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The Making Of: @shwoodshop’s Hand-Crafted Wood Sunglasses

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Thankfully, when it comes to selecting a pair of sunglasses, there is seldom a need to prioritize function over form. Case in point: Shwood, which makes wood-frame sunglasses out of its Portland, Oregon workshop.

Their Instagram feed—@shwoodshop—is chock full of tantalizing behind-the-scenes shots of the frame production process. Follow along, and do your best to resist buying one (or more!) of each design!

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The Making Of: Blue Chair Jam

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The Instagram feed of Oakland, California’s Blue Chair Fruit Company is a non-stop stream of brightly beautiful, tantalizing fruit being transformed into that sweetest of condiments: jam.

Follow @bluechairfruit for a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes in to getting all that fruit into those tiny jars.

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The Making Of: Hand-Constructed Florentine Knives

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Ever have an idea, and wish you had the talent and resources to bring it to fruition? There is a name for people who can “make it happen”: industrial designers.

Tomer Botner—@tomerbotner on Instagram—is one such person, who, in addition to designing coffee makers and cigarette holder necklaces, constructs some truly beautiful knives, and documents the process on Instagram.

The Making Of: Custom Printed Stationary

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Even in the Internet age, the need will arise from time to time for finely printed paper products. Whether you are inviting friends to a wedding, or handing a business card to a prospective employer, it pays to not settle for anything less than a lasting impression.

Enter Dolce Press, the Instagram feed that makes you wish you had more opportunities to have nice things printed on card stock. Follow @dolcepress to see the craft and artistry that goes into making a striking piece of stationary.

The Making Of: Hand-Crafted Almond Surfboards

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California-based Almond Surfboards handcrafts beautiful surfboards and accessories, and provides an inside look at their Newport Beach shop through their Instagram feed, @almond_surfboards.

Follow along to see the life you could have lived, had you chased the waves to California.

The Restoration Of: Yesterday’s Furniture

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There are few things more satisfying than giving something old and worn-out a new lease on life. Portland, Oregon based Revive Designs restores and reupholsters old furniture, and uses Instagram to document the process. Check out @revivedesigns to follow along!

The Making Of: Fine, Fashionable Footwear

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This week’s “The Making Of” takes us to Red Wing, Minnesota, where Red Wing Shoe Co.—@redwingheritage on Instagram—has been in production for over 100 years.

Red Wing’s Instagram feed is a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at the production—and producers—of their handmade footwear. And of course, they also provide plenty of finished product photos for their followers to ogle.

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The Making Of: Beautiful, Hand-Crafted Bicycles

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The Instagram team obviously loves photography, but we count a number of cycling enthusiasts among our ranks as well. Rarely do these two passions—cycling and photography—collide in such spectacular fashion as in the case of @stanridgecycles.

Stanridge Cycles—owned and operated by Adam Eldridge—is a Columbus, OH based builder of custom, hand-crafted track, road, and city bicycles. Through his Instagram feed and blog posts, Adam exquisitely documents the complete fabrication cycle, leaving his followers with a deep appreciation for the craft and artistry that goes into each bicycle.

Afraid that following @stanridgecycles won’t be enough for your hand-built bicycle fix? Check out @feathercycles (from the UK) and @averycountycycles (from Denver, CO) too!

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The Making Of: The Boat of Your Dreams

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When the banality of office life has you dozing off at your computer, what do you dream of? If you’re anything like us, the images dancing through your head probably resemble @kaylaporter’s Instagram photos. Is there an existence any dreamier than building wooden boats on an island in Washington?

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The Making Of: A One-of-a-Kind Chandelier

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Adam Wallacavage, also known as @awallacavage on Instagram, is not your typical chandelier maker. The words you would associate with “chandelier” might include “crystalline,” “opulent” or even “stodgy,” but prepare to see things in a different light!

In addition to being an accomplished photographer, Wallacavage has taught himself the art of ornamental plastering, which he has used to marvelous effect in the creation of whimsical—and at times, haunting—chandeliers.

Adam’s Instagram followers are regularly granted a behind-the-scenes look as he plans, molds and paints octopus tentacles and medusa heads for his latest creations. And followers even get the occasional glimpse of his suboceanic-themed South Philadelphia town home.

Check out Adam’s first Philadelphia solo show opening May 17 at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and follow @awallacavage on Instagram.

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