April 18, 2008

Things We Love: Old Fashioned Soccer Balls

"Footballers" the world over basically kicked around a leather volleyball until 1970. You can, too, but it won't come cheap. This version, made bark-tanned Allgäu cowhides, comes from the amazing German company Manufactum and runs EUR 121.

2 comments:

Meredith said...

I LOVE Manufactum!!

Unknown said...

WhY is it that Europeans make (or, at least, design) the most amazing, solid, creative toys for children...?!?! ;-)