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.
NATURAL DYINGLIMITED EDITIONS Delicate, light and quirky scarfs, produced in a crafted and artisanal way, are the result of a magic process. It all starts by combining the softest virgin organic wool and plant-based dyes. Let them share the intimacy of warm water and that’s where “life” starts… It looks like every scarf is changing in an [...]
ABANDONED PIECESHAND CRAFTED These soft, cloudy blankets are made in an intuitive way. With the knowledge, that time is on my side and by following each operation step by step, the blankets become a playground for elementary methods. Issues that are normally seen as imperfections, like defaults of stitching and repairments are now reminders for [...]
UNPLUGGEDSOCIAL PROJECT FANT loves to see the world with a different view. Taken products out of the context and giving them a new life. These bags were originally used for collecting waste and debris. By restyling & reshaping them (in collaboration with social work Studio Klare Taal) this is FANT’s vision of a modern shopping [...]
UNPLUGGEDLIMITED EDITION These crispy garments are made out of original antique kimono's. With the knowledge that time is on my side and by following each operation in an intuitive way, the garments become a playground for elementary methodes. Issues which are normally seen as imperfections like defaults of stitching, small spots and repairments are now [...]
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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