Feit‘s silent protest to keep the craft alive is note worthy on so many levels. Since 2005, the small team of shoe makers dedicated to the art of hand-sewn shoes have been catering to individuals and retailers with a taste for customization. After two years of an exclusive online presence as artists of traditional shoe making, Feit is partnering with one key retailer per city to introduce its first luxury retail collection.

Feit’s Hand Sewn Spring 2012 Collection features a combination of traditional handmade constructions with natural, vegetable leathers to tailor shape, fit, comfort, and flexibility while maintaining a refined aesthetic. It is a beginning to end process at Feit: Read the full story

Straddling the line between craft and art, Adi Zaffran Weisler, a designer and graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, enters the debate between craft and art with his series RAWtation. Fusing the industrial process of rotational molding with the use of raw and un-hewn wood, Zaffran encases these organic foundations in a polymer shell, transferring them from amalgamations of discordant materials into familiar and functional forms.

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Yii was started by the Taiwan Craft Research Institute to stimulate a more creative conversation between Taiwanese designers and traditional craftsmen. The collection revolves around 3 main themes, Inspired by Nature, Cultivation and Sustainability. It’s the result of 15 designers working together with 20 master craftsmen and went on show at the salone di mobile at the Triennale of Milan.

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Discovered from our Submit Page, Crafted UK is a British organization, funded by the American Express Foundation who aims to foster a sense of entrepreneurialism and commercialism amongst craft businesses and give them a set of unique opportunities that will help them grow and develop their businesses. Read the full story

Studio Formafantasma is based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and was started by product designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin who met while still at school and collaborated on their masters thesis project at the Design Academy of Eindhoven. Their combined love for classic craftsmanship has Read the full story

London College of Fashion graduate student , Sarah Williams MA project untitled “Crafted Fashion” is a beautifully crafted and inventively designed luggage collection. “Historically exceptional craftsmanship was the norm now it is the exception.” Read the full story