Long time ago I made myself a bracelet of an old one of my mother. A jade-stone bracelet which I covered with leather.
When I started FANT, I could not imagine it was soo hard to find the right address. Till I met Juno of Studio Klare Taal. It’s a social workplace where people come to work, learn, and to inspire each other. The ultimate goal is access to work. One of the handles is using craftsmanship. I am impressed by how they develop their own techniques and learning step by step, by paying so much attention and having a lot of patience! Each bracelet has it’s own pattern, as all leather pieces are leftovers and they vary in thickness & stretchability.
FANT X SUKHAHAND KNITTED FANT and Atelier Sukha share a very natural connection. We inspire each other and share thoughts and ideas. FANT loves the fairtrade way of working at Sukha. One of their projects they work with is a empowerment group they found while traveling through the poorest regions of Nepal. The women of this [...]
WALL HANGINGSHANDMADE A follow up project in the home-ables are the wallhangings. Made of stonewashed belgian linen. There are 2 lines. The 1st line is developed by making new stitch techniques, creating a new face and appearance. The 2nd line is made by patchwork ideas, but then in a not-traditional way.
PostcardsFANTS WORLD After so many projects and taking pictures , FANT decided to take the most interesting ones to use for postcards. Some of them are details of earlier products, other’s where made in the process and never came to the public’s eye. All postcards are printed on sustainable paper like hennep-paper, grass-paper or recycled [...]
ORGANIC TANNED BAGSLIMITED EDITION After making the shopping bag in recycled material, FANT decided to make an “adult” luxurious leather bag and used the leftover leather to make a small treasure-bag. Same shape, but translated into traditional leather craftsmanship. The thick and soft leather which is used as a sustainable approach: organic tanned, which means [...]
PROJECT #08 BRACELETS
ABANDONED PIECES
HANDMADE
Long time ago I made myself a bracelet of an old one of my mother. A jade-stone bracelet which I covered with leather.
When I started FANT, I could not imagine it was soo hard to find the right address. Till I met Juno of Studio Klare Taal. It’s a social workplace where people come to work, learn, and to inspire each other. The ultimate goal is access to work. One of the handles is using craftsmanship. I am impressed by how they develop their own techniques and learning step by step, by paying so much attention and having a lot of patience! Each bracelet has it’s own pattern, as all leather pieces are leftovers and they vary in thickness & stretchability.
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