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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IN THE HEART OF IT ALL: TALKING MOTOWN, MOVING, AND MANUFACTURING WITH SHINOLA LEATHER VP JENN G.
Have you always worked in leather goods? I’m from California. I started as a fashion illustrator, and then I became a designer. I then went about learning the manufacturing and business side of fashion. Next, I got into brand management and the marketing of fashion. Finally, I put all those to things to work when I […]
THE THREE MOST COVETABLE SHINOLA STAPLES, ACCORDING TO STYLIST SISSY SAINTE-MARIE
“In 2010 I left my teaching job and moved to Berlin with my husband Eddie for a year. By the time we moved back, he was looking to transition out of a 30-year career in music. And I needed dough, so I started selling vintage clothing. A dear-old friend of Eddie’s sent him a camera […]
LISTEN HERE: A PLAYLIST FOR THE HOLIDAYS BY ARTIST JOSÉ JAMES
We hope you enjoy this blend of holiday classics and Motown All-stars. Find the playlist, here. […]
MAKING OUR MARK: ARTIST TIM BUWALDA TALKS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MIAMI MURAL ARTIST
Wynwood Arts District is home to more than 70 art galleries, antique shops, eclectic bars, and one of the largest open-air street-art installations in the world. With that in mind, a mural on our new store seemed like the perfect idea. Buwalda spent four days completing the detailed, black-and-white mural on the exterior wall of […]
CLAIMING DETROIT: WRITE A HOUSE WINNER CASEY ROCHETEAU ON MAKING THE MOVE EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
We interviewed Rocheteau who is a poet that moved from New York to Detroit once she won the first Write A House home last November. Read the interview below. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1251″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Casey Rocheteau (Pictured). It’s been a little over a year since you moved into your house, does it finally feel like home? Absolutely. The house […]