Art, Signs

Sideshow Sign Co. – Broadway Theatre Marquis Lettering

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Sideshow Sign Co. specializes in giant throwback vintage prints and light-up marquee letters influenced by the entertainment industry, science, and antiquarian educational material.  Everything Sideshow Sign Co. creates is carefully aged, expertly wired, made from fine art canvas or salvage wood and bent steel, speed rusted and banged-up proper… and hand-made in Tennessee to last a lifetime.  Every measure is …

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Art, Stones

Levi’s MADE HERE: Tim Whitten – Marlinspike Chandlery

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtPJ2qmB-50&feature=player_embedded] Levi’s still makes a few pairs of their collaboration jeans in the US and has recently launched the MADE HERE blog, a curation of American craft and culture. It’s about the things and ideals that Levi’s was founded upon. “Made well. Made honestly. Made here.” Sounds like a perfect feature for obviousamerica. The Levi’s crew visited Tim Whitten at his …

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