Amsterdam

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Spend couple of hours with Amsterdam's artisans, kneading, throwing, arranging, and picking up years of skill you will not get from a video or a book.

Sculpt your own recycled silver bracelet

with Laura Essayie

4 hrs · 1 review

Next ·Tue 13 Oct€360

Pour your own fluid art canvas

with Lisa Prokopetc

1.5 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Tue 13 Oct€80

Paint your own oil canvas with a palette knife or brush

with Lisa Prokopetc

3 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Tue 13 Oct€75

Shape your own recycled silver ring

with Laura Essayie

4 hrs · 4 reviews

Next ·Wed 14 Oct€270

Craft your own chocolate bar

with Malou Dronkers

2 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Thu 15 Oct€55

Sculpt your own pair of recycled silver earrings

with Laura Essayie

4 hrs · 2 reviews

Next ·Thu 15 Oct€320

Craft your own traditional arrow

with Thomas Ravestein

2.5 hrs

Next ·Fri 16 Oct€69

Create your own cold process soap bar

with Marlies van Heusden

2.5 hrs · 2 reviews

Next ·Sat 17 Oct€75

Whisk your own bowl of matcha

with MoyChay

2 hrs · 1 review

Next ·Sat 17 Oct€66

Lactoferment your own vegetables

with Moritz Huber

2.5 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Sat 17 Oct€79

Distil your own bottle of rum

with Spirited Union

1.5 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Sat 17 Oct€69

Turn your pet into a tufted rug

with Hannah

3 hrs · 2 reviews

Next ·Thu 22 Oct€149

Learn to make artisanal cheese

with Paula Colchero

3 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Sat 24 Oct€99

Create your own leather bag

with Margriet Meijer

4 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Sun 25 Oct€107

Make your own classic Italian tiramisu

with Chiara Di Falco

1.5 hrs · 2 reviews

Next ·Sun 25 Oct€39

Make fresh pasta from scratch

with Chiara Di Falco

3 hrs · 2 reviews

Next ·Wed 28 Oct€69

Explore the craft of filter coffee

with Ahmad Alshikh

2.5 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Thu 5 Nov€90

Tuft your own rug

with Hannah

3 hrs · 4 reviews

Next ·Wed 11 Nov€138

Build your own tufted pillow

with Hannah

3 hrs · 2 reviews

Next ·Wed 11 Nov€149

Mend a plate with the art of kintsugi

with Annelies Nuy

2 hrs · 3 reviews

Next ·Sun 15 Nov€89

Create your own modular accessory from laser-cut textile puzzle pieces

with Iris Nijenhuis

2.5 hrs · 3 reviews

Dates coming soon€80

Fold your own leather notebook

with Bonne van Olst

2 hrs

Dates coming soon€65

Meet the artisans

The hands behind the workshops.

Moritz Huber

Lacto-fermentation · Amsterdam-West

Malou Dronkers

Bean-to-bar chocolate making · Amsterdam Noord

Paula Colchero

Cheesemaking · Amsterdam Oud-West

Annelies Nuy

Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repair · Amsterdam Centrum

Spirited Union

Botanical rum distilling · Amsterdam Zuid

Iris Nijenhuis

Natural dye & textile · Prinseneiland, Amsterdam

Marlies van Heusden

Cold process soap making · Amsterdam-West

Chiara Di Falco

Italian deli owner and food curator, specialising in Sicilian and Southern Italian products · de Pijp

Laura Essayie

Silversmithing and jewelry making · Lopik (near Utrecht)

Ahmad Alshikh

Specialty Coffee, Roasting · de Pijp

Thomas Ravestein

Traditional archery & arrow-making

Margriet Meijer

Leather bag making from rescued leather · Amsterdam-West

MoyChay

Traditional Japanese-style matcha preparation and global tea sourcing · Jordaan

Lisa Prokopetc

Original oil paintings with palette knife · Amsterdam city centre (Damrak)

Hannah

Tufting · Amsterdam Oost

Bonne van Olst

Leatherwork — sustainable, one-of-a-kind pieces made from leftover leather

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Meet the person who makes it

Sculpt your own recycled silver bracelet

Pour your own fluid art canvas

Paint your own oil canvas with a palette knife or brush

Shape your own recycled silver ring

Craft your own chocolate bar

Sculpt your own pair of recycled silver earrings

Craft your own traditional arrow

Create your own cold process soap bar

Whisk your own bowl of matcha

Lactoferment your own vegetables

Distil your own bottle of rum

Turn your pet into a tufted rug

Learn to make artisanal cheese

Create your own leather bag

Make your own classic Italian tiramisu

Make fresh pasta from scratch

Explore the craft of filter coffee

Tuft your own rug

Build your own tufted pillow

Mend a plate with the art of kintsugi

Create your own modular accessory from laser-cut textile puzzle pieces

Fold your own leather notebook

The hands behind the workshops.

Moritz Huber

Malou Dronkers

Paula Colchero

Annelies Nuy

Spirited Union

Iris Nijenhuis

Marlies van Heusden

Chiara Di Falco

Laura Essayie

Ahmad Alshikh

Thomas Ravestein

Margriet Meijer

MoyChay

Lisa Prokopetc

Hannah

Bonne van Olst

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