A JOURNAL BY SHINOLA DEDICATED TO JOY OF CRAFT

Meet the Maker: Small Batch Pottery produced by Ben Fiess

Read more about Ben Fiess’s creative process below, and don’t forget to read about his time as a farmhand before he moved to his current studio in Minneapolis.  View Ben’s Inesse Ceramic Squat Jar on our site, here. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1505″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Ben Fiess. The color of your glazes are stunning. How did you become interested in ceramic […]

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Let Us Leave you a Love Note…

Look at the lineup for Saturday and visit any of these stores to get one of our American-made journals customized after your purchase. We can’t wait to see what designs they come up with! Detroit Jordan Zielke: 1-5 p.m. Ann Arbor Samantha Hensley: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Minneapolis (North Loop) Dan Madsen: 1-5 p.m. Chicago (Wicker Park) Ade’ Hogue: 1-5 […]

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GET IT WHILE IT LASTS: SHINOLA COLA FLAVORED CRUFFIN MADE BY MR. HOLMES BAKE HOUSE

Leading up to the special release later this week, we sat down with the Mr. Holmes Bakehouse team to fill us in on their go-to SF spots. We look forward to exploring our new neighborhood…Find our store at 722 Montgomery Street. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1485″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Eating in SF… Spices is our favorite Szechuanese spot in the city and […]

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From Structural Engineer to Jewelry Designer — Meet Beth Macri

Learn more about Beth Macri’s story of becoming a jewelry designer in the Q&A below. As a former structural engineer, how did you come up with the idea for your jewelry line? The inspiration was the I-beam. As a structural engineer, I was trained to work with blueprints, and translating 3-D forms from 2-D drawings was […]

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IT’S OFFICIAL — WE LEFT OUR HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO

Get directions to our newest store, here. Check out these photos for a sneak peak… [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1466″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] You’ll find photos of some of our employees on the wall to the left when you first walk in.  [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1467″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] The beautiful entrance to our Women’s Room is located on the right near the Journal Wall. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1468″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Inside the […]

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A SWEATER WE KNOW YOU’LL LOVE: FIND IT AT OUR SAN FRANCISCO STORE’S GRAND OPENING

Everything from the free-roaming sheep on the farms where they source their natural, American-sourced yarns, to their meticulous, sustainable production methods make for a completely unique line of heritage-inspired knitwear.  Join us this weekend Feb. 6-7 at our San Francisco store’s grand opening where you’ll get to meet Marissa from Tempest + Bentley and shop the newest […]

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More than just a Barbershop — Bringing the community together with Shop Talk Detroit

In Detroit, The Social Club is bringing this very idea back to life by hosting Shop Talk events where inspirational entrepreneurs speak to a crowd while receiving a haircut. We partnered with Sebastian Jackson, founder of The Social Club, to bring this social movement to Shinola stores, starting in Detroit this past weekend with speakers Casey […]

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TAKE IT FROM A LOCAL: TALKING DETROIT WITH CLINT JACKSON

Clint is of the many faces behind Shinola’s leather production team inside our 12,000-square-foot leather factory. Read more about his story below. As a lifelong Detroiter what sort of changes have you noticed in the past few years? I was born and raised here. I’ve seen the good and the bad, and I still haven’t been […]

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Watch a 21st Century Maker in action at our London Store

Visit Jocks & Nerds to for more Community of Craft content.  View the film above and read what Cuttance had to say below.  [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1385″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Phil Cuttance.  What does it mean to you to be a 21st century craftsman? I’m not sure if I’m a craftsman in the pure sense of the word, as I […]

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