Inventory Magazine
I used to hesitate before ordering from stores in other countries. Would the t-shirt and stickers for that obscure band actually show up two to three weeks after I mailed my cashier's check off to the London address with the strange numbers at the bottom? Was it worth the hassle of doing an international wire transfer for that off white, painted leather messenger bag? Now click, click, click, and it's done and on its way. Items ordered from Inventory Magazine in Vancouver:
Tools vol. 1, A great, visual guide to all kinds simple and well-made tools, workwear, gear and objects. Volume two was not quite as good.
Plant Journal, now The Plant, A magazine featuring the thoughts, musings on and images of plants that fascinate and inspire creative people. In all honesty I only skimmed it.
Truck Work, The book/catalog from Truck, a furniture design company in Osaka. To me it was similar, but inferior to Pacific Furniture Service.
A bandana from The Real McCoy’s, Love this Japanese brand's take on traditional Americana.
Post O’alls, Japanese designed, American made workwear. I got their classic Engineer’s Jacket and was a bit surprised at how perfectly it fit. I lived in it last Spring.