by Whitney Bai
The 15th installment of Mindful Making: Clay & Woodfiring in Japan–a fun technique I discovered while throwing on the wheel. They are all made in one throw.
Categories: Form and forming • Tags: anagama, ceramics, clay, double, glaze, handmade, japan, vessle, woodfiring
by Whitney Bai
Work in Progress… I have a bookmark folder in my browser dedicated to my online identity: google circle, facebook, twitter, linkedin…a dozen of them. I noticed a long time ago that my online communities on these websites are quite distinctive from each other—some represents my professional side as a design student, some for family and close friends, and some for public. Of course they are not completely separated. Where I choose to post certain aspect of my life depend on how […]
Categories: ID Projects, Softgoods • Tags: apparel, bag, bag pack, compositional, detachable, handmade, id, industrial design, interchangable, leather, lifestyle, magic, organizer, purse
by Whitney Bai
I have this watch that I wear everyday to studio. It has been through a lot with me—you can tell from the cracked screen and I totally wore out its strap. So I decided to handmade a leather strap to keep this watch on duty.Cut the strap and skive the end. Punch hold for hardware and ready for glue. Glued and clamped. One round of stitches. Cut extra wide strap keeper (which I prefer from user experience). Add one stamp […]
Categories: Softgoods • Tags: band, handmade, leather, leathercraft, leatherwork, strap, watch
by Whitney Bai
Categories: Softgoods • Tags: band, battery, bracelet, brown leather, conductive thread, handmade, jog, leather, leather band, leather craft, LED, run, veg tan, veg tanned, vegetable tanned
by Whitney Bai
Categories: Freelance, Softgoods • Tags: black leather, handmade, leather, leather bag, leather case, leather craft, pencil case
by Whitney Bai
Categories: Freelance, Softgoods • Tags: black leather, handmade, leather, pencil, pencil bag
by Whitney Bai
I love leather and watercolor, and I wanted to combine them together. I decided to try using waterproof pen and leather dye to create art on veg tanned leather to make it more fun. Here it goes~ After I got the painting on leather down, I added other leather pieces and hardware to make it a functional bag with two compartment.
Categories: Softgoods • Tags: art, draw, handdrawn, handmade, leather, paint, watercolor
by Whitney Bai
Categories: Freelance, Softgoods • Tags: button, cow, handmade, hide, leather, leatherbag, leathercraft, purse, The little black bag
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