Manos, Pottery Studio by Oscar Liedgren
This post is a case of one project leading to another as we return to talented Swedish filmmaker Oscar Liegren and his latest short film which features Potter Karin Eriksson in her studio. Many of you enjoyed Oscar’s previous piece we shared on Kiki, the Japanese design store in Stockholm, so I de
Ben Saunders: Living on Ice
Inspiration has always come in many different shapes and sizes for us, so I'm sure I won't have to ask for too much forgiveness from you all in sharing this short documentary on British Polar explorer Ben Saunders, as he prepared for his North Pole speed record attempt last year. Admittedly this is
Short Film on Heath Ceramics
We love supporting companies with integrity and substance at the core of their existence and Heath Ceramics in California fits right into this very mould. They've modernised the project started by Edith Heath back in 1948 to remain ahead of the current market without compromising the legacy Edith le
The Lively Hood Series: Adam’s Rib
This project was a bit of a pleasant surprise and one that we will gratefully welcome into our archive with open arms. It's been put together by filmmaking duo James Arthurs and Cam Roden and they've basically set about creating a series which shares the individual stories of craftsmen and women ope
Short Film: Portrait of a Surfer
It's curve ball time as we throw this short film from the Swamis Surf company into the format which investigates what makes British and European longboard champion Sam Bleakley tick. Although surfing is a little out of the scope of our staple design content Sam takes his sport to the point of artist
Balancing Blocks by Part & Parcel
First up I have to thank the creative duo over at Baron Wells, Dominick Volini and Mads Madsen, for putting us on to this fantastic creative film that their friends at Part and Parcel have put together, it’s barely been touched but I have to credit them for the find nevertheless. For those interes
Yasuaki Onishi by Mark & Angela Walley
As many of you may already know I'm quite a big fan of the filming style of Mark and Angela Walley, I'm just glad they're equally adept at sourcing out some really innovative artists like Yasuaki Onishi who features in this film of theirs that I'm sharing today. I've not come across Yasuaki before b
Colour in Clay (1941) Short Film
This short film really made my morning, it's been released by the British Council and features a factory tour of Wedgwood in 1941 with some rather amusing commentary throughout. We're taken back to an age where almost everything was crafted by hand with an eye for detail, this production line prided
Short Film from Just So
In terms of commercial reach Adidas are of course one of the largest in the world, so it's natural for us as independents to stray away from the work that they do. That's not being critical, just being honest. Today however at risk of sounding like a hypocrite I wanted to support a project they're u
Spirit and Skill Film Series by Zibasan Hyogo
We're big fans of Japanese craft here so this film series that has been put together by Zibasan Hyogo was a breath of fresh air on my internet travels this morning. Tramnesia have been our go to guys recently but it was nice to come across some other entities highlighting handmade products, the more
People Watching, Jesse Schlesinger by Leslie Williamson
Many of you may know that we released a nice in-depth interview with photographer Leslie Williamson over the weekend, I was really honoured to have the chance to speak to Leslie, I’m a big admirer of her work and she’s a great person as well (added bonus!). So this morning when I woke up and hea
Interview with American Photographer Leslie Williamson
As the office begins to become over run with books, Leslie Williamson’s Handcrafted Modern has become a firm favourite amongst our ranks. So it’s little surprise that the photographer come author made it to the top of our interview hit list, and fortunately we were able to find a gap in her sche