56. The Rivet Stool
From The Factory Next Door · 36:41
Show by Steve Duke
It’s truly one of our greatest materials. We make shoes from it; clothes, books, bags and furniture. Leather is extraordinary. Over the millennia, we’ve become adept at using it. Today, in a West London workshop, a group of craftspeople continue to experiment with leather – learning how to manipulate it to create floors, stairs, tables, and freestanding stools. On today’s The Factory Next Door, we meet the team at Bill Amberg Studio, the globally celebrated experts in architectural leatherwork.Number 56 on our list of the greatest things we manufacture here is The Rivet Stool.Bill Amberg shows us around his studio as we learn what it takes to build a client list that goes from Apple to Aston Martin, Boodles to Burberry – and then right down through the alphabet! Also on the show, we consider the importance of the Mingei movement, contemplate the things we think about before we go to sleep, contemplate politicians working in a factory, and hear why leather work is far from a dying craft.Say hello on Instagram @thefactorynextdoorSupport the show:https://buymeacoffee.com/thefactorynextdoor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 4. The Custom Motorbike
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