20+ years of building culture.
Now I build my own.
I'm Nick Engvall. Two decades inside sneaker and car culture, at the companies that shaped it. This is where I write about the work, the drives, the kicks, and the life in between.
Small Luxuries: Sneakers
Out October 2026 from Motorbooks. Small Luxuries: Sneakers is a small, collectible hardcover about the pairs worth caring about, and the reasons they stay with us. Part design object, part love letter to the shoes that shaped how we remember, and how we tell our own stories. The first time twenty years of obsession has lived between two covers.
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The drives & the builds
Project cars, road trips, and the stories behind the metal. Home base for Pursuit of Something.
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The sneakers & the history
Two decades of sneaker culture: the industry reads, the history, and the pairs that meant something.
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Building in public
Making a media business out in the open. The real numbers, the lessons, and the work behind it.
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You Just Can’t
You can't really understand the amount of love you have for someone until they're gone. You can't really be prepared for the ups and downs of dealing with the loss…
March 2025