Tag Archives: Craftsmanship

Respect the grape

By September 3 2012, 10:57 am Leave a comment

This ‘tell it as it is’ label says it all! A clever way to say ‘quality’ without being pompous.

http://www.amsterdamadblog.com/columns/little-things-and-big-cojones/

Goat caramels

By July 27 2012, 9:35 am Leave a comment

Billed as a ‘farmstead confectionery’, Vermont’s Big Picture Farms is dedicated to blending the sweet creamy goodness of goat milk into candy. As founder Louisa Conrad explains, the short fatty acid chains found in goat’s milk make for a smoother taste in their caramels. Conrad runs the business with her husband Lucas Farrell – both trained artists who have since turned to goat farming, cheese-making and confections.

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Recipe for depression

By June 6 2012, 9:45 am Leave a comment

Good news for wine buffs and cocktail fans: the guys behind Hendrick’s Gin and Sailor Jerry (Quaker City Mercantile) have created their first wine – White Mule Farms Spodee.

Spodee is a Depression-era recipe for wine, fortified with moonshine. It comes in an old-timey milk bottle, and strangely enough can be mixed like a spirit. Apparently, Spodee and Sody (Coca-Cola) is also sublime. Cheers!

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Urban Beautification

By May 30 2012, 9:53 am Leave a comment

It’s a little-known fact that if you study the pavement in 95% of Japan’s 1,780 municipalities, you’ll find artistic manhole covers – unique to each city and town (great spot, Oli in London).

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Beard beauty

By May 14 2012, 9:34 am Leave a comment

As the fashion of rugged refinement grips the menswear scene, grooming products have had to accommodate a new cosmetic: beard oil (one especially for Fitzrovian hipsters Oli and Nile.) Part cologne, part conditioner, beard oil has become a popular alternative to cream-based conditioners, adding just the right amount of shine and musky fragrance to manly mugs.

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Beer to go

By April 30 2012, 10:11 am Leave a comment

Moscow design student Ivan Maximov has created a new identity for takeaway beer from a chain of football pubs called Mug.

Similar to takeaway coffee, “Take Away Beer Makes the Atmosphere” consists of recyclable paper cups in a cardboard carrier. A sticker on the lid identifies the brew and the date it was filled. The carrier notes that the beer is ‘Handcrafted with courage’.

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Meet the makers

By December 14 2011, 9:45 am Leave a comment

A fleet of new cultural, fashion and food / wine products are bringing back a refined blokey-ness to Melbourne. Check out these low-key offerings, bringing back the spirit of the ‘50s bachelor minus the sexism, but double the swagger. (Bonza, Joe).

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Pure craft

By April 15 2011, 10:05 am Leave a comment

Nokia has unveiled Nokia Pure, a new typeface that celebrates the brand’s Finnish design heritage. Created by typography designer Dalton Maag, the typeface references the different stroke weights and rounded flow of handwriting, creating a more open effect than the Nokia Sans typeface.

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Grandfashion

By December 13 2010, 1:42 pm Leave a comment

Young people rebelling against trendy fashion are looking into their grandparents’ wardrobes for inspiration. Madcap prints, old-fashioned crochet and over-the-top embroidery are all elements of this new granny style. It’s an anti-fashion statement and an example of craft finding its way back into expressive fashion.

Via. http://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/geriatric-garb-seniors-become-the-anti-fashion-inspiration-for-young-people

 

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