SPECIAL DELIVERY

It seems we weren't the only ones curious to know what would be inside a Svbscription package, the mail-order gift-to-self (or other, if you're feeling kind) service out of New York by the guys behind Portable, that which we reported about here in May. Two weeks ago we received in the post a small timber box with sliding lid, inside which was a steel, which we promptly put aside, rather confused by. But then, a week later, arrived a much larger box, which could only be opened by said tool (or prised open with determined hands). Herewith, Svbscription's inaugural delivery, the products within based around the theme of travel. We can reveal that, apart from the raw plywood box (which many will want to keep), contained within is a Steven Alan blanket, Want Les Essentials De La Vie leather travel wallet, a Mr & Mrs Smith hotel gift card, Malin + Goetz travel grooming essentials, small journal Travel Almanac and Special Delivery briefs. It is indeed a rather nice gift to oneself. The question now is what will be contained within the next delivery, "designed for study, work, creation and learning."