The Product. This model 215 Army t-shirt by Merz b. Schwanen comes in a few different colors and lack a lateral seam. The ink-blue t-shirt is dyed with real indigo once the shirt is finally produced in white. Therefore the color is quite cloudy and each shirt a unique piece. Like many hand-crafted indigo dyed pieces like denim pants, denim shirts -or this one, it is recommended to wash with even colors since a slight bleaching is probable. Again a product that gains individuality time by time it is worn and washed
The Brand. Merz beim Schwanen was originally founded by Balthazar Merz in 1911. Globalization had finally ended the success of this family run business in the 21st century. Almost by coincidence and by curiosity of trade Peter Plotnicki, designer and men’s tailor discovered a vintage Merz b. Schwanen shirt on a flea market. This triggered a research that led him to discover the origin of those shirts on the Swabian Alp. There, forgotten by the rest of the world, giant authentic circular knitting machines awaited their second chance. Couple Gitta and Peter Plotnicki re-registered the trade mark and are now quite successful producers of circular knitted t- and long-sleeve shirts revitalizing vintage cuts but also innovating new products. Craft never stands still!
JOURNAL. What you might want to know…
The tailor-made suit is still considered the highest-quality and most individual version of the garment. German men’s tailors work in the awareness of covering a particularly wide range of the demands their profession places on them.
Laurenz Stockner’s artisanal work focuses on the production of driven metal bowls. For that he has been taught classic drawing and the art of goldsmithing.
Makers Bible visited the silversmith in Munich’s Glockenbachviertel. We have made a short film about Klaus Lohmeyer’s jewelry label.
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The iconic Acapulco chair dates back to the 1950s, yet there is no registered copyright holder. Several brands and white labels manufacture the chair, some in Mexico, maintaining the original design but with varying qualities and ethical standards.
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The iconic Acapulco chair dates back to the 1950s, yet there is no registered copyright holder. Several brands and white labels manufacture the chair, some in Mexico, maintaining the original design but with varying qualities and ethical standards.
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Baku Sakashita is a medical doctor turned designer. His SUKI lighting collection features semitranslucent Japanese paper and thin stainless-steel wire as a contemporary reinterpretation of Isamu Noguchi’s light sculpture AKARI.
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Baku Sakashita is a medical doctor turned designer. His SUKI lighting collection features semitranslucent Japanese paper and thin stainless-steel wire as a contemporary reinterpretation of Isamu Noguchi’s light sculpture AKARI.
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She can do carpentry, she can weld metal and she can even bend copper wire to her will. Marcella Breugl, Master of Arts and interior architect who graduated from the University of Science in Rosenheim, runs the studio Malluvia in Munich.
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She can do carpentry, she can weld metal and she can even bend copper wire to her will. Marcella Breugl, Master of Arts and interior architect who graduated from the University of Science in Rosenheim, runs the studio Malluvia in
The Makers Georg Agostini and Lorenz Sternbach represent a design language that focuses on their alpine roots and furniture that accompanies its owners through their many changing life stages.
The gold awards for the cheese from Hofkäserei Englhorn alone speak for themselves: “International organic cheese award”, “Italy cheese award”, “World cheese award” and a gold medal at the “Cheese Olympics”. Englhorn’s cows are transported between high and low valley’s to the benefit of the environment.
A family business as it is written in the book. In ours. What we find so great about it: Natural raw materials result in natural products, because nothing is added that nature has not provided anyway.
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