October 2012 – Page 7 – Product by Process

Sun Optical

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Making Sun Optical glasses in Japan.

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Kite Making

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So, here, after many months of delays (I know, I know, I promised this film would be ready for the end of March), is Kite Making Three. In a way the delays have proved a Godsend. You’ll probably notice that there’re a distinct improvement in the time-lapse shots as the film progresses. Those in the first third of the film were all shot using my home-made dolly, with which I had been more than satisfied. But during an (all-too-brief) improvement in my finances, I finally invested in a rig from…

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Vinyl Manufacturing – Weezer

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Video Documenting the process on manufacturing the (Red) Album. Shot on a Sony HVR-Z1U at Stoughton Printing & RTI in California. You can also find the vid on Weezer’s news section “Karl’s Corner” here: weezer.com/news/ or Media here: weezer.com/player/default.aspx?mid=4521&bhcp=1

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Ting Custom Fixed Gear – Adidas Originals x Chairman

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Custom built adidas fixie for our adidas x Forces of Nice art show collaboration in Hong Kong. The custom paint and illustration on the bike was done all by hand and took over 2 weeks to finish. The bike was generously donated by singlebikes.com while the front aerospoke wheel was purchased from Super Champion in Vancouver. The bike was painted with Montana Gold spray paint and illustrated with various Sharpie Poster-Paint markers. In the final process it was triple coated with both Krylon acrylic crystal clear lacquer and Montana Gold…

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Aero Wheels – R&D

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CAD (Computer-aided design), stereolithography mock-ups, and wind tunnel tests are critical aspects of aero wheel development. Engineers from Mavic present their everyday work developing high performing aero wheels. Wind tunnel tests shown are performed in the HEPIA wind tunnel, Geneva (CH).

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Handmade Suits – Rafael

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Thousands of migrants come to South Africa looking for a piece of the African Dream. They are drawn by Johannesburg which boasts the largest economy of any city on the continent. Most of them don’t make any money. But there are a few who do. Rafael, a tailor from The Republic of Congo came to the City of Gold where he now runs a small business making and selling handmade suits. This video showcases the beauty of real handwork. Music: Robert Johnson – I believe I’ll dust my broom Director…