Watch a city skyline light up

As someone once said, there is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes. Anyone can make clothing for good weather, the real trick is making clothing that keep the idea of bad weather just left of our thoughts. When we make an item of clothing here at Finisterre, we love the idea that they will keep you outside – rain or shine. People may be complaining about the rain as of late, here at Finisterre and equipped with the right products, we applaud it. Put on... Read More

Feel big!

By being alive, we’re a part of it all. The next time you look up at the night sky, don’t feel small, feel big! Thank you Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, for sharing the most astounding fact! The Most Astounding Fact from Max Schlickenmeyer on Vimeo.  Read More

The Mother

We got swept away when we saw this little piece the boys over at NRS Films put together. I spoke with Mark and he said the goal with this series was to get to the root of what draws people to water and to tell the stories of real people for whom these sports hold a special importance. They also wanted to use state-of-the-art technology, along with advanced filming and editing techniques, to bring these stories to life in a unique way. Director Skip Armstrong has done a masterful... Read More

3.2 million ink dots

Miguel did a drawing of his dad, he called it ‘Hero’. The drawing comprised of 3.2 million ink dots and took over 210 hours. It’s fathers day next weekend and we think there’s probably quite a few of you out there who’ve had or have a hero in their lives. You don’t have to spend 210 hours on a 3.2 million dot ink drawing of them, just tell them you love them. Love to all the Dad’s – here and gone. The Making of “Hero”... Read More

perspective

It’s almost impossible for us to conceive of making a living digging through garbage. But for hundreds of children and adolescents who live on the municipal dump outside Managua, Nicaragua – the poorest country in South and Central America – it’s impossible to imagine anything else. Survival takes every minute of their day and every ounce of their strength, leaving nothing but exhaustion where education and playtime should be. Even small children work up to 12 hours... Read More