In this new video for Hudson, an upstart indie-folk artist from Melbourne, animator and fellow Aussie Jonathan Chong (aka Dropbear) created a kaleidoscopic stop motion clip using an artistic mainstay from childhood -- colored pencils. It's an amazing vid. Jonathan Chong is a talented (and very patient!) man. Check out some flicks documenting the shoot here. ...read more
PRE-ORDER ONLY: Any order containing this pipe will not ship until approximately October 5. Watch the smoke billow through the transparent chamber of this disc-shaped glass pipe as you take a breath — or opt for a more mysterious experience, with opaque black. The Hudson's wide design also gives the smoke more room to cool down and mellow out before reaching your lips.......read more
Need a gift for the well-traveled dude in your life? Hudson Made has you covered, with this sturdy, stylish Dopp kit from San Francisco brand Joshu+Vela. Made of Navy-grade 18 oz. canvas, the classic-style holdall features double-stitched seams and a brass zipper that opens wide to store all bathroom accessories. An American leather end handle makes for an easy carry. Well-crafted product,......read more
Based in the Catskill Mountains of central New York state, GreenTree Home Candle produces sculptural candles in 100 percent pure beeswax. This collection pays tribute to the elusive and mystical owl, a global symbol of wisdom and intelligence. The candles are hand-poured in small batches, and finished on-site in the GreenTree studio. Hudson Made has the owl collection in natural and black, in......read more
There may be murmurs that the so-called "heritage" or "Americana" trend is dead, but before the backlash really takes hold but if you ask us, any movement that is driven by quality, local manufacturing is good by us, forever. That includes the stuff on offer from Hudson Made, such as these tea towels made of a super-absorbent blend of organic cotton and hemp. The tea towels pay homage to......read more
Joshu+Vela is a small production studio based in San Francisco led by designer Noah Guy. Founded in 2010 after years of international travel, Guy brings a sturdy aesthetic to his collection, which uses only the best in quality materials to build bags that become more seasoned and unique with age and wear. He and his team cut all the leather, sourced as full hides from Pennsylvania, and choose......read more
Gift idea for the man with almost everything. Optimize his shaving routine with the dual power of your favorite soap and oil combo. Use the oil to soften the beard and the soap as a rich shaving lather. The Original White Beard & Shave Soap is lightly scented with essential oils of juniper needle, myrrh, petitgrain, cedarwood, and black pepper — perfect for a reviving and......read more
Adventurer extraordinaire and record-setting cyclist James Bowthorpe is busy prepping for his next madcap quest: a journey down the 315-mile length of the Hudson River in a kayak made of NYC construction waste. "We see cities as something separate from the wilderness, but the former evolved from the latter," says Bowthorpe, who undertook a similar expedition down the Thames. "I’m......read more
Like we recently mentioned, the sustainable farming movement is alive and growing in New York's Hudson River Valley. NYC photog Daniel Handal documents the back-to-the-land movement thriving in the area with a collective portrait called Between Forest and Field. These are not old and crusty farmers, desperately hanging on to a rural life their children have left behind. No sir. These are......read more
In 1966, folk singer Pete Seeger and a group of Hudson River-lovers set out to reverse the plight of the polluted New York waterway. The group came together under the shared belief that “by learning to care for one boat on one river, the public could come to care for all our threatened waterways.†Three years later, the Clearwater sloop made her maiden voyage down the Atlantic Coast......read more