Craft – Sublime

Timeless Design

Sushma Sagar — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Some watches are produced with the kind of detail that most people would not know or dream about; Sushma Sagar meets German watch company Nomos Glashütte, to find out what makes them tick.

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The Fashion Continent

Laura Santamaria — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:30:20 +0000

In the west, African Fashion has long been the victim of preconceived ideas. Reduced to obsolete images, it has struggled (and still struggles) to be respected. Disregarded by the mainstream media it’s chief representatives have rarely been given coverage.

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Shepherd Inspired Fashion

Martin Clark — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:06:08 +0000

Shepherding: a 12,000-year-old pastoral practice, what has it to do with fashion? The ‘nomad look’, tanned, windswept, touched by nature, confident in the landscape. Shepherds invented ‘layering’; early morning cold, loose layers to shed, as the day warms. Layering up for evening cold with local natural fibres and leather, dyed with earth colours. Grampus Heritage...

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Red Tiles

Martin Clark — Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Grampus Heritage, in partnership with Sublime Magazine, runs one of Europe’s most successful vocational training programmes. Funded by the EU's ERASMUS PLUS grant, organisations all over Europe receive students and teachers for cultural projects. In the past there have been some great stories – here’s one

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Made in Wichí

Damian Santamaria — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

LHAKA is more than a fashion label. It’s a project prioritising the education and economic development of Argentina’s Indigenous community. Sublime finds out how the displaced Wichí people found sustainable integration with the private sector.

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Tradition With a Twist

Emily Bowles — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

90% of clothing that we buy in Britain is manufactured abroad, often in poor working conditions. Sublime talks to Tom Glover, managing director of Peregrine, a British, family-owned brand since 1796.

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Commuting with Confidence

Safeera Sarjoo — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Sublime: What made you choose to focus on people’s commute specifically when thinking about your vision? Randell Sergeant: Film and photography have always romanticised travel, with a focus on the journey being more important than the destination, and maybe this rubbed off on Serran. Photographers have often focussed their cameras on the mundane and made...

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Corona Induced Creativity

Martin Clark — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

As for almost everybody, these past months have been difficult. The corona virus pandemic that has swept the world has had a devastating effect – as I write now, 7,113,020 people contracted the virus and 406,549 died from it, 5.7%. Some countries managed the situation better than others; Our “Green Village” European partnership is in...

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Social Distancing Like a Pro

Safeera Sarjoo — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:37:02 +0000

Some businesses took the decision to implement remote working for their staff until further notice. This in itself will involve certain adaptability. It’s a vital step, especially if you’re unaware that you’ve come into contact with someone that could be carrying COVID-19/Coronavirus. This idea has some people fretting though. “What do you do for days...

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Cherished Pieces

Jen Marsden — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:02:18 +0000

Mother of three and headteacher Sarah Parish always had an interest in children’s clothing.Toying with a career change, Sarah’s initial research highlighted the detrimental effects of fashion on the environment. Despite increasing awareness on thoughtful consumption, we are still buying more clothes than we need. While figures vary country to country, a whopping 85% of...

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