It didn’t take long for me to step back in to my architectural ways, I feel like it’s been a bit heavy on the subject lately and that I haven’t given anything else a chance to soak through. To be honest, it could be down to a couple of books that came in to the shop last week relating to a few certain architects, I had a cheeky look and each one made me go on to discover more. As you …
Last time I talked about Iittala I highlighted their new ceramic collection titled Sarjaton which is based on Finnish heritage with a crafted touch. At the time I was actually hunting for some photographs of the glassware that Iittala produce being made in their workshop, I was particularly interested in this because I heard they used a wooden mould which is hand carved. This instantly peaked my interest and I had to hunt around for …
I always seem to be landing on the Heath Ceramics webpage so why it’s taken me this long to bring across an article from them is a little beyond me. There’s no time like the present to resurrect this however which is why I’ve raided their “Art of Making” section as a little nod to the work that they’ve been doing since 1948 would you believe. Not only do Heath produce some mind-blowing pottery and ceramics they’re really open to shar …
Sometimes I find it hard to get inspired by clothing on a 24/7 basis, most of the stuff I come across either isn’t functional or it lacks substance in some form or other. I guess that’s why I look to different areas of design when trying to get inspired, such as photography, architecture, furniture, ceramics and things like that. It makes sense and runs along the same line in my opinion, but this morning I decided to pull it all back …
I came across this video last night produced by Style Ledger, a running catalogue of interesting, well-made, and beautiful things. This piece gives us a look at American manufacturing, focusing specifically on the Martin Greenfield factory in Brooklyn, New York.
Now, this probably isn’t the first time that you’ve seen or heard about Martin and his work. The legendary tai …
Edwin Europe take some time out from creating denim to bring us a short filmed piece which celebrates not just their production in Japan but the culture and character of the country too. It’s nice to see a brand taking a step away from creating content that is purely product based and offering more of an overall picture. I think they’d like to see their denim viewed as more than simply a pair of jeans, so this type of project helps to …
