Autumn is when the world starts working again. After the languorous months of poolside, OOO horizontalism, an air of back-to-business pervades. This is a time for long trousers and sharpened pencils, an opportunity to put your desktop in order and get your Zoom face back in the game. The R Finds store – with its edit of the best-made local products around the world – is here to help you with the tricky sunlounger-to-office-chair transition, offering a whole stationery cupboard full of executive toys, business tools, small leather goods and commutable luggage items.
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A chicer desk tidy
Although intended primarily for culinary use – charbroiled oysters, anyone? – Home Malone’s chic ceramic oyster shells can also moonlight as paper clip receptacles, places to stash keys, coins, erasers and drawing pins. Handcrafted with love in Southern Louisiana from local clay, these desktop shells capture the essence of the area’s coastal charm.
Ceramic Oyster Shell, $30, at r-finds.com
The perfect backpack
A busy, commuting worker on a bicycle, ferry, bus or train needs a reliable and metro-proof backpack in which to stash their devices, keys and energy drink. R Finds’ pick is this vegan leather version with a front zippered pocket for quick grabs and a spacious interior perfect for your tablet, wallet, cellphone and earbuds. Crafted by Montreal-based luggage specialist Lambert, ‘Le Miles’ is designed to transition smoothly from office meetings to dinner dates.
Le Miles Vegan Leather Backpack, $144.99, at r-finds.com
A cutting-edge tool
Equip yourself with this ingenious two-in-one tool from Chicago’s Martha Mae: Art Supplies & Beautiful Things – a quick flip converts the blades of the scissors into a boxcutter or envelope opener. Weight and quality, Japanese steel and Taiwanese craftsmanship engender confidence in one’s cutting while a custom-made magnetic base keeps the square-tip of the scissors on a firm, desk-top footing.
Gold Scissors with Magnetic Base, $55, at r-finds.com
A notable notebook
Maximise the pleasure of analogue note-taking with this leather journal. Using durable, full-grain leather of the finest quality, Texas-based Ox & Pine makes its products tough enough to endure long-haul travel and even longer board meetings. Its refillable notebooks, designed for memories, notes and jotting down the boss’s coffee order, can be personalised with a design stamp or custom text.
Refillable Leather Adventure Journal, $33, at r-finds.com
A silky tie
Nothing says back to business like a refined tie. Crafted from 100 per cent silk with contrast tipping and a subtle, oyster-shell print, this tie by New Orleans’ Nola Couture features a contrasting wool interlining for a knot that holds and a drape that dazzles.
Mini Gulf Oyster Tie, $68, at r-finds.com
