Vintage skin – reinvented materials by Kiara Baldan is an article taken from the Quaderno 12 that we are re-proposing. Both the article and the Quaderno talk about recycling, work, and passion for manual activities. Kiara, who I heard from recently, has definitely made her passion her job. Compared to a few years ago – pre-Covid – her reference markets are slowly changing. Her markets are linked not only to holidays but also to tourist flows. Since last summer, a shift has been taking shape – related to the type of tourists interested in handcrafted objects – from seaside resorts to mountain resorts. Given Progetto Re-Cycle’s interest in more sustainable tourism, this change will certainly be the object of our attention.
But let us get back to the Quaderno
The three stories – including Vintage skin reinvented materials –are written by people who create beautiful objects or, better still, works of art. Works that have a story behind them and equally beautiful people with their own philosophy of life and work. In two cases, the “plan B” of life and work has become the “plan A”, the open-air markets have become a real job. In another story the professional life of the author is different, and the markets are the place where she can highlight her passion for a philosophy of life that contains a great sensitivity, or rather love, for her place of origin.
The common and most important aspects of this Quaderno are:
1. The search for recycled materials. For example, Giuseppe tells us about hemp sheets bought in Paris, Claudia about her grandmother’s buttons, vintage fabrics and leather, Kiara about leather and eco-leather that she will decorate.
2. The great skill and manual ability of working the materials to transform them into a work of art
3. Knowing how to use the potential of the network and social media. An eye on the past, of course, but with the familiarity of modern tools to communicate effectively and widely.
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