Spring is still not here, so we did the next best thing and made a candle that reminds us of it. We combined real flakes of sea salt, sea moss from the Atlantic Coast of Ireland, and vetiver (a type of Indian grass used for weaving) to create a scent that’ll help get you through those last weeks of winter.

Some images from our archive – a Deck Towel shoot on New York’s Shelter Island, 2010.

  Thank you to Matt Baron for this photograph of his girlfriend, Wendell, vacationing in St. Barthes with her Kees towel. If this photo is any indication, Wendell has pretty much nailed it every day of her.

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Gilles towel featured as a summer essential on 3191 Miles Apart! Nice to see a fellow heavy-water-drinker coming forward. My Summer Essentials: pretty much stays the same every year. Let’s start with what you would find in my bag … ~ a linen towel (Never know when you might swim or sit on damp grass with a cool drink.) ~ a water bottle (If you think I drink tons of water in other seasons summer has me drinking like a mad woman.) ~ sunscreen (I’m a real stickler for SPF 30.) ~ sunglasses (Always.) ~ a little camera (Always.)…