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House of Manus is an entrepreneurial initiative based in Switzerland investing globally in high-end artisanry and the future of craftsmanship.

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Sløyd - the scandinavian way into craft.
Training competent people through manual tasks – that is the idea behind the sløyd concept, which originated in Finland over 160 years ago.

Anyone who has ever watched a glassblower, a porcelain painter, or an embroiderer at work knows how much patience and stamina, how much expert knowledge and precision are required when people translate ideas into a material with skilled hands.

The intelligence of the hands, the active act of making with one’s hands and haptic understanding, the direct contact with real things—one does not have to be a cultural pessimist to notice what is currently at risk of being lost between social media and AI, between doomscrolling and passive consumption. Do we need to relearn patience? Mindfulness workshops, at any rate, are booming....

Read the full article on our website (link in bio)

#craftsmanship #manufacture #design #crafts #highenddesign #highendcraftsmanship #objects #sloyd #movement #crafteducation #scandinavia by @house_manus

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9 months ago

Get in contact with us if you are looking for expert guidance and value deep know-how in high-end craftsmanship.

We believe in unique objects shaped by true excellence!

#craftsmanship #manufacture #design #crafts #highenddesign #highendcraftsmanship #objects by @house_manus

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9 months ago

Skilled hands (and sharp minds) at work: things are coming together in Göttingen under Gerhard Steidl’s watchful eye @steidlverlag. Design by @buero.buero, photo by @gerhardt_kellermann.

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a year ago

The story of House of Manus, now in the current edition of @ad_germany: @uclewing interviewed CEO @oliverjahn and owner Fabian Hotz to find out why we need a new kind of appreciation for craftsmanship and the work of intelligent hands. Find the full interview (German only) in the print edition and at ad-magazin.de. by @house_manus

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a year ago

Sometimes a simple sheet of paper is all you need: former Bauhaus master Josef Albers teaching at Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina, 1946. «The magnet of Black Mountain was not luxurious living but the luxurious mind.» (📷 Genevieve Naylor)

#HouseOfManus #Academy #Education #Crafts taken in Black Mountain College by @house_manus

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2 years ago

With House of Manus we strongly believe in a renaissance of the real – a new desire for tactility, authenticity and uniqueness in view of the increasing virtuality of today’s world. (📷 @gerhardt_kellermann)

#HouseOfManus #RealWorld #SensoryExperience #Authenticity by @house_manus

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2 years ago

Richard Sennett on a job done well … (📷 @gerhardt_kellermann)

#HouseofManus #Craftsmanship by @house_manus

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2 years ago

Did you know this is a thing? Porcelain hand mold for early mass production of latex gloves by @porzellanmanufakturnymphenburg. Factories would dip them into liquid latex, let it cure, and then peel off the finished gloves (📷 @roderickaichinger).

#HouseofManus #Manus #Craftsmanship by @house_manus

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2 years ago

We invest in craft companies rooted in tradition—

House of Manus Equity is underpinned by a deep conviction that artisan manufacturing has relevance and is good business. That’s why we’re investing our own capital in its long-term development and growth, in businesses that are rooted in tradition yet looking to the future—and, above all, in products that are crafted by hand. (📷 @roderickaichinger)

#HouseofManus #HandcraftedFuture #SustainableGrowth #Craftsmanship by @house_manus

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2 years ago

We train tomorrow’s outstanding craftspeople and industry leaders—

House of Manus Academy is establishing a platform for discourse that will engage with the future of artisan manufacturing and open up new career opportunities for both upcoming artisans and masters of their trade. By training both head and hand, we’ll be developing tomorrow’s outstanding craftspeople and industry leaders. (📷 Ronja-Elina Kappl / Connected Archives)

#HouseofManus #Education #SustainableGrowth #Craftsmanship by @house_manus

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2 years ago