OFFSEASON Drop 001 — Closed for Repairs

OFFSEASON · MMXXVI drop 001 · closed for repairs
the first drop
a study in absence

Seven small objects, drawn from the corridors of a hotel that has been closed for some time. Released once, in small editions, to be lived with quietly.

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edition one · seven pieces est. an institution
on absence

There is a particular quiet that settles over a place when the season has ended. OFFSEASON makes objects for that quiet. Seven pieces, in small editions, released once. Then it closes again.

this is drop · mmxxvi of an institution that releases rarely.

01 no. one of seven
The Coach Jacket, faded oxblood cotton with cream chain-stitch embroidery.
apparel · outerwear

The Coach
Jacket

Faded oxblood, brass snaps, cream chain-stitch embroidery on the heart side. For loitering by the front desk in shoulder season.

  • Material12oz washed cotton canvas
  • HardwareSolid brass snaps, vintage
  • Made inPorto, Portugal
  • EditionTwenty pieces
edition price €145
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02 no. two of seven
The Front Desk Polo, sage piqué cotton with monogrammed chest.
apparel · uniform

The Front
Desk Polo

Sage piqué, cream tipping, a small monogram pattern at the chest. The shirt you wear behind the counter when no one is checking in.

  • Material220gsm cotton piqué
  • DetailTwin-line tipping, ribbed
  • Made inLisbon, Portugal
  • EditionTwenty-five pieces
edition price €85
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03 hero piece · no. three
The Postal Satchel, vegetable-tanned cognac leather with brass postal buckles.
leather · the hero piece

The Postal
Satchel

Vegetable-tanned cognac leather, twin brass postal buckles, a tag at the strap. A bag for carrying tomorrow's correspondence quietly.

  • LeatherVegetable-tanned cowhide
  • HardwareSolid brass, antiqued
  • Made inFlorence, Italy
  • EditionEight pieces · numbered
edition price €280
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04 no. four of seven
The Notice Poster, a Closed for the Season printed announcement on cream paper.
paper · the lobby notice

The Notice
Poster

A printed announcement, taped to the door of an institution that has been closed for some time. Two formats. Signed and numbered.

  • Stock270gsm fine art, deckle
  • FormatsA3 (€30) · A2 (€95)
  • Printed inAntwerp, Belgium
  • EditionFifty, signed
from €30
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05 night watch · no. five
The Hotel Candle, a matte black ceramic vessel labelled Off Season.
home · the night watch

The Hotel
Candle

Matte black ceramic. Notes of tobacco, salt and cedar. The candle the night porter lights when the lobby grows still after eleven.

  • NotesSea salt · cypress · smoke
  • Vessel198g matte black ceramic
  • Made inMarseille, France
  • EditionSixty pieces
edition price €38
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06 no. six of seven
paper · the announcements

The Sticker
Set

Five vinyl notices in the typographic language of the lobby. For the back of a journal, the side of a steamer trunk, the door of an office that has gone quiet.

  • CountFive vinyl notices
  • StockMatte vinyl, kiss-cut
  • Printed inAntwerp, Belgium
  • EditionFive hundred sets
edition price €10
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07 no. seven of seven
The Correspondence Notebooks, a pair of A6 leather-bound books on a dark wood surface.
paper · the correspondence

The Correspondence
Notebooks

A pair of A6 leather-bound books, blind-debossed with the house monogram, bound by hand in cognac vegetable-tan. For lists and letters one might not send.

  • Pages96 ruled · 96 dotted
  • Paper110gsm cream Munken
  • Bound inFlorence, Italy
  • EditionForty pairs
edition price €85
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