Tag: The Object Enthusiast

Shop small: Five holiday hacks for supporting KC makers without leaving home

By Tommy Felts / November 27, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News explored its 2021 archive of most-popular maker stories — as well as looking at the creatives behind its own T-shirt campaign — as part of the newsroom’s five-part holiday gift guide. These items are all available online now. Featured stores, makers and products were not asked to pay to be included…

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Emily Reinhardt, The Object Enthusiast, Duet

Perfectly imperfect: Ceramicist pushes into the work, spinning one-of-kind KC storefront

By Tommy Felts / February 17, 2021

Only two weeks into a college elective course in ceramics, Emily Reinhardt knew her path was designed for pottery — sharing that she quickly fell in love with the extended amount of time and patience it requires. “From start to finish, I’m enamored with the process of ceramics — drying, firing, cooling — and bringing…

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Made in KC Creative Studios

First look: Creative Studios concept expands Made in KC’s view of brands as partners

By Tommy Felts / May 11, 2018

Warm sunlight bathes a future ceramics shop. A vintage Thomas Cusack Co. mural advertisement peeks from behind the plaster wall of an in-the-works photography space. Views from the second and third floors reveal a city skyline in creative transition. Amid the freshly hung drywall and still-curing, stained hardwood staircases, Tyler Enders steps quickly between rooms…

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