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Paris - The Legible City

A curated guide to Paris for the considered traveller. Where to stay, eat, drink, and shop, based on verified rankings and editorial sources.
Pantone 7457 — A Short History
Canard Blue is Pantone 7457. The reason that number means anything to every supplier and partner we work with goes back to a chemist from New Jersey who bought a... Read more...
After the Coffee
Most travel tumblers keep your drink the right temperature. Ours is built to keep it tasting right too. A note on 304 stainless steel, ceramic lining, and why 500ml is... Read more...
Mitutoyo Warranty Perfected
We believe that the tools we choose to keep in our studio dictate the quality of everything we create. On of our most cherished instrument is the Mitutoyo MIT500-196-30 AOS... Read more...
The Invisible Ones
I spent five minutes this morning staring at an Instagram ad for a brand that makes overpriced water bottles. It was a perfect, frictionless video with a pulsing lo-fi beat... Read more...
The String® System
Monochromatic dark grey brings a moody, architectural weight to the String System, turning Nisse Strinning’s 1949 wire-frame classic into something that feels entirely contemporary. Its genius lies in its modularity—a... Read more...
Red Dot System
Product development is messy. These red dots you see clustered in the corner? Every component, fabric sample, and hardware piece that makes it past our initial testing gets a red dot.... Read more...
Textile Close Up
Evaluating various elastic textiles and weave patterns. Read more...
Paper Cutting Essentials
Long days cutting, trimming, and testing every detail of our notebook prototypes. From hand-cut sheets to precision-placed markers, the studio looks a lot like this—tools out, scraps everywhere, and our... Read more...