New craft store/workshop space in Teele

[turil.livejournal.com]

I don't know anything about this place but the idea sounds interesting: selling recycled materials turned into new and interesting things by local artists, and encouraging other folks to use recycled materials to make new things too:

CraftLab

craftLAB is a experimental craft studio/retail space. craftLAB opened in 2011 by Suzanne Piubeni.

craftLAB is bringing back the designer/customer relationship that is missing in many big box retailers and mass produced products. Most of craftLABS products are designed in store and/or from local artists. craftLAB also holds weekly/monthy workshops to encourage the creation of new product designs.

They are up on Broadway a couple blocks up from Foodmaster, near the Arlington line.

And apparently they are having a grand opening during Somerville Open Studios (which is this coming weekend, if you hadn't been reminded yet. :-)

Comments

[inahandbasket]

Hunh, thanks for the pointer...

[molyflogs.livejournal.com]

This looks like one of the coolest things ever.

[countlibras.livejournal.com]

so that's what it is? cool! I had been really curious.

[hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com]

I know what their philosophy is but what are the "products" that they refer to?

[turil.livejournal.com]

Things and stuff. Stuff and things.

I imagine that it's your typical random selection of crafty objects that you don't need, but that might make you happy enough to purchase. Sort of like Magpie, but more stuff made locally. But who knows?