the journal

A wayward collection of art, imagery & observations.

Halloween 101
Halloween 101
Catalogue Culture & Leisure
"Bring forth the raisins and the nuts; Tonight All-Hallows' Spectre struts along the moonlit way." ~ John Kendrick Bangs READ MORE
Bee a Honey Expert
Bee a Honey Expert
Catalogue Culture & Leisure
"Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers." ~ Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine READ MORE
Designer Spotlight: Soul Sunday
Designer Spotlight: Soul Sunday
Catalogue Profiles & Interviews
For Boston-based founders Shea Hardiman and Kara Kochalko, it's all about balance. READ MORE
Designer Spotlight: Me Speak Design
Designer Spotlight: Me Speak Design
Catalogue Profiles & Interviews
Right off the bat, they got our attention with their mission statement: "Japanese inspired housewares with Southern roots." READ MORE
Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost
Catalogue Culture & Leisure
"And then the steps. Oh Lord, the steps! I was told they actually had a Department of Steps." READ MORE
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
Catalogue Culture & Leisure
You-know-who-putting his you-know-what you-know-where. READ MORE
A Tuxing Question
A Tuxing Question
Catalogue Culture & Leisure
"When you are asked to a 'bowling party', it is perhaps better form to wear your dinner jacket or Tuxedo...." ~ The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men (1896) READ MORE
Designer Spotlight: Kyyote
Designer Spotlight: Kyyote
Catalogue Profiles & Interviews
Endless summers, clear blue skies and technicolor sunsets. Welcome to Los Angeles. READ MORE
Sounds: Righteous Brothers
Sounds: Righteous Brothers
Catalogue Culture & Leisure
Let's get it out of the way: "Ghost". Yes. We know. Still amazing on the ears. READ MORE
Designer Spotlight: Gowanus Furniture Co.
Designer Spotlight: Gowanus Furniture Co.
Catalogue Profiles & Interviews
Founded in 2011 to solve some of the problems endemic to small kitchen spaces... and have a good time doing it. READ MORE
Designer Spotlight: Allegory Pens
Designer Spotlight: Allegory Pens
Catalogue Profiles & Interviews
Handcrafted writing instruments from Chicago that are made -- not manufactured. No shortcuts, no quick fixes. READ MORE
Designer Spotlight: Neva Opet
Designer Spotlight: Neva Opet
Catalogue Profiles & Interviews
If she weren't making bags, Rachael Riedinger would have become an art historian. We like that in a designer. READ MORE