Old-world workmanship typically lasts a lot longer than automated, cheaply produced, mass-marketed items for the most part. And they tend to fit better. So while looking for a replacement pair of sneakers to replace my recently destroyed (now defunct) Medium Design Group, Medium Footwear Inc. Minimalist sneakers, I stumbled upon Feit. A manufacturer of trendy, old-world quality shoes and have been doing so for a while in small batches originally in Sydney Australia.

Just recently they opened up their website where you can pre-purchase or shop for what’s in stock – again, in small batches.

Like all Feit shoes the SUPERCLEAN is handmade using traditional shoe making techniques rarely found in the footwear industry today. These traditional methods are being lost as we move from local cobblers and small boot factories to assembly lines and mass production.

Making shoes by hand allows us to produce small volumes of very high quality. It ensures the shoe making process remains adaptable and flexible.

With prices that range from $240 and higher, these aren’t your normally priced sneakers. But I’m willing to bet you’ll have them longer than your last pair of Reebok’s. Pictured above are the Feit Superclean in white llama leather and retail for $248.46. And more than likely, my very next pair of sneakers. Cannot wait.

[ Links: Feit Direct, Feit Blog ]

Artsan [ site here ] has announced the release of its unique wooden PC cases which are not your traditional, rectangular ones at all. These hand-made PC cases are made or wrapped with wood.

Despite using old world materials, Artsan uses technical innovations like their patented “Neat-wires: system allows the back of the computer to be clean and plain, with all the wires coming out by one single place. The size system is also original, so users can get a model in different sizes(from XS series to XL series), depending on the use they need. Prices range from below 290 Euro to over 590 Euros.

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