Hello, I'm in Australia, and about to launch a magazine. One of the regular features is SLOW STUFF, a chance for readers to have a look at Slow designs, I mean products that have impressed you - that were made slowly, or that create a slowness in some way.
I thought I'd like to throw this idea 'out there' and if we can identify some interesting pieces, I'll get onto the stockists or designers and showcase them in this Australian magazine.
Any ideas?
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Looking for Slow products to showcase in magazine
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Sounds like a great idea for a magazine feature. I'm just about to blog about Etsy, a site where artisans and craftspeople can sell their handmade wares. It's full of slow stuff. More on this very soon...
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There was an article in the Christian Science Monitor a couple months ago about Slow Fashion. A friend of mine was featured in there for her one of a kind, custom western shirts each one made after interview with the client discussing likes and life. It is an amazing process and each shirt ends up being a completely unique and personal work of art. You can view her stuff at http://www.ramonsterwear.com
Bernadette Noll
Austin, TXPosted 2 years ago # -
I love Etsy! Great site - loads of slow stuff on there. I'd personally be interested in reading knitting/spinning/weaving related features. The art of spinning is very relaxing and definitely not something to do if you want a quick finished product. And being in Australia, you could probably find a good place to actually look into the shearing process as well. A "sheep to sweater" feature could be cool. It could be a great way to encourage humane treatment of the animals too.
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Thanks for this input, the Esty site is a wonderful place to start. And Sheep to Sweater is a subject that's definitely got legs!
The art of spinning will also hop onto my Slow Style list, thanks, JacquiPosted 2 years ago # -
Hello Jacqui,
As I am now going to be writing about Slow Design on a regular basis, I would love to introduce you to several great practitioners who I know through Artful Home www.artfulhome.com. The first is an artist named Ellen Kochansky, who is in S. Carolina. I'll be writing about her shortly. Ellen was a quilter for years, working out of abandoned textile mills in the South and putting them back to work. She then grew beyond quilting, and as a transition, she created "bricks" out of bound fabrics and re-built with these torn apart quilts. She now works on monumental community projects which incorporate approaching all office and industrial waste as "compost", and working with the people who create the waste to create art from that very waste. It is fantastic! Here is a link to some of her individual work https://www.artfulhome.com/artist/938.html. I love her quote of "Nothing you spend time and effort on goes to waste. All of it surfaces again in some new form." I would be happy to put you in touch with Ellen if you would like to talk to her.Posted 2 years ago # -
Try Easy Desktop Yoga (easydesktopyoga.com). It's not yoga. It's a series of gentle exercises designed to calm, and relax. It helps people slow down and take a break at work. The University of Oklahoma just purchased a second set of licenses for employees. The University Medical and Dental School of New Jersey this month purchased licenses to help overly stressed medical workers look after themselves while working for a Center for Disease Control (CDC) funded project in Africa. Even Self Magazine tried out the product and is mentioning it in the current issue. And of course, all of us at the International Institute of Not Doing Much (IINDM) think that anything that can help the multitasking person to slow down a bit is a good idea.
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Hi there, I'm a corsetiere living on the southcoast of Norway. Me and my husband are just in the finnishing process of setting up our business making unique one-of-a-kind corsets (these are more high-end peices than the usual bridal/underwear stuff that we try to veer away from). Part of our business philosophy is tied up with the slow philosophy of by doing something slowly and thoroughtly so you also have time to enjoy what you do and we believe the end result will be far better than something that has been rushed into being. I never work with dealines (which many seems to feel is very counterintuitive), but instead letting each piece blossom at it's own pace. We want to join our business to this website's marketplace when we are good and ready. However, if you ever in the future would consider corsets produced within the slow philosophy to be a fitting canditate for your for your magazine, don't hesitate to let me know. Meanwhile I wish you the best of luck and hope you have found many great things to write about so far!
For a little snippet of what we do we have this temporary site:
http://www.nymph-nouveau.com/
We're currently working on a proper site to launch alongside with our corsets, hopefully within a month or so.Another thing with our business is the corsets are made and sold one at a time, simply because the whole nature of our business means we can never compete with a mass of products, but rather a few really, really well made ones. Time will tell if this apporach will work, but, for us it's either the Slow way or the No-way;).
Anyways, lots of love,
Anette Fredsdatter Heidal
Nymph NouveauPosted 2 years ago # -
Hi Jacqui,
it was interesting to read about your magazine, and all the other ideas on this forum page. Is your magazine press or online? I'd love to read it - the great thing about online forums and magazines is that they cross barriers, and it doesn't really matter if you're based in Australia and I'm in Europe...
Anyway, in Europe I am, in London to be precise. And I thought you might be interested to know that I've just launched Rewardrobe, London's first 'slow wear' consultancy.
We are a Wardrobe Management and Image consultancy. Like the description suggest, we work with clients not only on their image, but on the proper organisation of their wardrobe, and on quality garment care.
And, in doing both things, we want to carry forward the 'slow' approach to fashion - as opposed to fast fashion, mass production and quick fads.
When it comes to style and shopping, we concentrate on buying quality - possibly from ethical fashion brands, but the message is: buy good pieces that will last longer and are made with natural fibers; think before you buy; love your fashion, but know what your clothes are made of and where they come from.
And when it comes to wardrobe management we mean organisation, natural and traditional garment care, avoiding dry-cleaning and tumble-drying, and generally all those tips for a more traditional, natural, sustainable and gentle care.We are genuinely the first ones to have this approach to Image Consultancy in London, and we know our clients love it and feel really rewarded by it.
If you'd like to know more, please have a look at our website www.rewardrobe.eu, or get in touch with me, I'd love to hear from you.
Or indeed from anybody with similar interests and approach - my idea is to create a network of like-minded professionals for a more all-round offer for our clients. Please get in touch!Veronica
Posted 2 years ago # -
Thanks for the on-going contributions to this post. AS the magazine grows we'll include online subscription and venture into promoting products from the world over. But publishing Slow Magazine has taught me to pace its development, so yes, it will be a Slow evolution - but worth the wait I'm sure.
Keep those suggestions coming ... it's great to hear what everyone is up to ...Posted 2 years ago # -
Slow Magazine is nearing its second birthday, yes 8 issues under its Slow belt. In our next issue that comes out nationally (Australia) on June 1, 2011 - we'll be featuring London's rewardrobe - as a result of this wonderful forum.
Oh no, Slow Magazine is not online, still just on high quality paper, but if you check our website you can order an international subscription, and then we'll meander over to the post office and snail mail it to you, ANY WHERE in the world.
So, would love to hear about more Slow enterprises, trends, products and quirky events to feature in our award-winning magazine. JacquiPosted 9 months ago # -
I look.
Posted 7 months ago # -
slow vehichles are hte best concept, I can't stand how fast cars move.
see these new trikes at the link below. and read my own raving blog:
http://commutercycling.blogspot.comFeetz: Leaning Trike, Independent Steering, Converts to Stroller
Onyacycles: Leaning Tricycle
Posted 5 months ago # -
Thanks for the Trike information ... and keep up the suggestions!
Posted 4 months ago #
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