The Rise and Fall of Mattina
In my brief years of following the bespoke shoe industry, many brands have disappeared, both internationally and domestically. Some vanished due to the passing of their founders, like Riccardo Bestetti;…
Chinese Retro Shoemaker, Artisan Bobo
I made an exclusive interview with Chen Bo, the founder of Artisan Bobo, and then unpacked a pair of Greek loafers developed by Brother Qi. As I mentioned, I learned about this brand late, but when I first saw it, I found that its products were very distinctive, which made me shine. So what’s the unique method?
Artisan Bobo is first of all a “customized” brand, that is, a brand that can come to map or design and develop shoes together. Then he also has a lot of conventional styles. Finally, it is precisely the four retro shoes that really let everyone choose it: Grecian Slippers, Button Boots, Opera Pumps and Spats.
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Visit Badia Studio
Badia is a Chinese Shoemaker from Qingdao city, Shandong province. After studying and working in Stefano Bemer studio in Italy for three years, its founder JIANG Daoyuan returned to China and founded this brand.
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A Memoir of ZHANG Dong
Zhang Dong can be said to be a pioneer and leader in the field of sewing leather shoes in China and in line with the world. Unfortunately, he died young.…
Visit HMH Studio
HMH is a classic menswear bespoke studio, located on the Bund in Shanghai. More than a year passed before I made time to follow up and visit again.
HMH was originally in Ruikang apartment, but later the landlord took it back for his own use and moved to Riverside Building, separated from Ruikang apartment by a post and telecommunications museum.
Just a short section of Suzhou River, from west to east, is located the Fujian Road and Bridge, Henan Road and Bridge, Sichuan North Road Bridge and Zhapu Road and Bridge with the same long history … The old and the new are mixed and unique.
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Too much is too little
另一个英文的短语是更为人所熟知的，Less is more。
无需对它最更多的解读，因为每个人看到，基本都会从自己的角度产生一些共鸣。
它强调的是少，反而能带来更丰富，更深刻的体验。
而我的标题，想到的是目前社会的问题。
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