This isn’t the first time that we’ve written about Dieter Rams and his work and it probably won’t be the last either. I came across this short video piece directed by Nathan Cozzolino and edited/scored by Andrew Birchett for Dwell magazine. Dwell is becoming a place that I check on a regular basis for inspiration, possibly more so since since I’ve become interested in interior design and architecture. It all seems to interrelate …
Today we add our newest feature to the rostrum this time interviewing Mikko Engström, co-owner and co-founder of Swedish store Mr Mudd and Mr Gold. The shop is a beautiful little space built by Swedish architect Daniel Franzén with the idea being that the wood is the “tree line” and the white representing snowy mountain tops above. We were also able …
This amazing video cropped up in my reader today and even though it’s six months old it was too good not to share. Thipchat Arthasarnprasit of project called ManMade USA, a website which looks to highlight artisans and craftsman in the United States of America, made this short film on Chris Grodzki who is the owner and founder of Stanley & Sons. Chris originally …
Shoreditch based company Protein took a moment out to produce this great little interview with one of the main faces within the online community that is Vimeo Blake Whitman. Blakes actual title currently stands at vice president of creative development and this position doesn’t leave him sitting on the fence. It’s always great to see him connecting with the community he’s help build, offering his opinion …
Filmmaker Andy Anderson introduces us to creative Benjamin Gott and his opened ended project “Some Time In” which investigates the experience others have on a visual level, exploring various locations around the world. Handing a camera to the participants Benjamin seems fascinated by the voyeuristic element of exploring our surroundings, collating the results within a photo book for each location. Conceptually I think Benjamin has a …
The self proclaimed new gentleman’s journal Grain and Gram have produced this charming little piece with butcher Ben Runkle in their latest edition of the series “five questions with a craftsman”. We get a flavour of Ben’s craft in project as we hear his interesting path in life which has taken him from strict vegan to passionate meat seller, first experimenting at home before taking on an apprenticeship at a local establishment. This is another in a long of …
