Today Kleinbedrijfje.nl published a great blog about us by Reggy van Liempd who also made the beautiful photos of us at work in our studios. If you are curious about how we met, how we started the company, how we work and why we do what we do please take a look!
To keep myself and my mind busy during the strange times of Covid-19 lockdown, I started working on a new project: Lockdown animals. Amongst all the sad and disturbing news I came across one small beautiful thing: animals started to reclaim the cities. Swans in the canals of Venice, ducks in the fountains of Rome, foxes in Berlin gardens and raccoons in Central Park. And there were more: mountain goats in Llandudno (Wales), monkeys in Lopburi (Thailand), wild boars in Barcelona, coyotes in San Fransisco, hedgehogs on the roads in the UK, penguins in Cape Town. For now I had time to design four of these lockdown animals, but it is an ongoing project.
Because of the lockdown a lot of shops are closed, causing small and local makers to loose a significant part of their income. Steun de Maker (support the maker) is an initiative of the Maker Store to support local makers of Amsterdam by giving them an online platform. They joined forces with Het Ware Westen, Pakhuis de Zwijger en Urban Resort. With the website www.steundemaker.amsterdam they motivate to support local businesses and buy authentic and durable products instead of imported mass products. Go check it out! A lot of beautiful brands including Kaplum...
