A JOURNAL BY SHINOLA DEDICATED TO JOY OF CRAFT

Time Lapse: Watch Kelly Breez Paint our Miami store

Multidisciplinary artist Kelly Breez just finished our Miami store’s new mural after three days of painting all by herself. Before she started this project, she flew to Detroit for the first time to get a behind the scenes look at Shinola. While here, she kept a film camera on hand to document her 24-hour Motor City adventure — […]

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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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Q & A with Downtown Boxing Gym

Downtown Boxing Gym’s youth program is a safe haven for local kids from Detroit’s toughest neighborhoods, and is a program being replicated all over the world. Kids aged 7-18 are given strong academic support, a demanding boxing program, and a connection to the community through voluntary service. “Boxing is the ‘hook’ to get and keep […]

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#LoveMyCity: Detroit

As part of our #LoveMyCity campaign, we’ve been asking creators and influencers all across America to tell us what makes their towns so special, by using the hashtag #LoveMyCity. Pride, we feel, is something that drives culture, style, and, for us, it’s the lifeblood of a maker and manufacturer. And while Nick Cave isn’t from […]

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