YOU WANDER THE EARTH LIGHTLY, YET DELVE DEEP TO UNDERSTAND HER PEOPLE AND THEIR WAYS. here are a few slow world fascinations that leave us totally inspired…
SLOW MADE in CAMBODIA: After a profound travel experience in Asia, Kate Davis quit her corporate life in America to launch COLLECTIVE HUMANITY, to help Cambodian women recover from poverty by creating sustainable employment and income opportunities, utilising traditional textile craftsmanship that these artisan communities are so proud to share to the world. An inspiring story. (Read the interview with Kate in SHIBUI Issue 8, page 30.)
PHOTO: Elaine McKellips Photography
VIDEO: Gentry Faith Wilson.
SLOW MADE IN BALI: Stealing hearts all over the world, Bali is already well-established as the dream scene travel destination. But adding to her charm are the slow-woven creations by MAKE A SCENE! All Natural, sustainable and incredible… the artisan team combine traditional craftsmanship with
wild imagination to create theatrical designs set to take the world stage, without being wastefuL.
(Read our interview with the Creative Director, Chloe Rose Quinn in SHIBUI Issue 8.)
Photo by Juraj Sedlak
Video courtesy Make A Scene! Bali.
SLOW MADE IN LONDON: A devoted team of artisans at BELLERBY & Co. have picked up their brushes to hand-paint our beautiful, old world with the most delicate care and finest attention to detail. From ancient mythology to modern times, every globe is custom-crafted to capture a sentimental story that will spin in time with it's beholder for generations to come. (Read the interview in SHIBUI Issue 8.)
Photo: Jade Fenster
Video by Cabnine Films.
SLOW MADE in India: Woodblock printing is a highly-skilled and vital trade, traditional to a few artisan communities in the state of Rajasthan. STUDIO BAGRU is a co-operative organisation working closely with these cultural communities, to help preserve this ancient craftsmanship and sustain local employment for generations to come. (Read their interview in SHIBUI Issue 7.)
Film by Sambaditya Raj.
SLOW MADE therapy: ANDRES AMADOR is the earthscape artist who's 'scapes' hold an enchanting connection to place, are being appreciated all over the world.
They are handcrafted in rhythm with our precious planet Earth. (Read his interview under 'slow made' in the main menu.)
VIDEO: A Playa Painting time-lapse by Andres Amador, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, USA
CULTURAL CRAFTSMANSHIP embroidered into the costumes of time by the local women of Desula. A remote village in Sardinia, where hand embroidery has been a generational custom for decades.
VIDEO: Directed by Andrea Pecora DOP: Leopoldo Caggiano VOICE OVER: Lia Careddu EDITING: Marcello Sanna COLOR GRADING: Giorgia Meacci MUSIC BY: Andrea Ferrario
NOT SO SLOW TRAVEL MOMENT On a recent visit to Spain, SHIBUI co-founder Briseis Onfray visited hot, stomping Granada to discover the true spirit of Flamenco.
RAPHAEL FREDERICI is a highly sort after visual street artist from Paris. For an insight into his creative world, read his interview in our magazine SHIBUI Issue 3.
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