Re-open this blog after months in which we are immersed in the print edition of We love crafts. Step by step, we will keep you informed. coming back and do the best, with an interview with the "crafters" that make Dumbo, a couple who are presented as if they had done in the 1,2,3, entrepreneur, initiator of first group in Barcelona Etsy, which has much to tell about his passion: the world "Handmade", and are an example of how fingers touching the fruit of freedom to do what you like.
Also, look at this interview a track, something will happen soon but we can not reveal yet ...
- Who am I? We
Deborah (28) and Arieh (31) , we are engaged and living in Barcelona. We like old things, good movies, good music, good books, cats soft, sunny beaches, the cabins in the forest and hot dogs. We like movies of Dario Argento, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai and Quentin Tarantino, we are moved to Nacho Vegas, Max Richter and Leonard Cohen, and before bed we read ee cummings or Patricia Highsmith. Of course these are only shared in reality are very different.
"You work from Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhere an event will occur soon I simply special you give us a clue. Besides, what has this city's most creative designers are there, Is it a influent of inspiration? Barcelona
we like and dislike in equal measure. What we really want is to live in the countryside and near the sea, lost everything and everyone, with a very large and bright studio, surrounded by animals, wildflowers, fruit trees and singing birds give us good morning. With a film in the original and Amazon delivery in a nearby town and ADSL at home, because in reality, inspiration is found on the Internet: all that is outside is inside. But then again, being on the tour we purchase materials, meet people related to what we like (and thanks to Dumbo are getting more and more new friends we met along the way), to participate in events, go to exhibitions and grow a little community " handmade ('ve created the Etsy team Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich grows more and more and is a way to make visible a culture of "craft", uniting with common goals).
on the event, just say that we will be surrounded by the crème de la crème of handmade Barcelona (or so it seems to us to us.) Nothing massive, in a welcoming and dates. It has very good paints and we are thrilled to introduce our new things there.
- Why did you decide to be designers?
never say of ourselves that we are designers, the truth is that we have studied film and do not feel or "designers" or "artists" or anything. In fact do not even know to draw well. We were just tired of our work and the kind of life that mark us and the lack of goals we imposed. Start with Dumbo was a response to a need, to spend our time doing things we like, creating and giving concrete form to our ideas. We have many claims, try to do things nice and look for feedback on the other side.
"How is your creative process, what materials you use, what inspires you, how you work ...
Going a bit half, we're handing out tasks as leave or depending on who you want to do what. One thinks of something, the other draws, the other short papers, the other the varnish, the other doubles (this is always Ari, who is the master in origami), one prepares the workspace, the other clean, one added and one removed. And finally get something we like them both and it's never just one job. We do screen printing, origami, sew, desc, drawing, cutting, put chains, mold, bound, print, think and rethink. Whatever. We are very curious and like to try everything. If it were up to us, we would be doing all day courses this and that, if we had to choose one phrase to define it would surely be "knowledge does not take place."
- What you want to become Dumbo What are your goals?
Although not our main occupation, we want Dumbo always be there to be doing what we want, as a tool to unleash our creative needs. We take very serious about fashion, we will not do even two or four collections a year, not going with the seasons and if anything happens we are not simply because we do nothing. Obviously we are not rich with this, but it will always be an escape route and a declaration of intent of how we relate to the world. We believe in the handmade and we do things with your hands makes you feel better and better. We believe in creativity.
-Finally, what advice would you give to those people interested in hand made it want to pursue it as a business.
Surely we are not the best example, but our only advice is to be themselves. Do not listen or their friends or relatives. They are released. Do what they feel they have to do what comes from within, to practice as often as needed, to enjoy their time with their creativity. That relate to like-minded people, to open a blog, make new friends "crafters" and share with them techniques, problems and solutions. And then, if you sell what you do, the better. And if not sold, to see what they can improve but do not lose hope. We believe that money on something like this, is secondary . Very minor.
Thanks, guys!
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