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SchreibKultur Lifestyle Magazine
Editor, Sabine Baumstark

KNITTING STEEL : Finely woven steel wallets and bags by American Designer Stewart/Stand. These eye-catching bags represent the modern life style.

Nothing is impossible - a new exclusive material gives wallets and accessories a unique look. Finely woven steel strands combine to form a silky and luminous luster, two designers from New York have marketed their discovery. An entire product line has evolved from this fascinating material: wallets, purses, messenger bags, computer bags. These chic accessories appeal to men and women alike.

Always on the lookout for something new, I wondered who were the people behind this unusual idea? The Stewart/Stand Design Firm was founded in 2002 by brothers Theo & Paul Stewart-Stand in Brooklyn, New York. Theo conjured up the idea while attending an exhibition on Extreme Materials in New York, "I ​​was drawn to the material, I needed to find a reason to incorporate this material into my every-day."

The brothers traced the fabric to a materials factory in Italy specializing in Technical-Textiles. It took several trips to various Leather Goods Manufacturers to find a producer who was able & willing to implement the designers' dream, "It cost us many nights of reflection, creating and re-drafting, until the products finally met our expectations", explains Paul. Such an inventive product would require precision tailoring equipment & highly trained professionals.

Developing the product line took roughly 10 years. Presented today, the Stewart/Stand Stainless Steel Wallet & Accessories Collection offers the complete range of Mens & Womens Small Personal Goods. The individual threads of the fabric, although strong, feel like silk. The material is brilliant - robust and extremely weather resistant. Impervious to acids & salts, they offer an additional technical safeguard: they can protect your personal information from radio frequency theft (RFID).

In the U.S., the embedded RFID chips in credit cards, bank cards, IDs & passports are a hot topic. Increasingly, people seek solutions securing their private information through RFID Blocking products. The designers at Stewart/Stand have solved this problem in a sophisticated and elegant display of style. The Stainless Steel Wallet creates a Faraday cage, protecting all RFID enabled devices from detection. Time has told - years have passed, not a single customer has contacted Stewart/Stand claiming their data was stolen.

Stewart/Stand has also caught the attention of the U.S. media. Appearances on The Today Show (NBC) and on Good Morning America (ABC) has introduced the Stainless Steel Wallets & Accessories to a large audience and into the consciousness of the consumer. The design firm has also been featured in Lifestyle magazines such as "Elle Decor", "Rondo" & "WIRED", and has landed feature-articles in "The Boston Globe", a leading news source for the North East, U.S.

A great success in America, Stewart/Stand has followed their fans beyond the U.S. boarders. New markets lead to broadening the collections in order to capture the nuances of a distinct customer base. For example, wallets & accessories that combine leather and the stainless steel silk. The original design is easily marketed to a vegan market, the Texture Collection targets Architects & the Design Savvy. All the designs are accessible to the Eco-Conscious Consumer, more than 85% of the stainless steel is post-consumer recycled.

We caught up with Paul Stewart-Stand while he was touring the European Market at Tendence in Frankfurt. The Stewart/Stand Stainless Steel Wallets & Accessories premier was presented by the German Distributors HV Sales & Marketing Consult via Wiesbaden. Hans-J Vogl, a principal at the European Firm had only one comment to make "The Stewart/Stand brand can only be described as a successful fit for our retailer. Finally something new and unique in both design and functionality."

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Read More : Blog Posting / The Beekman Boys / "The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook"

Beekman Boys : "Project Muck Boot"

The Fabulous Beekman Boys. These Manhattan city slickers actually did what us "city folk" have fleeting impulses to do. They bought ‘the farm they fell in love with’ while taking a weekend in Northern New York State. Yes, the Beekman Mansion is quite a draw, but the ‘working farm’ that comes with it... that is where most of us start having second thoughts.

If you have heard of Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner Dr. Brent Ridge then you know about their muck boots. These city slickers can dress as cosmopolitan as they like while caring for their goats, pigs and their llamas, but without their handy "muck boots" it just wouldn't seem practical.

A chance meeting b/t Brent and Stewart/Stand while working in the city lead to a request to draw-up designs for custom stainless steel "muck boots"... in time for The Beekman Boy’s Fashion's Night Out soirée at Henri Bendel. Designer’s Paul Stewart- Stand & Nik Castronova gladly accepted the fashion challenge and put their talents to work. The Beekman Boys flipped out over their fancy new footwear & they have been spotted wearing them ever since.

The latest event the Fabulous Beekman Boys attended at Christofle's was no exception. Christofle hosted and toasted Josh & Brent as they celebrated the launch of their popular cook book "The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook". They wore their custom made Stewart/Stand boots, a perfect pairing for such a fabulous occasion.

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WIRED MAGAZINE : GADGETS
Sleek & Sturdy Steel RFID Wallet Keeps Hackers at Bay

Ever felt the need to replace your tattered, bulging, leather wallet with something closer to a solid metal case? Now you can. A new wallet made from industrial-grade stainless steel fabric promises to keep your money and credit cards safe -- from rain, perspiration, spills and even identity thieves.

New York designer Theo Stewart-Stand created the steel wallet from the same finely woven, industrial steel that is used in aerospace applications, petroleum processing and metal doors and windows. Stewart-Stand tightened the weave of the steel so it is small and flexible enough to thread into fabric, but still stronger and far more durable than leather or suede. The resulting skinny wallet feels as smooth as silk -- but doesn’t stretch, is cool to the touch and, of course, can’t be stained.

“It’s a good conversation piece and elicits a lot of comments,” says Paul Stewart-Stand, the designer’s brother and business partner. “People see it at a dinner party and want to know where they can get one.”

While developing the wallet, Theo Stewart-Stand inadvertently discovered an even more unique benefit. It turns out the stainless steel used in the wallet protects from the latest concern in identity theft: RFID hackers. Many new ID products, such as no-swipe credit cards, corporate access key cards and the newest U.S. passports, include radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags that allow scanners to rapidly access information.

 

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THE TODAY SHOW : NBC
Today's Style

Meredith Barnett is an avid shopper and trend watcher with a keen eye for what’s hot today. As the Editorial Director of The Inside Source and her previous experience as Digital Media Director at Lifetime Networks & as Editor at Lucky Magazine, she has a keen eye for current shopping trends, and places it in the context of the big picture—in pop culture, fashion, style, home and garden, technology and sustainable living.

Meredith was asked to pick-out top gifts for the Today Show team. Here she talks to Matt Lauer in this report on Trends in Mens Accessories. Meredith picks out Stewart/Stand's Cufflink Collection, as what's hot for Today's Style..

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