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
Eames: The Architect and The Painter
This short trailer, which can be watched below, is just the beginning of what's going to be a very successful film on American designers Charles and Ray Eames. The piece is titled 'Eames: The Architect and The Painter' which provides us with a candid view of the inner lives of the two great artists
Power of Making by Victoria and Albert Museum
Since words like craftsmanship, tradition, handmade and skill are thrown around a lot in this day and age, the Victoria and Albert Museum decided to investigate what all of this actually means. The exhibition 'Power of Making' is presenting a selection of more than 100 crafted objects by amateurs an
Short Film of Clara Romaní’s Ceramics
Barcelona based creative Arnau Tasies got together with close friend and ceramist Clara Romaní to record a short film which would document her work in both an unimposing and revealing way. Clara opts for a completely traditional approach to creating using only water, wind and fire to aid her in eac
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
Gilberto Paim & Elizabeth Fonseca, Ceramists
This morning I came across this fantastic but obscure film by Nina Paim documenting Ceramists Gilberto Paim & Elizabeth Fonseca. Now I don't mean documentation in a verbal way, more of a silent but artistic way, this piece is full of shots of the couple making pottery in their studio/house. Moving f
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
Inside Aesop
This is an exciting short film by Dasein Productions, particularly director Yianni Warnock, for skincare, haircare and bodycare brand Aesop. It sort of comes as a prelude to a project that we've been working on with these guys, something you will see come into fruition in the next few weeks. So keep
Short Film on Phil Hill from Leica
German camera giant Leica continue their series of insightful short documentaries, today sharing the story of Formula 1 racing champion and legend Phil Hill, who also used to be an immensely passionate amateur photographer. The film follows narrative of his son Derek, who also held many professiona
Townsend Bay Soap Co. by The Motley
Our friends over at The Motley recently created this nice video piece showcasing Townsend Bay Soap Company, a producer of handmade bar soap and products for bath and body. It was founded by Carol Middelburg in 1999 using only the finest ingredients and essential oils and they have decided to collabo
Dusty Signs by Hunter Johnson
Dan Madsen, also known under the alias Dusty Signs, got together with filmaker Hunter Johnson to create this great promotional video of Dan hand-lettering a sign. Dusty Signs is a small company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he's really keeping alive the art of hand-lettering and it's inspiring to
Empress of the North Animation by Drew Christie
Evening all, if you'd like to join me in watching this little animation by Drew Christie which is packed full of character and atmosphere. If you're a regular here you'll know we are big fans of anything handmade, so this sombre animation was just the tonic needed on what has turned out to be quite
