Handwoven hemp chore jacket sample laid flat, with a tape measure running down the front

Entry 04: Measuring the Hemp Chore Jacket Sample, Point by Point

Every sample of our handwoven hemp chore jacket is now measured the same way: hung for 24 hours, laid flat...
Comic illustration of the Funcle Yeti at a small personal desk setup tucked into the corner of a city-flat bedroom

Just One Table: The Simple Psychology of Having Your Own Space at Home

From a very young age, we have been taught to view adulthood as a race—the race to chase larger titles,...
Reworked handwoven hemp chore jacket sample (V2), front view, undyed hemp shell with new longer cuffs

Entry 03: Reworking the First Hemp Chore Jacket Sample

The first sample, reworked in one sitting: longer cuffs, reshaped sleeves, cotton at the neck. It fits better, not yet...

Entry 02: The First Hemp Chore Jacket Sample Came Back Wrong

The first sample of the Funcle Yeti chore jacket was made in Kathmandu from handwoven hemp, and it did not...

The Space Between Fun and Responsibility

Artifacts of Childhood

The Funcle Yeti in a top hat snapping a brick onto a half-built model on a table, a laptop pushed aside

Breaking the Bricks: Why Adults are Spending Hundreds on Lego to Escape the Screen​

The blue light of a monitor has a specific kind of weightlessness to it. We...

Space to Breathe

Comic illustration of the Funcle Yeti at a small personal desk setup tucked into the corner of a city-flat bedroom

Just One Table: The Simple Psychology of Having Your Own Space at Home

From a very young age, we have been taught to view adulthood as a race—the...
An adult sits on the floor at night absorbed in a trading card, surrounded by model kits and toys from his collection

“Grow Up!” – 6 Science-Based Reasons Why You Shouldn’t

Nostalgic hobbies are not a sign of arrested development. Across six psychology studies of 4,388...

The After-School Archive

A small child sits in front of a glowing CRT TV at night, casting the shadow of a tall, calm swordsman on the wall.

The Powerless Kid, The Invincible Hero: How a Childhood Coping Mechanism Became Adult Strength

Loved overpowered anime characters as a kid? You may have been using them as a...

The World That Shaped Us