Monthly Archives: September 2011

Fan Mail: Timbuk2 in Sweden

Ahhh, Sweden. Land of summer cabins, sturdy boats, smörgåsbord, blonde and bikes! This Timbuk2 fan rode his way around the Sweden’s greatest hits. Have a photo of your latest romp you’d like to share? Send it to social@timbku2.com. And see more Fan Mail photos here.

Mug Shots: A Morning Turd

Jonny just returned from Alaska and added this disgusting, inexcusable mug to our collection. I’m sure we’ll all fight over it tomorrow. At first it appears to be a super Alaskan moose mug with a throwback shape. I liked it! But then it calls attention to the darker side of morning ritual. And then it [...]

Merica.

land of the free

Vintage Vantage

The Alameda Point hosts a huge antique flea market on the first Sunday of every month.  It’s like a trip through time walking the miles worth of vintage treasures. You cannot walk out of there without something, even if it’s just kettlcorn. This time around I particularly admired how goods were re-purposed; art is truly in [...]

Prep Meets Punk

I find Nantucket baskets the very picture of preppiness. Anything made by Vineyard Vines is a close second. Thus I did a double-take this morning when I saw that Taska had added a Nantucket-style basket to the front of her wacky single speed. Years of experience have taught me to expect the unexpected from Taska, [...]

El Taco Bike

As you push through artsy strollers at the Oakland Art Murmur (first Friday of every month) and make your way to the “Giant Burger” parking lot (Telegraph & 21st), you’ll have a “Happy Days” flashback. Vintage cars fill the lot, a DJ spins cruisin’ tunes and the crowd busts sock hop moves. But the jewel last Friday was [...]

Bubbleways in Sydney

It’s a simple equation. Exercise balls + ballistic nylon + San Francisco manufacturing = Sydney art installation Need us to break the equation down? Here it goes: Local design and manufacturers Timbuk2 and Rebar Group work comfortably together in the red brick building on Shotwell at 20th Street in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood. They run [...]

Showstoppers: San Francisco

The Burner (with his pump). Photo by Elia. The babe. Photo by Elia The observer. Photo by Elia The street crosser. Photo by Elia

Street Art: Valencia Street

The brooding rasta. Valencia Street between 19th & 20th in San Francisco.

Showstoppers: The Streets of San Francisco

Burners with an Artist Original and an artist’s original. Photo by Elia. Lower Polk Street phone talking. Photo by Elia. A fuller version of The Freak?! Photo by Elia New yoga mat + farm fresh eggs. Could this be a San Francisco scene? Photo by Elia.