Jocks&Nerds x Shinola | Phil Cuttance Craft Film

Following on from the Jocks&Nerds + Shinola's craft pop-up in their Soho, London store last month is this short film which showcases just what goes into making one of Phil Cuttance's handmade products. The designer + maker takes a fairly low-fi, old school approach to designing his bespoke pots and vases, by manipulating a resin mold by hand, from start to finish. No frills, just a simple, but innovative, pleasing product.

Click and enjoy. Seasons Greetings to you all.

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Jocks&Nerds x Shinola | Community of Craft with Phil Cuttance

As a part of the on-going partnership with British publication Jocks&Nerds, and American watchmakers, Shinola, the Community of Craft series see its final pop-up craft workshop of 2015, with homeware designer Phil Cuttance. Shinola's store in Soho, London makes space in its window for another temporary workspace - previously occupied by Apron maker, Nigel Ruwende, of Saint & Birchley, Bellerby&Co Globemakers, Blue Guy Pottery, and bicycle bell designer Jess Fügler.

The New Zealand-born designer started his career studying Industrial Design, and went on to work in the furniture industry, before setting up his own studio space in Crouch End, London. From his background in design, Cuttance became fascinated by mould-making and the use of Faceture - an inexpensive, reusable and low-fi technique, which results in these unique geometric resin vases + pots.

The Community of Craft series is a great chance to see the inner working of how a designer goes about producing a product of passion, and in this case it's Cuttance's love of striped-back handcrafted products. Visit the Soho store between November Friday 20th / Saturday 21st; 12-6pm + Sunday 22th; 12-4pm, to see the Phil Cuttance's products being made. Address: 13 Newburgh Street, W1F 7RS.

Read Jocks&Nerds' full interview with Phil Cuttance here.

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Jocks&Nerds x Shinola | Community of Craft with Jess Fügler

As a part of the on-going partnership with British publication Jocks&Nerds, and American watchmakers, Shinola, the Community of Craft series sees a brand new pop-up with Bicycle Bell maker, Jess Fügler. Shinola's London store plays host to another temporary workspace - previously occupied by Apron maker, Nigel Ruwende, of Saint & Birchley, Peter Bellerby of Bellerby&Co Globemakers, and Thidaa of Blue Guy Pottery.

The Floridian-born maker completed her Masters at Royal College of Art, London, in Product Design, and while researching for a project she stumbled across the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Fügler's new love for bells led to her creating the Bells of London project: with each bell in the collection having its only unique acoustic sound, representing its own London borough.

The Community of Craft series is a great chance to see the inner working of how a designer goes about producing a product of passion, and in this case it's Fügler's love of an old English craft. Visit the store between Friday 26th - Sunday 27th September to see the Bells of London project in full swing.

Read Jocks&Nerds' full interview with Jess Fügler here. Also see our Store Visit to Shinola Soho, London store.

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Jocks&Nerds x Shinola Visits Nigel Ruwende's Studio

Back in April 2015 Jocks&Nerds held their first pop-up work studio in Shinola's Soho store, showcasing the talents of designer + apron maker, Nigel Ruwende. The Community of Craft Series proved to be a great success for both British + America brands – spurring on an ongoing partnership between the two companies. Working closing with local creatives to help showcase their talents to a wider audience only highlights the importance of thinking smaller to create bigger.

Now, a few months on, the Community of Craft series revisits Ruwende in his own London-based studio. This short video explores the design processes which goes into making products for his label Saint&Birchley, how he made the switch from personal styling to craft, and how his uncle had such a profound influence on his career path.

Also see our Store Visit to Shinola Soho, London store. 

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Jocks&Nerds x Shinola | Community of Craft Pop-Up Series

Jocks&Nerds continue their exploration into Shinola's Community of Crafts project with a brand new addition to the ongoing series, a temporary space to showcase local crafts in the heart of Soho, London. This week sees the launch Shinola's next part of their look at local and global crafts in the 21st century, with their very first functioning workshop space, located within their UK flagship store on Newburgh Street.

We visited the newly opened store back in January, which gave us a heavy fix of Americana, whilst also reinforced to us us why this particular part of Soho is turning into one of our favourite shopping designations in London.

First up in Jocks&Nerds + Shinola's exploration of craft sees London-based Creative + Designer Nigel Ruwende, of Saint & Birchley, kick off this monthly series of in-store events. Ruwende will be setting up in the Shinola store for three days, showing the public how he creates bespoke workwear aprons for his brand Saint & Birchley, as well as sharing is knowledge and passion for his craft.

After working as a stylist for five years, Ruwende took an increasing interest in how garments were designed constructed, which led to this nature progression into product design. The Community of Craft series is a great opportunity for our local craftspeople to be given exposure with a global reach.

The first part of this Community of Craft monthly Pop-Up series is running at the Shinola, Soho store from 9-12th April. Pop down to the store to see how Saint & Birchley's products are designed and created, with also see Shinola's full Made in USA collection. Shinola - 13 Newburgh Street, London, W1F 7RS.

Further reading: American Craftsmen in Britain by Jocks&Nerds x Shinola.

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American Craftsmen in Britain | Jocks&Nerds x Shinola

 
The importance of inspiration for bloggers and designers can’t be underestimated. We’re always on the look out for things that capture our imagination, provide us with motivation, and give direction to the work we do - be it writing, photography or design.

This is so clear when you look at the work on Buckets & Spades and the passions of our contributors, like Yasumi. As Mat mentioned in our previous article on Shinola, he’s curious by nature; searching the web and sifting through information to find that spark of inspiration. It’s not just online though. Inspiration comes from the places we visit and the people we meet. And if we can’t meet these people, hearing about them comes a close second.

Men’s style magazine Jocks&Nerds, teaming up with the Community of Craft and Shinola, have brought us pure inspiration with their website, American Craftsmen in Britain. It’s a fascinating concept: understanding the reasons why craftsmen from one country are applying their craft in another, how this change of geography influences their work and their product, and importantly, what makes them ‘tick’. 

Hearing stories from people with a passion for their work, their product, and their industry, is the inspiration we look for and thrive on.

“I’d rather spend my time raising plants to understand the life cycle of my ingredients than sit in marketing meetings. As long as my hands are connected to the soil, I know I’m still making a craft product. I’m overjoyed that people are appreciating it today.”

- Jared Brown, drinks historian and master distiller, Sipsmith Independent Distillers, London.

It’s an uplifting read and one that I think will have a lot of people questioning the work they do now, how it can be tweaked, improved, adopted, or perhaps changed altogether. Whatever people take away from the site American Craftsmen in Britain, I can guarantee it will be positive. It definitely has me thinking about 2015 and what I need to do to keep life moving in new and interesting directions - I’m sure it’s had the same impact on Mat.

New interviews will be added to AmericanCraftsmen in Britain, so keep an eye out. We're expecting to hear more about the people who continue to inspire us to push ourselves a little further, especially with those projects we've only managed to note down on paper. I for one can’t wait to see how the project progresses.

About Jocks&Nerds:

Jocks&Nerds is a quarterly print men's style magazine. Read online here, for your nearest stockist visit here.

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