Teak on the terrace, vault at the gate — 5 picks in late summer 🌞 #72

Welcome to this week’s installment of what’s hot in brands and products.

I fell down a rabbit hole called the Aesthetics Wiki — the internet’s filing cabinet for vibes. Once you can name a look, you start spotting it everywhere.

A few that popped: Après-ski (lodge-core with hot-chocolate energy), Dark Academia (tweed + library dust), Corporate Hippie (PowerPoint meets palo santo), Weirdcore (early-internet fever dream), and Snackwave (ultra processed food as culture). If you’ve got five minutes (or an hour, sorry!), wander the archive here.

Even before I found that rabbit hole, I was doing the same thing: I mostly don’t just save stuff — I file it into themes and name the folder so I can later find the product (or feeling) in two seconds. “Alpine Disco”, “Monastery Minimal”, “Poolside Bureau”, “Après Office.” Random saves turn into a system. The Aesthetics Wiki just helps label the boxes.

If you’re new around here: Every week, I share 5 of the coolest products from Europe I’ve discovered in the past 7 days.

I scout, you explore. Let’s get to it!

With love 🌞
Jakob

P.S.: Missed the last edition? The cabin suitcase that becomes a wardrobe was last week’s most-clicked piece.

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Stationery nerds, assemble. It’s “just” a refill — until The Dybdahl Co. puts archival illustrations on the cover. 96 pages, open-thread binding, fountain-pen-friendly; made by Vienna’s Paper Republic with Copenhagen’s Dybdahl. Pretty enough to go solo, perfect inside your notebook.

Pick your cover & size

Aluminium cabin case with butterfly locks, leather straps, and dual wheels—inspired by vintage trunks. Made in Italy by FPM Milano; love that it looks like a vault.

Configure yours

Two of these on the terrace to capture the last autumn sun? Yes please. Untreated teak that will mellow to a silvery patina, perched on a hot-dip galvanized frame built for decades outdoors. Classic Swedish calm by Grythyttan Stålmöbler. Do you feel the “just five more minutes” energy?

Sit in the sun

Minimal stool, sculptural vibe. Designed by Daniel Heilig for his studio Heilig Objects and inspired by the Óbidos aqueduct in Portugal; crafted from oiled German oak and limited to 12 numbered pieces per color. Works as a seat or a side table.

Take a closer look

A weekender with layers (literally): Tuscan veg-tan leather outside, wool-blend lining inside. Made in Italy in small batches; hardgraft was founded in the Austrian Alps and raised in the UK — tastefully European.

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