A JOURNAL BY SHINOLA DEDICATED TO JOY OF CRAFT

Good Thoughts Grow Nice Things

Say Nice Things About Detroit was a word-of-mouth campaign created in the 1970s by Emily Gail, a small business owner in downtown Detroit. It was a challenging economic time for the city, with many businesses closing their doors and negative sentiment on the rise. With the hopes of inspiring her hometown to greater things, Ms. […]

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The Shinola Bike Tour: A Pictorial

So far, the Shinola Bike Tour has passed through New York, Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Chicago, Austin, and we show no signs of letting up. We’ll be at Ron Herman Melrose in Los Angeles on the 15th, then we’re making stops in Boulder and Aspen before coming back to the West Coast. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”223″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”224″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”225″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”226″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”227″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”228″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] […]

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Signal-Return & The Shinola Bike Tour

There’s something supremely satisfying about a letterpress shop—opening the drawers of lead type, applying ink to the press, manually cranking the paper—the whole deal is just so tactile and hands-on. Right up our alley.  Which is probably why we jumped at the chance to collaborate with Signal-Return here in Detroit on a letterpress poster to support our […]

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The Scout Presents: New York By Bike

Introducing The Scout, a NY-based online magazine which specializes in discovering and illuminating the finest destinations the city has to offer. Leading up to the soon-to-launch Shinola Bike Tour, we asked The Scout to put together two bike tours featuring some of their favorite places in New York. They’ll be talking about the first tour today, and […]

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The 2013 Detroit Grand Prix

The return of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in 2012-which had been suspended due to hard economic times four years prior-was more than just a point of pride for Detroiters. It marked a tangible turning point for the city, bringing in nearly 100,000 visitors from all over the world. It also turns out […]

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Detroit Meets Basel

To say that the Baselworld Watch and Jewelery Show is a major event is something of an understatement. Since 1917, the city of Basel situated at the borders of both France and Germany has hosted the most prestigious names in the watchmaking world for what has become an extravagant industry showcase. This year’s Baselworld (April […]

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