Man Made DIY

We've featured a DIY technique for making your own wooden bow ties on ManMade, but if you're in the market for a high-end handmade piece created from exotic hardwoods, check out Two Guys Bow… read more

"Constellations of white ink on black paper create a world of typography so mesmerizing you’ll have to be careful not to get lost."… read more

Chances are, you've got a nice, solid stack of post-holiday gift cards sitting on your dresser or in your junk drawer. Yeah, you could save them up for something big, or add them to your account and slowly spend them on books or other goodies as you stumble across them.

Or, you can make a few wise investments in your wardrobe, and snag some of these stylish best buys, each under $100...and most much less… read more

Whether you're trying to uphold a resolution for 2013 or just need a little more swear words as you check out the nutritional value of various foodstuffs, you should check out "Should I Eat This… read more

There are lots of kinds of beer drinkers...those who wouldn't be caught dead with an American Pilsner from a major brewery, those who wouldn't consider anything else, and the entire spectrum in between. But in the race to taste every micro, spring-water brewed ale with as many IBUs as possible, the question still deserves discussing: which cheap beer is actually worth drinking. And by cheap, we mean cheap...like, wherein Bud Light - the United State's best selling beer - is too expensive.… read more

Happy Holidays, ManMakers! Each year, I make this confession: I'm a total obsessive geek about collecting "modern rock" holiday songs: seasonal tunes by alternative, indie, and otherwise not-Bing Crosby or Nat King Cole artists. This year, my collection broke 500, making for thirty-two hours of non-cheesy holiday goodness.

No, they're not all completely amazing, but most are solid, and they serve as the soundtrack to my season, and, coupled with a candy cane, the most immediate way to inject the holiday spirit into my home and...uh, self. So, each year, I pick a few of my favorite tunes to share with ye merry gentlemen and women.

A ManMade Twitter follower just sent me a link to this great Etsy shop, Maiden Voyage, who sell tongue-in-cheek graphic illustrations inspired by humorously outdated notions of manly things.

The team describes their brand,

The term "maiden voyage" conjures up images of massive floating zeppelins, prop driven planes and towering ships embarking on their initial journeys. With these vessels came adventurers and their desires to discover the unknown. Their expeditions were retold in countless enchanting tales. More often than not, recounts of these stories became embellished, adding to their mystery and intrigue.
It is this… read more

Cold weather is the best time to dress like a man. It's the season for bringing out the heavier, masculine fabrics and materials, layering up, and, generally, just look like a guy.   Our friends at Valet curated this great "Winter Wardrobe Checklist" where they offer six basic pieces that you can mix, match, and interchange for a serious style during these shorter days and cold winter's nights.   

They say, "As we head into the dead of winter, getting dressed can propose a series of challenges in order to look sharp and stay warm. Here are the six must-haves every guys should have in his closet to make it through the frigid days… read more

There's an old Calvin and Hobbes cartoon that I think of every year around this time. Calvin is  in the kitchen, going on and on about what sort of milk and cookies he's going to leave for Santa, and there's a dialogue bubble coming in from the other room, where Calvin's dad remarks, "I think Santa might prefer a cold beer." (At least that's how I remember it from fourth grade. I looked for it online, but wasn't able to locate it. Can anyone help?)
And now that I'm an adult, I say choose whichever you want...or, in my case, both. Cause nobody says cookies only go with milk, or beer with salty snacks.

Michael Agnew from A… read more

For those who appreciate well-crafted spirits, a bottle of something new (or old, as the case may be) always makes a great gift. It gives the recipient a chance to try something else, an opportunity to entertain, and if your timing's right, an instant way to thank you by uncorking that guy and sharing a pour. Whether it's your boss, your new in-laws you… read more

While we don't publish any official "gift guides for him" during the holiday season, I'm always super excited… read more

Designer Dan Gneiding has released "Dude," a new "reverse contrast" typeface, inspired by country music legends: "Whiskey drinking, train hopping, fist fighting, hard loving, prison breaking, men and women, who poured their hearts out in… read more

If you haven't purchased your holiday gifts for the year yet, you can hang up your shopping list, and just buy these for everyone you know: 3D dinosaur cookie… read more

Artist and woodworker Malet Thibaut has created twenty handmade wooden "art toys" modeled after the iconic LEGO… read more

Stocking stuffers can be so much more than last minute filler gifts...in fact, at my house, they're sort of the highlight of Christmas morning. They're one of the best ways to tell someone, "Hey - I care about you and know what you like...and even what you need."