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Craft and maker stories

The hands, the tools, the stages. We photograph and write a workshop’s process so a distributor abroad can see how the work is made — and why it costs what it costs.

A finished wooden bowl with its tools and wood shavings.

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  • Process photography
  • Brand story
  • English copy
  • Company profile and lookbook

Why the maker matters

For a craft product, the person is the proof. A buyer abroad cannot judge the material or the finish from a photograph, but they can judge whether someone has spent a life on it — and that is what decides the price they will accept.

A catalogue shows the object. A film shows the workshop, the tools, the failures and the decisions. That is what makes the object worth what it costs.

How it works

  1. Find the part of the process that carries the story — usually one step, not all of them.
  2. Shoot in the workshop as the work happens, rather than reconstructing it afterwards.
  3. Cut a short film and a set of stills from the same visit.
  4. Write the English copy so the film and the page tell the same story in the same order.

Common questions

We are a small workshop. Is this for us?

It is more useful for a small workshop than a large one. Where there is no brand budget, the maker is the brand.

How long does a shoot take?

Usually a day, sometimes two if the process has stages that cannot happen on the same day.

Can we use it at a trade show?

Yes. We cut a short version for a stand and a longer one for the site, from the same material.

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