Design of Seam-Free Leather Accessories
Work with leather: Traditional tools, contemporary and applications.
A course by Adolfo Navarro , Product Designer and Photographer
About the video: Work with leather: Traditional tools, contemporary and applications.
Overview
“In this lesson we will review the basic techniques and instruments for leather work. We will also talk about what is no longer convenient to use, why and how to remove this ornamental stigma that possesses the material by approaching developments from a more utilitarian perspective.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Navarro addresses the topic: Work with leather: Traditional tools, contemporary and applications., which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of Seam-Free Leather Accessories. Learn basic techniques to create functional and minimalist pieces with leather.
Partial transcription of the video
“"Okay." In the previous lesson we delved into the material. In this lesson what we are going to do is to concentrate on designing with leather. That is, use everything we already know about the material now. congruently to generate objects and designs that are useful, functional and take full advantage of Each quality of the material. To do this, before starting to design or generate ideas, we must know the tools that will allow us to work with the material. The tools for working leather I group them into four categories that help us to generate better results or to facilitate the task to u...”
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Course summary for: Design of Seam-Free Leather Accessories
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Category
Design, Fashion -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Design, Sewing
Adolfo Navarro
A course by Adolfo Navarro
Adolfo Navarro is the founder and creative director of Lo Esencial, a multiple-award-winning Mexican brand of utilitarian objects that emphasizes functionality through the appropriate use of genuine leather.
Adolfo's work is characterized by exploring possibilities and maximizing the usefulness and functionality of objects to achieve new ways of interaction and simplification, emphasizing objects that are used on a daily basis.
Among the recognitions he has received in the field of leather goods and design are two honorable mentions in the National Design Awards (2016), first place in the National Furniture Design Contest (DIMUEBLE, 2015), and an honorable mention at the National Design Biennial (2017), among others.
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