We're all craftspeople

In episode four, Yusuf speaks with renowned leather teachers and makers, Valerie Michael and Neil MacGregor, revealing insights from 50 years of leatherworking; their relationship and history with the material; and their approach to teaching the next generation.More from Valerie and Neil: https://macgregorandmichael.com/This podcast was produced by the Leathersellers. The Leathersellers is a 600-year-old organisation in the City of London, originally established to protect and support leatherworkers and their trade, as well as those who had fallen on hard times. Today they are focused on enabling individuals and communities through their work with charities, fostering opportunity through education, and supporting a sustainable UK leather industry. Learn more about the Leathersellers.CreditsHost: Yusuf OsmanGuests: Valerie Michael and Neil MacGregorProducer: Curtis McGlincheySound: Rob OwenFilm: Ed Andrews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Leather is the first form of architecture" - so says Minh Le Pham, an architect and leather artist who blurs the line between art and life by using his home as a studio and gallery. Yusuf and Minh discuss how we are all craftspeople: crafting life, relationships, living spaces. It is the job of craft to help us define and refine these boundaries.Learn more about Minh at https://www.minn.land/and follow him on Instagram @minn.landThis podcast was produced by the Leathersellers. The Leathersellers is a 600-year-old organisation in the City of London, originally established to protect and support leatherworkers and their trade, as well as those who had fallen on hard times. Today they are focused on enabling individuals and communities through their work with charities, fostering opportunity through education, and supporting a sustainable UK leather industry. Learn more about the Leathersellers.CreditsHost: Yusuf OsmanGuest: Minh Li PhamProducer: Curtis McGlincheySound: Rob OwenFilm: Ed Andrews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode two of Outsider Craft we meet Uzo Okwuosa of London-based leather brand Frank Horn. Yusuf and Uzo cover paths into leather craft, learning new skills, the journey of craft, defining success and the creative process, and using craft as a way to honour and remember the ones we love.Learn more about Uzo at https://frankhorn.com/about-2 and follow him on Instagram @frankhornlondonThis podcast was produced by the Leathersellers. The Leathersellers is a 600-year-old organisation in the City of London, originally established to protect and support leatherworkers and their trade, as well as those who had fallen on hard times. Today they are focused on enabling individuals and communities through their work with charities, fostering opportunity through education, and supporting a sustainable UK leather industry. Learn more about the Leathersellers.CreditsHost: Yusuf OsmanGuest: Uzo OkwuosaProducer: Curtis McGlincheySound: Rob OwenFilm: Ed Andrews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Yusuf for episode one of Outsider Craft with special guest Jasmine Carey. Covering the value of getting messy and making mistakes; paths into the leather and fashion industry, both as an educator and as an artisan; and introducing and positioning craft as central to the human experience.Jasmine has a background of five years formal fashion and technical training, and over twenty years’ experience pattern cutting for numerous fashion brands and companies. She is also a qualified lecturer and currently teaches pattern cutting at a London University. More from Jasmin.This podcast was produced by the Leathersellers. The Leathersellers is a 600-year-old organisation in the City of London, originally established to protect and support leatherworkers and their trade, as well as those who had fallen on hard times. Today they are focused on enabling individuals and communities through their work with charities, fostering opportunity through education, and supporting a sustainable UK leather industry. Learn more about the Leathersellers.CreditsHost: Yusuf OsmanGuest: Jasmine CareyProducer: Curtis McGlincheySound: Rob OwenFilm: Ed Andrews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.