A JOURNAL BY SHINOLA DEDICATED TO JOY OF CRAFT

Guest Post: Newest Write A House Winner Anne Elizabeth Moore on Detroit

We’ve been introducing you to writers all year long with Detroit’s Write A House residency program — where authors, poets, journalists, and writers from all walks of life are rewarded with a Detroit home to keep forever. We asked the newest resident, Anne Elizabeth Moore, to tell us her first impressions of the city she now calls home. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2368″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] […]

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Guest Post: PETER VON PANDA unboxes THE RAMBLER 600

Last year, Peter Von Panda reviewed our first Rambler watch, so we invited him to review Shinola’s latest release, the Rambler 600. Not every boy growing up in Detroit becomes fascinated with cars. But I did. I was seduced by sleek exotics, smoky burnouts, blistering quarter miles, and the never-ending quest for speed. In the mid […]

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Cause by Design: Merit Gets Kids to College

Every 26 seconds in America, a student drops out of high school. Merit, a Detroit-based social enterprise started by David Merritt in 2012, is helping conquer this cause by selling thoughtfully designed products that benefit student scholarships. Students are awarded $5,000 scholarships through Merit’s FATE program — FATE is a branch of Merit’s non-profit, Give Merit, which takes on 25 […]

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Guest Post: Write A House Winner Liana Aghajanian on Detroit

Journalist Liana Aghajanian was on assignment in Mongolia when she found out she’d won a home in Detroit from Write A House — a non-profit that awards writers from all walks of life with permanent residencies. Liana moved into her home almost six months ago and shared with us her impressions of the city and how it […]

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Summer Lookbook by Jade Lauren

Summer in Detroit is in full swing. We teamed up with local stylist and photographer Jade Lauren to showcase some of our favorite summer products. View the entire lookbook below.  [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2242″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-family: \”Lucida Grande\”, \”Lucida Sans Unicode\”, sans-serif; font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Shinola + Randolph Sunglasses \ Women’s Champ Sweatshirt \ The Runwell 41mm + Leather Football [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2243″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Utility […]

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Interview with Lauren Bush Lauren, Founder of Feed

FEED and Shinola have come together to fight hunger in Detroit. Our teams collaborated to create a limited run of 170 tote bags all benefiting Forgotten Harvest — Metro Detroit’s only food rescue organization. With every purchase made, 100 meals will be provided to children and families in need. Since its inception in 2007, FEED has provided […]

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