This wonderful brand inspired me to illustrate and this tag is inspired by this unique piece!Let's talk knits...
Please introduce yourself...
We are a young team of people from
Istanbul, Turkey. As citizens of huge cities and mass consumption, we wanted to
design our clothes besides our jobs and education. The whole designing and
making process made us so excited and happy, we decided to share them with the
rest of the world. We wanted to call it Wonderhand, because thinking about
dresses, colors and playing with yarns became our ‘wonderland’ in the middle of
this hectic place called ‘earth’.
The team consists of three girls and a
‘lucky’ man who founded Wonderhand; Rida, Zeynep, Pınar and Mahir. Rida, Zeynep
and Mahir work as marketing professionals in Istanbul. Pinar left Istanbul for
studying in Barcelona.
What is the inspiration behind Wonderhand?
We handle this in two parts. The first one
is the thousands of years old knitting and crocheting traditions that stems
from Anatolia (main/middle part of Turkey). Anatolia has a very old culture in
craftsmanship from civilizations like Hittite and
Sumerian’s. The women who knit the dresses shows us
knitting techniques, which they learnt from their mothers, and their mothers
from their mothers;). They surely
inspire us in many ways…
The second part is what we see on people
when we travel, different objects and of course, as a team with three girls,
our own needsJ
What we want to do is to combine the
tradition of handmade with fresh ideas and urban needs and come up with
handmade design items that would shine in your wardrobe!
What is your best seller and how long does
it take to finish one item?
Our best selling dress is Swan: http://www.etsy.com/listing/86481341/little-black-dress-swan-handmade-new
It usually takes 7-10 days to finish an
item, depending on the details and the length of the item.
Where else can we admire and purchase your
creations?
At the moment we sell our items via our
Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Wonderhand
We have a brand new Facebook Page, where we
share our world, and plus we have random flash sales every week. So if you
follow us, you can get special discounts! www.facebook.com/Wonderhand.UK
Where do you see your brand in 5 years?
We would like to go on designing handmade
knitwear for winter and spring seasons. But also, we would like to expand our
brand to different areas like home, decoration and art. We would like to bring
people carefully made, one of a kind items and make them happy by providing
unique items.
Our point is not to make too many sales,
but making our customers as satisfied as possible. That's why our long term
plans don’t include mass production, we will always aim to make the best for
each item.
So if you are interested in knitwear and want to stand out in the crowd you need to check out this brand!
So, if you need your product illustrated feel free to contact me! http://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART
Gorgeous dress, darling!
ReplyDeleteLove your illustration, too, of course!
xoxox,
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Can see why you were so inspired by this piece! Wow!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to meet you through Etsy’s Blogging Buddies Team.
I am your newest blog follower! :)
All the best,
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art