Spinning Wheels — Ceramics and Music with Sloane Angell

It was an off chance that MAEKAN connected with fashion designer and DJ turned ceramicist Sloane Angell. It's funny how things manage to work themselves out. At the time, MAEKAN had just moved into a new office and the lingering odor from a fresh coat of paint had various people ritualistically (or desperately?) reaching for a stick of incense every day. Generally speaking, acquiring the incense is easy and effortless. It's readily available in most "lifestyle shops," and can range from branded and pretentious, to downright cheap and accessible. What doesn't really factor in until after the fact is the holder. Call it ingenuity or simply being on a , Eugene basically poked a hole in a plastic film canister (Eugene actually refers to a previous even-worse prototype in the audio story) and threaded the stick of incense through the hole. That said, the rather crude solution worked…kind of. The stick wouldn't always stand straight, the pint glass used to catch the ash generally underperformed and that meant there was often plenty of ash that spilled over the sides. But the combination of pride and satire made its way onto the Internet as an Instagram Story update later. Hosted by Eugene Kan Photography by Alex Maeland See the whole story here. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We're defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking. Sign-Up Today If you've enjoyed this story from the archives and want to see what else MAEKAN has to offer, sign-up for your membership at MAEKAN.com. You'll unlock exclusive stories, be given exclusive member-only-access to our Slack community, and have the opportunity to participate in our monthly digital panel discussions. maekan.com

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Spinning Wheels — Ceramics and Music with Sloane Angell is an episode from MAEKAN.

This episode is 32:02 long.

This episode was published on May 27, 2018.

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