The project, founded two years ago by
young local designer Melissa Jimenez, production technician Karla Aguilar and manager Juan Jose Bolaños, also helps communities, artists and artisans develop their crafts, supports responsible manufacturers, and develops some products like a bamboo textiles line and a collection of preserved native plants for decoration.
In keeping with the art theme of the area, this airbnb's also been furnished and decorated using products made by
young local designers and artists - so you can't get a much more authentic Portuguese experience than that!
Not exact matches
Paris provides many
young designers with unique access to talented
local artisans, craftsmen and factories, something that
young companies in New York and London often struggle to find in their
local markets.
The best part: you'll be supporting
young,
local designers who are making a living doing what they love.
Seminyak and surrounds are home to a myriad of shopping experiences: international brands at DFS Galleria and Beachwalk Shopping Centre, antique stalls on Jalan Kunti, the new Seminyak Shopping Village, and
local designers famous overseas such as Biasa, Paul Ropp, Angel Jackson, By The Sea and Little Joe Woman by Gail Elliott; with 69SLAM, Bamboo Blonde, Rip Curl, Nico Nico and Surfer Girl for
younger shoppers.
For example, the role of International partnership is presented by the case of Eyeworks + M1, two Los Angeles based eyeglass
designers that, in order to produce their innovative glass frames, have found a small manufacturer in a Dolomites» village with which they developed their projects; the cross-breeding between social networks and craftsmanship is represented through the story of Formabilio that, starting from a web community, now produce furniture and home accessories conceived by
young designers, realized by
local manufactures and sold online; the evolution of traditional craft techniques to realize high - quality products is expressed by the case of Bonotto, that combines mechanical looms with advanced technology, bringing craft into an industrial factory to produce unique textiles for the most renowned and innovative fashion brands.
They also collaborate with
local schools to help
young designers to develop their skills, preparing them for a career in graphic design.
Taiwanese design studio Kamaro'an brings together
local skilled indigenous weavers and
young designers to create contemporary objects that reinvent traditional aesthetics and materials.
It is a community that supports and promotes
young artistic talent in its most broad and multidisciplinary definition as well as a multifunctional space that can be experienced in many ways: the gallery; the café (which transforms into an indie movie house every Tuesday); and the concept store filled with innovative items from
young independent
designers both
local and international.
Opening today at Character in Manhattan, the group exhibition Outside Of Sorts inaugurates The American Design Club, a new NYC - based organization spearheaded by the
young,
local designer Kiel Mead.
Many
young designers out there create good, high - quality, less - expensive pieces; you can find them on Etsy, at
local flea markets, shops, thesis exhibitions, and even in the occasional big - box store like Ikea.
More at ICFF: Transformer Furniture: Test Collective's Coffee Table / Sk8tr Ramp Dumpster Divers Turn Cardboard into Lighting (Video) Eve Blossom Of Lulan Announces Design Competion (video) Mabeo Now Building With
Local, Certified Woods Green Swedish Design: Living Walls, Wind Turbines and More Rack from Hero Design Lab Looks Good, Folds Flat Rat Infestation at the Non-Fiction Design Collective Powerkiss: Furniture that Charges Without Wires Fun with Finns: Shipping Containers Full of Playful Finnish Design (video) There is No Such Thing As Caulk (Or at Least That is What I was Taught) Fun At the DesignBoom Mart: Printing and Folding Stamen Lamps Made From Hundreds of Toothpicks More from The Metropolis Conference at ICFF Carry - Na: Good Design Comes to the Seniors Set Watching the IF Mode Bike Fold and Unfold (Video)
Young British
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More information at Stilvoll and Stilvoll's Amazing Transformer Stand - up Desk More at ICFF: Reassemble the Mosspink Sofa From Brühl (Video) Transformer Furniture: Test Collective's Coffee Table / Sk8tr Ramp Dumpster Divers Turn Cardboard into Lighting (Video) Eve Blossom Of Lulan Announces Design Competion (video) Mabeo Now Building With
Local, Certified Woods Green Swedish Design: Living Walls, Wind Turbines and More Rack from Hero Design Lab Looks Good, Folds Flat Rat Infestation at the Non-Fiction Design Collective Powerkiss: Furniture that Charges Without Wires Fun with Finns: Shipping Containers Full of Playful Finnish Design (video) There is No Such Thing As Caulk (Or at Least That is What I was Taught) Fun At the DesignBoom Mart: Printing and Folding Stamen Lamps Made From Hundreds of Toothpicks More from The Metropolis Conference at ICFF Carry - Na: Good Design Comes to the Seniors Set Watching the IF Mode Bike Fold and Unfold (Video)
Young British
Designers Take Over ICFF (Video) John Reeves» Cast Aluminum Furniture (Video) The Silliest Thing in ICFF: The Bunny Bag (Video) Design Entrepreneurs Innovate at ICFF Craft Meets Computers At Iannone Design (Video) Downloadable Wonders From Virginia Tech Andrew Moe Gets Recession - Ready
Manhattan, NY About Blog Yaf Sparkle specializes in handmade jewelry and is housing a carefully curated selection of beautiful pieces from
young local and renowned international
designers.