Inspired By Series from Shwood Eyewear
Lots of different brands seem to be jumping on the bandwagon, connecting with creatives that inspire them in the hope it will empower those ever so important customers. Personally I think it's great to see, when we promote creative industries I'd like to believe that everyone involved in that specif
The Knife Maker From Made by Hand
The good folks over at Made by Hand have been out creating again, bringing us their second short film tonight which involves Joel Bukiewicz a Knife Maker based in Brooklyn. Aspiring to be a writer, Joel stumbled across the art of bespoke knife making while drowning his sorrows in a sea of creative p
Glass Blowing Short Film from Todd Tankersley
Todd Tankersley introduces us to the art of glass blowing this morning in this short piece featuring his good friend Esteban who is practicing the traditional process. Todd works as a commercial photographer by day, so this short film is a little outside of what he's usually recognised for professio
Short Film on Blacksmith Joe Elliot
Not too long ago Mark brought us a great little film from American boot maker Danner and today we are heading back their way for another short film about a blacksmith named Joe Elliot. It seems pretty logical for Danner to profile the work of Joe in this way, as both of their products are immersed i
Allan Adler Short Film
We've really gone to town recently on the whole craftsmanship vibe, sharing short films on ceramists, boat builders, traditional bread-makers and today Silversmiths Allan Adler. Built on a foundation that dates back to the 1940's, Allan opened a studio where he mastered designing, spinning, forging
Stanwell Pipe Creation from Garde Hvalsøe
If you're a fan of minimal design and craftsmanship then Denmark is a good place to start on a quest for inspiration. With Scandinavian design in mind I've been following Danish design collective Garde Hvalsøe for a little while now. Tonight they've come up with the goods in the shape of a short fi
Charlotte, A Wooden Boat Story
Daniel spotted this project a while back but we didn't have anything concrete to post up so it's nice to see that these guys have finally released a trailer which compliments this article today. The trailer is for a short film titled 'Charlotte' about a boatyard, the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway
Furniture by Jason Lewis
Chicago-based designer/maker Jason Lewis creates these beautiful pieces of furniture in his studio, which includes seating, tables, storage units, and other customs items. From what I've read up Jason worked as an apprentice to Bauhaus guru Berthold Schwaiger, who's an award-winning furniture master
Making Stationary with Makr Carry Goods
A brand favorite of ours here on the site is Jason Gregory's Makr Carry Goods, we've had the opportunity to interview him in the past, and we just love what he's creating. Not only does Jason and his team design and pattern all of their own products, but their studio produces all of the hand-sewn sm
Fired Fruits, The Story of Potter Jonathan Garratt
This morning I came across this short documentary by filmmaker David Hobson on the work of Dorset based potter Jonathan Garratt. Jonathan Garratt has specialised in making distinctive and unusual terracotta pots for over 30 years and currently enjoys a reputation as one of Britain’s foremost garde
Naturally Haiti, The Artisans of Haiti
American fashion designer Donna Karan is the founder of many charities, one that stood out from the rest is a project titled the Urban Zen initiative which was founded with designer Sonja Nuttall. The whole point of Urban Zen is that it looks to mix commerce with philanthropy, something that we've f
Astier de Villatte Collections by Studio Homme
Studio Homme give us a nice guided tour through various creative workshops in Paris for their exclusive online launch of the Astier de Villatte collections, a series of collaborative works with different designers. First they visit a print factory where they make stationary, particularly notebooks a