Baxter Finley

introducing white wood, "flammable" series 2

 

 

“WHITE WOOD”
Flammable – Series 2 -  NEW candle series launches for Holiday 2011

BAXTER OF CALIFORNIA  extends the “flammable” soy wax candle series with the introduction of WHITE WOOD, Series TWO. The new scented-soy-wax-candle collection “White Wood” is a series of 3 distinct woodsy scents.


WHITE WOOD NUMBER ONE: "PATCHOULI, VETIVER, OAK MOSS, LIQUID AMBER, RUM"

WHITE WOOD NUMBER TWO: “BERGAMOT, MANDARIN, MISSION FIG, SANTALUM, VETIVER”

WHITE WOOD NUMBER THREE: “BIRCH TAR, LEATHER, GUAIAC WOOD, ROSEMARY OIL, CEDAR”


“White Wood” is designed by Marc Atlan, an art director with packaging credits including Comme des Garçons, Helmut Lang and Yves Saint Laurent. Atlan, whose résumé previously includes projects for Baxter of California, describes his design as “a play on the contrast between a classic restrained elegance and a bold modern statement”.
 
*** The White Wood candle collection has just been awarded Triple Platinum Winner by Creativity International for Health & Beauty Packaging, Green Packaging, and Retail Packaging. ***
 
(Creativity International received over 1,100 entries into the 95 categories available to both professionals & students in Creativity 41 Print & Packaging. They came from 35 countries, 32 U.S. States & 4 Canadian Provinces.)


White Wood will be offered for sale individually online at baxterofcalifornia.com, Baxter Finley barber & shop [LOS ANGELES], and select premium retail partners.
 
Suggested retail price: $50 / 12.5 oz. / burn time: roughly 100 hours

 

Baxter of California - Dockers - Mr & Mrs Smith Hotels: Enter to win now!

 

Win a two-night stay in Santa Monica, plus some image-boosting extras and fabulous fashions…

Style attracts style: that's why Mr & Mrs Smith has teamed up with the pomade-slicked grooming gurus at Baxter of California, and the crisp-chino-clad folk at Dockers, to offer a fashionably great getaway in scenic SoCal.

THE PRIZE

• Two nights at Oceana Santa Monica, a rainbow-bright hotel with a Pacific perch as sunny as its disposition. There’s plenty here to please, whether you’re a surfer or sybarite: ocean views, cosy and colourful rooms, a beachside bar and a restaurant serving sophisticated Californian cuisine

• An expert cut and shave at Baxter of California’s West Hollywood barber shop, Baxter Finley

• Fragrance, skin and hair-care products by Baxter of California, to keep you looking sharp once you’ve left the salon

• A personal shopping experience at the Dockers’ West Hollywood outpost, and the chance to choose two holiday outfits to take home with you

• $1,000 towards travel expenses

To be in with a chance of winning, just register HERE. Good luck!

Manufacturing in New York

Selectism recently posted a great discussion with Adele Berne and Mike Kuhle of Epaulet (Baxter retail partner), Eunis Lee (also a Baxter retailer), Mordechai Rubenstein, and Roy Dank.

Undoubtedly, the recent and regularly publicized trend for Americana has created new reverence for locally made and manufactured garments. A number of brands following that notion regularly escape our full attention. To that end, Cary Randolph Fuller spent a bit of time chatting with a few of the folks in New York dedicated to Big Apple production. Read the Q&A HERE

GQ Magazine: The 50 Most Stylish Men of the Past 50 Years

GQ has compiled a pretty solid list of the 50 most stylish men of the past 50 years - From Cary Grant to Paul Newman, George Clooney to Andre 3000, GQ presents the fifty most stylish men of the past half century and tells you how they pulled it off.

It's very inspiring to see your favorites, and the occasional, "oh yea, he WAS pretty sharp"

A few favorites ...

 

 

Defentive Touch: Best of 2009 Wrap Up

Definitive Touch has done several year end BEST OF 2009 wrap ups - with the Top 10 Collaborations of 2009 catching our eye. Thank you for the consideration!

Your chance to win the Baxter Porter Bag!

Head over to Notcot for your chance to win our Baxter/Porter collaboration bag.

Baxter is on twitter !

We are on twitter: http://twitter.com/baxterfinley

We will be using tweets to give away product. Follow us?

Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic

via BBC:

An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped.

Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further evidence of rapid change in the region.

"humanitarian works and incomparable talents have made him an American icon who will never be forgotten."

The House of Representatives approved a resolution Tuesday night honoring Newman as a screen legend and humanitarian. The resolution said Newman's "humanitarian works and incomparable talents have made him an American icon who will never be forgotten."

Newman and his popular food company, Newman's Own, have given more than $250 million to charity over the years. He also helped to start "Hole in the Wall" camps across the world for children with life-threatening illnesses.

US states replaced by countries with a similar level of GDP

By Christian Broda-
Gives some perspective ...