Merchant Marine: Guideboat Co. in Mill Valley, CA - Remodelista
Photographs by Katie Newburn for Remodelista, except where noted. Restoration Hardware founder Stephen Gordon is back with a new retail venture called Guideboat Co. (it’s where Robert Redford’s character in All Is Lost might shop), celebrating “ruggedness, honesty, sexiness, authenticity, and long-lived goods.”
With Guideboat, he’s offering a trio of handmade boats (two other models in addition to the Guideboat), as well as an assortment of nautical goods, ranging from a $5 box of Stormproof matches to a handmade $315 foul weather jacket from Stutterheim in Sweden.
The Guideboat flagship occupies a former cabinet shop on the site of what had been the Mill Valley Lumberyard.
In addition to maritime accoutrements like foul weather gear and canvas tote bags, Guideboat also offers English marine lighting, including the handmade Cargo Cluster Light ($775) from Davey.
The stainless steel Canyon Lantern in black is $80.
Gordon’s California-built Guideboat features hand-joined, oil-rubbed American cherry trim and is finished in midnight blue.
Gordon’s team hand paints the Limited Edition Oars and Paddles on site.
Handmade Portland Ceramic Growlers (available in white or black) are $60 each.
First built in the 1940s, the 8-foot-long Naples Sabot was named for the district of Long Beach, CA, where it was developed and launched.
A selection of smaller goods on offer, including books (Canoeing with Nessmuk; $19.95), Venetian Shoe Cream ($8), and Stormproof Matches ($5).
The 100-percent wool Scarf Bretagne is $55.
Dressing room curtains are made from vintage flags.
A selection of outerware for men, ranging from a Washed Denim Chore Coat ($95) made by the Pointer family in Bristol, Tennessee, to a Navy Tote Jacket ($325) hand tailored by UK-based Guild of Labor.
Made in North Carolina, the American Felling Axe is $175 and comes with a leather sheath.
Woolrich’s 100 percent wool Allegheny Blanket, made in Pennsylvania, is $135.
On the shelves: stacks of wool US Navy blankets ($185).
The 20-Meter Field Tape from Germany is $48.
Gordon is planning to offer reproduction 1909 Willsboro Adirondack chairs, based on the original specs, made of marine plywood and finished with durable high-gloss marine paint. Photograph by Cynthia Pillsbury. Read more
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