With Arri and RED leading the way on high-end professional digital cinema camera design and Sony’s introduction of the F3 to mid professional range, I’m definitely curious to see what the recently announced Canon EOS C300 PL mount camera is all about.
Tina Roth Eisenberg aka Swissmiss is one of the most impressive and ambitious creative souls that I know. On top of that, she’s a wonderful person and extremely gracious. Recently, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Tina and her team to create a short promotional spot for Tattly.
This could be the year that I finally try the Dead Poet’s Society look with this handsome toggle style coat from Schott, a classic family-run NYC brand.
Fashion photographer Bruno Dayan has a mysterious and magical way of surrounding his subjects with light.
Earlier this week, I released The Knife Maker, the second film in the Made by Hand series. This time we pointed our camera at writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade — a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash. I can’t express enough gratitude for the inspiration, candor and friendship I’ve received from Joel.
I was just feeling a little nostalgic about my last regular music project, Day for Night and thought I’d share our one release - a self titled EP. The track entitled Badlands is still the only creation of mine that I’ve ever really been pleased with.
Here is some good advice that I found on a street in Lisbon. While I wouldn’t say that one should adhere strictly to this statement, the sentiment of valuing one’s own work output and taking responsibility for entering into arrangements with your eyes wide open is a gem.
I love this so much. Check out Edward Gorey’s previously unseen letter correspondence with a children’s author and the illustrated envelopes they came in.
Brandon Stanton’s photojournalistic project, Humans of New York is a wonderful idea in which he photographs portraits of people in the city and plots the images onto an interactive map of the neighborhoods he found them in.
It’s been said by designer Jessi Arrington that her favorite color is rainbow. When she was asked to design a one-of-kind skateboard as part of a fundraising event, this is what she did. So damn cute.
Thursday evening, we debuted our first film — on the Breuckelen Distilling Company — at Studiomates, the collaborative workspace in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Since so much of the inspiration behind Made by Hand has come from the creative community in Brooklyn, this was a special opportunity for us. We’re exceedingly grateful to the people of Studiomates — and the makers in Brooklyn and elsewhere who inspire us every day.
We’re pleased now to release our first film into the world; go and watch it now. Brad Estabrooke’s tale is one of knowing you could fail, and moving ahead anyway — perhaps the most important ethos of the handmade spirit. We’re thankful to Brad for also joining us last night and sharing his gin and company.
Our next film — on local knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn — is in production now. Joel talks about finding himself at the intersection of the handmade and food movements (“I hit the jackpot,” he says) and more.
And as we head into the Fall, we’re talking to more makers in Brooklyn and nearby as we seek out subjects for subsequent films. Our hope is that you find these portraits as inspiring as we do.
Best,
Keef
Ulric Collette’s series of Genetic Portraits composites the faces of members in the same family to see how similar their genetic features may be.
Such a fun idea; playing with the sun and the moon. I wish I knew who took these pictures.
The lyrics to David Bowie’s Space Oddity imagined as a children’s book by illustrator, Andrew Kolb. So clever. So cute. I’d love to see a whole series of these. I’m certain my nephews would be big fans of an AC/CD Big Balls inspired book.
This music video mixtape is a tribute to visual minimalism.
Director: Grant Gee
Artist: Radiohead
Song: No Surprises
Director: Mike Mansfield
Artist: Grace Jones
Song: Private Life
Director: Jake Scott
Artist: The Strokes
Song: Reptilia
Director: Kevin Godley and Lol Creme
Artist: Godley and Creme
Song: Cry
Director: Spike Jonze
Artist: Wax
Song: California
Director: Roman Coppola
Artist: Sebastien Tellier
Song: L’Amour Et La Violence
Director: Marcus Soderlund
Artist: Avner
Song: Bed For Mig
Director: Johan Renck
Artist: Kent
Song: Karleken Vantar
Director: Nick Knight
Artist: Massive Attack
Song: Special Cases
Director: unknown
Artist: The Police
Song: Roxanne
A nice collection of beautiful vintage-mod packaging design.
