November 20, 2013
NOMAD Micro Homes developed a 10′ x 10′ space that manages to feel clean and open despite being so small. We admire how the limitation of space forced them to be creative and intentional in their design. It makes us want to buy a field and move in by spring. Although the designs are complete, […]
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November 7, 2013
We’ve often talked about what we do as a business to continue to push the envelope of what it means to be in harmony with our community & country. A large part of this is our sustainability practices, and our desire to put every element of our company under the microscope to hone it, refine […]
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October 1, 2013
At Noble, our values are People, Planet, Product. In that order. To live out our priorities well, we are constantly trying to learn more about how to respect the earth we live on and work with it to make a great product, not against it. One of the ways we seek to educate ourselves is […]
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September 10, 2013
We are always on the lookout for great American made and sustainable products. Every once in a while a brand comes along that merges the two and creates something really incredible. Appalatch is an outdoor brand that uses all American made materials with a focus on wool. We wish them the best of luck and […]
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September 2, 2013
We are driven to make the best product we can and that means always improving it. We called upon all sorts of people for their feedback- friends, farmers, musicians, athletes- and we discovered that durability was important to all of them. One of the most common places to develop holes in a jean is the […]
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August 15, 2013
I’m a person who needs vision on a consistent basis. I need to know why I’m doing what I’m doing and what the purpose is behind it. I love to work hard but at the end of the day and especially at the end of my life I hope I can look back and feel […]
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May 2, 2013
On my drive to go canoeing in rural Ohio, I took a short break and went into an old antique shop that had always intrigued me. It was a wild mess of old objects and very dusty. I loved it. After awhile looking around, I discovered rolls of leather tucked in the back of a […]
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April 29, 2013
I’m sure most of you have heard about the tragic accident in Bangladesh involving the collapse of an 8-story garment factory and the death of some 300+ people. Although the picture painted by journalists covering this story is truly horrifying, there is some solace in the fact that each day rescuers have pulled survivors from the rubble. I can’t even imagine the terrifying days of darkness some […]
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