What A Cup Can Hold

Editorial · Aubrey Sloan / Studio Potter

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Sonorous Objects SO.104 Ultrasonic Omni Microphone

The SO.104 is a compact, hand-assembled field microphone whose Primo EM258 capsule reaches from 20 Hz to about 70 kHz. Its omnidirectional pickup favors whole soundscapes over isolated sources, and an independent field test found a natural audible-range response plus useful ultrasonic detail for extreme pitch-shifting. The official shop listed a single microphone at $89.99 and available to order on September 24, 2026.

Gear$89.99In stockNew York City

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Blue Spruce Toolworks Wheel Marking Gauge with Micro-Adjust

The gauge replaces a pencil line with an ultra-thin circular cut that can register a chisel or saw. Locking the rear knob and rotating the stainless micro-adjust barrel moves the fence 1/16 inch per revolution; a noon-to-1:30 turn is less than two sheets of copier paper. The official page listed it at $109.99, accepted Add to cart, and estimated shipment in two to three weeks on September 24, 2026.

Gear$109.99In stockStrongsville, OH

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Silence Please Spin Turntable

Spin is a belt-drive turntable built around a 2.6-kilogram, 28-millimeter aluminum platter, an adjustable magnetic-suspension bearing, and a zirconia ceramic spindle. The material is structural rather than cosmetic: the solid-aluminum chassis, platter, and isolated feet are all aimed at controlling vibration. Silence Please listed the silver model at $2,100 with Add to cart on September 24, 2026.

Gear$2,100In stockNew York City

silenceplease.com florre.co

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Laura Noguera — Ofrenda Minima

Noguera works in the space between eruption and offering: a manicured hand cradles a miniature volcanic form, the kind of image that would read as staged spectacle at full scale but becomes tender and specific once shrunk to domestic proportions. The piece is hand-signed and numbered, printed on hemp paper, in an edition small enough to still feel like a studio object rather than a poster.

Art$475In stockBogota, Colombia

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Sonorous Objects SO.104 Ultrasonic Omni Microphone

Gear$89.99In stockNew York City

sonorousobjects.nyc sameliaaudio.com

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Blue Spruce Toolworks Wheel Marking Gauge with Micro-Adjust

Gear$109.99In stockStrongsville, OH

bluesprucetoolworks.com

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Silence Please Spin Turntable

Gear$2,100In stockNew York City

silenceplease.com florre.co

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Tomato Cure

Kaplan follows the tactile sequence of pinching suckers, pruning branches, and training vines, showing how small jobs completed before dark can reset attention. The piece is domestic and modest rather than prescriptive: gardening matters here because it gives the body a finite task.

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Laura Noguera — Ofrenda Minima

Art$475In stockBogota, Colombia

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What A Cup Can Hold

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Sonorous Objects SO.104 Ultrasonic Omni Microphone

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Sonorous Objects SO.104 Ultrasonic Omni Microphone

Blue Spruce Toolworks Wheel Marking Gauge with Micro-Adjust

Silence Please Spin Turntable

Tomato Cure

Laura Noguera — Ofrenda Minima

A few thingsworth stopping for.

A few things
worth stopping for.