Smith Journal – January 2019

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009 Smith Stu A selection of curious items and head-scratching miscellany. 018 A Matter of Time As an antiquarian horologist, B ...

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Of course, he doesn’t use that word. “It’s an opportunity,” he clarifies virtually every time I see him. The “opportunity” works ...

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009 SMITH JOURNAL smith stuff BONNE CHASSE The Etch-a-Sketch. Braille. Brie. Coq au vin. Thierry Henry’s feet. These are all trè ...

ANARCHY IN THE KITCHEN Self-government and non-hierarchical power structures are great, but those dishes aren’t going to dry the ...

011 SMITH JOURNAL smith stuff FLASH IN THE PAN You have, perhaps, become accustomed to thinking of the saucepan as a purely util ...

CLOTHESLINESAGA Inthe’60s,BobDylanwasfrequentlyseen wearingpolka-dottedshirts.(Heevenwore onewithlargegreendotsonthecoverof the‘ ...

Starward Two-Fold Double Grain is the whisky we’ve always wanted to make. An ambitious offering destined to redefine what it mea ...

MAKE IT RAIN Warm weather getting you down? Feeling oppressed by those balmy days and long, dry nights? Japanese sound artist Ko ...

Hand-painted vintage fashion by Nick Malcolm: purses, suitcases, wallets, doctor’s bags, briefcases, and odds & ends. myempt ...

BEST CASE SCENARIO Bags have come a long way since their prototype, the sack. Handles! Zippers! Drawstrings! Clasps! The Farum B ...

017 SMITH JOURNAL FULL CIRCLE Our species is prone to worry. Case in point: the moment we fi nally fi gured out our planet’s pla ...