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RAD AND HUNGRY: The Something Mighty Collection


There is something so niche, so obsessive, so old school about The Something Mighty Collection from Seattle-based RAD AND HUNGRY. Launched late last year, this monthly series includes a carefully curated and packaged group of travel-inspired, locally sourced stationary items found by RAD AND HUNGRY founders (and unabashed consumerists) Sam Alston and Hen Chung. According to the team, “We’re taken by the concept that simple, daily items are given new meaning through travel. It transforms the mundane into something inspired.”

Each new supply kit is based on a different country and includes a writing instrument, paper good, mystery item, and other surprises. Previous kits have included treats such as Mexican pencils, Korean white out tape, and German paperclips. Starting this month, the Panama Kit comes with a colorful Cuaderno Balboa (notebook), two Facela triangular pencils, and an eraser protector, wrapped up with obvious care in brown kraft paper. Kits are $16.00 a pop, or you can set up a quarterly or yearly subscription. You aren’t just paying for the goods themselves, as fun as they may be. It’s the whole experience; the packaging, the element of surprise, and the opportunity to be a member of a club of other like-minded geeks that get excited by pencils from foreign countries. I can’t wait to see what the RAD AND HUNGRY gals dig up next.

2 Comments

  1. Jeana Anderson says

    How can I purchase just those triangle pencils? I tried their website with no luck.

    • Jeana,

      I have passed along your email to Rad and Hungry and they will be in touch about the possibility of finding some pencils for you. Good luck!

      Rita

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