Best Domicile - Etsy Spotlight: July Production Styling

XL Bow, Charcoal, Second Skin Collection ($176.42)

I was commencement introduced to July Adrichem's operate through her Etsy store and her beautiful ceramics but it would live unfair too but a mere job of her creative nature to live known solely every bit a potter. July is an creative individual too production stylist alongside some peachy collaborations including Piet Boon® too Avenue Design Studio. Her frail Second Skin collection is 1 of my favorites inward the store (the forty charcoal bowl inward the top photograph is job of it). Read to a greater extent than almost it every bit good every bit July's artistic go too experiences correct later on the jump.

Tell us a niggling combat almost yourself too your store

I grew upward closed to nature, inward a pocket-size hamlet inward the N of Holland. I yet honey to live surrounded yesteryear the body of body of water too the forest. However I exercise honey the metropolis life too. So ofttimes I go to Amsterdam to operate on several styling too photography projects.

In 2012 I graduated every bit an Interior Stylist at the Artemis Academy Amsterdam. In that same twelvemonth I got hired every bit an interior stylist at Piet Boon®.

My passion for colour, stuff too novel shapes, became obvious piece working on projects at Piet Boon® for 2 years. During my fourth dimension there, I created several styling products used for national too international projects. I worked on novel prognoses too created themes for mood books too color palettes to apply inward styling projects. My graphic pattern background helps me to direct keep an oculus for graphic details too organic shapes inward the creation of novel products. Nowadays, I operate every bit a freelance artist, stylist too lensman piece setting upward exciting novel production lines, such every bit the Second Skin Collection.

For my commencement handmade collection inward 2012, The Second Skin Collection, I was looking for a platform to sell my products. I already heard skillful stories almost Etsy, too thus I decided to give it a try. It worked out real good too I direct keep customers straightaway all but about the world!

Plate medium, Pale, Second Skin Collection ($36.44)

How/when did yous realize that your honey for creating tin give notice live something to a greater extent than than a hobby?

When I worked on handmade interior styling accessories during my operate at Piet Boon I discovered my passion for creating novel products alongside unproblematic too pure materials. To live able to create too operate alongside all types of materials (paper, plaster, wood) made me real happy. So I wanted to exercise to a greater extent than alongside that. Also my honey for handmade ceramics grew to a greater extent than too to a greater extent than when seeing beautiful designs during my styling work. So but about that fourth dimension the dream of making my ain ceramics was growing. After a lot of practicing I tin give notice straightaway build my ain one-of-a-kind ceramic cups too bowls too sell them through Etsy.

Ceramic pocket-size bowl dark ($25.55)

What is it that makes your products special?

I intend the job of materials inward for illustration The Second Skin Collection, is something new. I was experimenting alongside cotton fiber cloth too plaster, to create to a greater extent than construction inward the products too kicking the bucket on a matte finish. With the cotton fiber too plaster I flora the number I was looking for. And the shapes I tin give notice create are endless. At this 2nd I am working on a special projection alongside much bigger shapes. Very Exciting!

What was the commencement affair yous sold on your store?

My commencement sold items were to my parents. They ordered the products too I could retrieve that audio of the Etsy app when an social club is placed. It’s similar a jingling cash. I was (and yet am) too thus happy to listen that sound!

Because of the peachy back upward of household unit of measurement too friends, too peculiarly my boyfriend, I could ready my ain business. Besides my shop, I also operate on several creative projects every bit a stylist too photographer.

Do yous direct keep whatever favorite/s from your collection? 
I personally direct keep a favorite, the XL Bowl inward the color charcoal. I similar the unproblematic shape too honey the large size of the bowl. And it’s also possible to social club it alongside a hanging system, too thus yous tin give notice hang it on your wall.

What influences your work?

I honey the simplicity too sophistication inward a design. I am ever looking for a pure too unproblematic form, but alongside subtle details which defines the pattern too makes it special. My operate is influenced yesteryear Japanese aesthetics too Minimal Art. The job of forms, structures too lines are too thus important. I intend that Japanese designers are real skillful inward using those elements inward a frail way.

Ceramics, iii pieces ($97.34)

How exercise yous ordinarily kicking the bucket on yourself inspired?

To kicking the bucket on myself inspired I larn to fairs such every bit Dutch Design week. I am reading reports almost novel trends too almost upcoming artists too designers. And of course of study I job Pinterest a lot to detect novel images that inspire me. I am ever on the await out for novel too interesting things. I deport a notebook alongside me everywhere I go, to write downward my ideas too sketches. I honey to write downward ideas too depict things, build things visual too interpret it into my novel designs.

What aspects of your business/store exercise yous taste the most?
The pattern procedure is the most fun part. When yous necessitate to exam materials too exercise research, yous build a lot of ‘mistakes’. But the mistakes tin give notice Pb to novel perspectives too inward the end, to novel designs. At this 2nd I am working on a novel serial alongside other stuff than clay or plaster. I can’t tell much almost it yet, but it volition live a whole novel collection, where the shapes are the most of import aspect of the designs.

Large bowl, Ultramarine Blue, express edition ($146)

Where exercise yous run across your job organization inward five years time?

In five years I promise to ain a studio infinite inward Amsterdam. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 combination of studio/workspace, where I tin give notice build a mess alongside my inquiry procedure inward dissimilar materials, too where I tin give notice exercise photoshoots for creative projects. That would live a peachy combination.

Is in that location whatever advice yous would similar to give to people who desire to start their ain handmade business?

Of course of study yous direct keep to direct keep a passion for making handmade products, too if yous have, 100% certain it volition operate out great. Believe inward what yous exercise too if it gets a niggling combat tough, don’t surrender likewise easy. Take your fourth dimension to build a skillful concept too a skillful branding computer program for your product, because that’s real important. And final but non least, build certain your (webshop)photos are inward 1 means too of good
quality. Good visuals are real of import for your sales numbers. And don’t forget to alive your dream!

You tin give notice detect July on facebook, instagram, pinterest and her webpage.