Trendland: Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine » Craftsmanship http://trendland.net Fashion Blog & Trend Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:50:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 FEIT Reconnaissance : Hand Sewn S/S 2012 Collectionhttp://trendland.net/feit-reconnaissance-hand-sewn-ss-2012-collection/ http://trendland.net/feit-reconnaissance-hand-sewn-ss-2012-collection/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:09:19 +0000 Joelle Tessa http://trendland.net/?p=66047

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 More about FEIT Reconnaissance : Hand Sewn S/S 2012 Collection (219 words)

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]]> http://trendland.net/feit-reconnaissance-hand-sewn-ss-2012-collection/feed/ 1 Adi Zaffran Weisler Furniturehttp://trendland.net/adi-zaffran-weisler-furniture/ http://trendland.net/adi-zaffran-weisler-furniture/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:00:43 +0000 Ani Tzenkova http://trendland.net/?p=53442

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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]]> http://trendland.net/adi-zaffran-weisler-furniture/feed/ 0 Yii, Traditional Craft meets New Designhttp://trendland.net/yii-traditional-craft-meets-new-design/ http://trendland.net/yii-traditional-craft-meets-new-design/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 14:27:04 +0000 Cyril Foiret http://trendland.net/?p=43387

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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]]> http://trendland.net/yii-traditional-craft-meets-new-design/feed/ 0 Crafted UK: Saving Craftsmanshiphttp://trendland.net/crafted-uk-saving-craftsmanship/ http://trendland.net/crafted-uk-saving-craftsmanship/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 14:19:25 +0000 Cyril Foiret http://trendland.net/?p=42348

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 More about Crafted UK: Saving Craftsmanship (47 words)

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]]> http://trendland.net/crafted-uk-saving-craftsmanship/feed/ 1 Studio Formafantasmahttp://trendland.net/studio-formafantasma/ http://trendland.net/studio-formafantasma/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:02:54 +0000 Ani Tzenkova http://trendland.net/?p=40953

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 More about Studio Formafantasma (126 words)

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]]> http://trendland.net/studio-formafantasma/feed/ 0 Sarah Williams – Fashion Artefacthttp://trendland.net/sarah-williams-fashion-artefact/ http://trendland.net/sarah-williams-fashion-artefact/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:51:17 +0000 Cyril Foiret http://trendland.net/?p=36018

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 More about Sarah Williams – Fashion Artefact (73 words)

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]]> http://trendland.net/sarah-williams-fashion-artefact/feed/ 5 Gord Peteran : Furniture Reinterpretedhttp://trendland.net/gord-peteran-furniture-reinterpreted/ http://trendland.net/gord-peteran-furniture-reinterpreted/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:55:00 +0000 Ani Tzenkova http://trendland.net/?p=32195 gord peteran-electric_chair

Gord Peteran is an artist known for what he calls furnitural sculpture, a distinct line between furniture design and sculpture. “He is a kind of philosopher of furniture with a weakness for visual-verbal puns,” said the New York Times, “Viewed against the background of traditional craftsmanship his works may be surprising, but in the context of(...) Read More about Gord Peteran : Furniture Reinterpreted (31 words)

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]]> http://trendland.net/gord-peteran-furniture-reinterpreted/feed/ 0 BDDW: Handmade American Furniturehttp://trendland.net/bddw-handmade-american-furniture/ http://trendland.net/bddw-handmade-american-furniture/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:59:23 +0000 pathompson http://trendland.net/?p=30137 PatriciaThompson_BDDW3

The BDDW showroom in SoHo carries unique hand crafted furniture. Qualities such as focus on material, close attention to detail and a clean design have propelled designer and sculptor Tyler Hays to the forefront of his field.(...) Read More about BDDW: Handmade American Furniture (69 words)

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]]> http://trendland.net/bddw-handmade-american-furniture/feed/ 3 New Generation Pop Arthttp://trendland.net/new-generation-pop-art/ http://trendland.net/new-generation-pop-art/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:44:51 +0000 Ani Tzenkova http://trendland.net/?p=14146 Micheal Leavitt is making a statement with cardboard. He is using a material as frivolous as cardboard to create life size sculptures of objects that relate directly to sub-cultures of people. I was calling it Pop Art but I think Safe Art may be a better category for it. One could argue the use of the word Art in this equation at all. I mean we all know how large and fanatic the sneaker heads ...]]> michael-leavitt-jordanmichael-leavitt-terminator

Seattle based artist Micheal Leavitt is making a statement with cardboard. He is using a material as frivolous as cardboard to create life size sculptures of objects that relate directly to sub-cultures of people. I was calling it Pop Art but I think Safe Art may be a better category for it. One could argue the use of the word Art in this equation at all. I mean we all know how large and fanatic the sneaker heads are so by creating cardboard sculptures of some of the most popular models in footwear he is essentially… (...) Read More about New Generation Pop Art (94 words)

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