Why Curation Matters: Makers on Being Seen Again
What curation changes for independent makers, and why being seen again matters.
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The SCRAPD Journal
The people, craft, and movement behind the work.
Every one-of-one piece has a person behind it, a room they work in, and a reason they chose to make things by hand rather than order them by the thousand. That is usually the most interesting part, and the part a listing page has no room for.
These are conversations with SCRAPD makers about their craft and the trade-offs of selling it - plus the wider case for a marketplace where a human decides what gets listed.
What curation changes for independent makers, and why being seen again matters.
An introduction to the SCRAPD Journal - who it is for, what it covers, and the one rule behind everything we publish.
A profile of the craft behind handmade leather goods made to outlive every trend.
An honest look at why makers leave Etsy for a curated marketplace, and what actually changes when they do.
A profile of the patient craft behind one-of-one wheel-thrown pottery.
A profile of the craft of turning salvaged timber into one-of-one heirloom woodwork.
A profile of the work behind original, one-of-one art made for collectors who want the real thing.
A profile of the work behind one-of-one reworked clothing - built from clothes the world threw away.
A profile of the handmade process behind one-of-one jewelry.