to a new way to engage with nature.

Postalco offers rain repellent jackets in Shear Dry Nylon (water repellent) and Proof Line Nylon (waterproof) and Paper Nylon (waterproof). Designed not to look like rainwear, these jackets can be used ...

The unique Snap Pad binding allows you to add any sheets to create a customizable notebook.

We teamed up with Dr. Naomichi Ogihara, a biomechanics expert from University of Tokyo. Using motion capture technology, we mapped the intricate movement of human skin and our clothing during everyday activities. Our discovery was eye-opening: our skin constantly shifts in ways we don’t even notice.

Postalco designer Mike Abelson and Professor Naomichi Ogihara of the University of Tokyo, who also contributed to “When Clothing Learns from Skin,” held a conversation. The interviewer, editor Junya Hirokawa, also participated in the conversation, which covered a variety of topics related to the body, and is presented here as video and text.

The perfect wallet feels great to use everyday.To help you choose we made a New Wallet Guide.

Postalco Plaid is hand silk-screen printed at the Okuda Senkojo in Hachioji, Tokyo. We took pictures of their master craftspeople at work

Typical pants feel good when standing, but sit down or take the stairs and the pant legs bunch and pull, holding your legs back. Elastic fabric might help, but it easily loses its shape.

Our unique sleeves curve to the back to match the way the shoulders naturally move.