The Life You Want ☼ Truffle Hunting in Tuscany ☼ Endless Inspiration
Today, we’re thrilled to usher you into a new era of our beloved Palm Report newsletter, where leisure is elevated to an art form and embracing eccentricity is our guiding principle. From nostalgic escapes to inspiring lifestyles and curated discoveries, after 36 issues, we are delighted to offer a new tier of leisure for the ultimate connoisseurs striving to live “The Good Life”.
I, Marty, have been building Poolsuite alongside our wonderful team since 2014 (long live Poolside FM) and we, alongside many of you, have managed to bring this project to places we could’ve never imagined. With Palm Report 2.0, I want to pull back the curtain and bring you all closer into the journey as we rebuild Poolsuite as an internet oasis for everyone – a place of calm, endless inspiration & true community, both online & offline. I’d love you have you along for the ride.
By upgrading to our new Palm Report Professional tier at $6 per month, you’ll unlock:
- An extended Thursday email with 4 additional discoveries
- Personal updates & recommendations from Palm Report curators Marty & Emily amidst our leisurely adventures
At a time when the internet is growing increasingly chaotic, we’re devoted to building our own little sanctuary — an internet oasis designed solely to uplift and inspire. There is so much more to explore, and we’d be honoured to have your support as we venture into this new chapter.
Yours in leisure,
Marty
☼ A NEW TAKE ON THE 35MM CAMERA
“This is a long term project for us - to make a new, high quality, and affordable film camera for everybody.”
An exciting collaboration between Manual Photo and South Korean industrial design firm Acasso is reimagining an affordable film camera for today. The MNL MK-I is a premium film camera concept made with anodised aluminium with ergonomic matte silicone. Each button and dial is meticulously-designed, paying close attention to details and proportions, and the use of transparent plastic materials evokes a retro-futuristic vibe that contrasts with the camera's film-based functionality.
☼ SMALL PRINT BOOKS
Small Print Books is “a mobile bookstore traveling the east-side of Los Angeles in a Japanese Kei van offering a weekly curation of required reading & listening for those in, out of, or lusting for the know.” Run by filmmaker Colter Freeman, the micro bookstore on wheels is not to be missed in LA nor online!
☼ SPINSPERATION
This week, take to the visual decks with Spinsperation: a playful source of never-ending inspiration delivered to you in a randomised fashion at the click of a button. Sift through thousands of images by spinning, or dive into the “visual cache” full of featured artists, from designers to photographers and beyond.
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Hotter Hyperlinks
Combed & collected with the highest precision for the leisure elite…
☼ “LE MAMIE GANG”: KNITWEAR BY A GROUP OF FRENCH GRANNIES
“Our incredible Grannies are between 50 and 80 years old, they live all over France and for us, they are ordinary heroines, with often extraordinary lives! Mothers, grandmothers (and even great-grandmothers!), our super-grannies are now more than thirty to compose the "Grandma Gang" and they are the ones who knit our most beautiful pieces and lead our DIY workshops. We recognise in these women, this precious know-how acquired over the years by knitting for their loved ones and for professionals. Now retired, bursting with energy, they have tremendous experience and lots of love to pass on for their passion for knitting.”
Check out Les Mains De Mamie →
☼ THE LIFE YOU WANT AND THE LIFE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO LEAD
Chris Guillebeau is the mastermind behind “the art of non-conformity”, an online home for unconventional people doing remarkable things. While the blog started out as a way to chronicle his travels, it has evolved into a hub for pondering and consolidating life’s great questions.
☼ TRUFFLE HUNTING IN TUSCANY
“The relationship between a truffle hunter and his dog is as symbiotic as the relationship between a truffle and a tree”
Travel to Tuscany with Kinfolk to learn about the secret world of truffle hunting. While truffles have been around since the Roman era, they have proven difficult for humans to cultivate. Thus — the art of truffle hunting was born, forging special relationships between man and dog.
☼ CABIN: CO-LIVING IN NATURE
Cabin is a global network of properties in nature connected with a shared culture, community, economy, and governance.
Cabin is embarking on a thrilling new adventure to build a network city, bringing together people from all over the world to co-live and create in nature. Becoming a Citizen with Cabin means you’ll get a passport that gives you access to co-living and residencies at Cabin neighbourhoods.
We dearly hope you enjoyed this week’s virtual escape.
Warmest wishes! ☼