A while ago Cheryl introduced me to one of the most underrated treasures of Hong Kong – a leather workshop. Tucked away on a secret lane in Sheung Wan, Fungus Workshop provides you with the tools and space to be creative and really appreciate fine workmanship. Set inside white french doors with Parisian music humming in the background, a class consists of 8 students working around a communal bench, each making a leather good of their own choice. Each of the 4 instructors offer guidance when needed (which was ALL the time in our case), in either Chinese or English (or Chinglish). While so much time is spent on gadgets these days (says I while typing this on my iPhone), it’s a good change to actually spend some time really using your hands to make something worthwhile.
yeah I brought my guns to the workshop.
look Ma!
I realize I look like a child at Disneyland (nope no candy store here) in these photos, but this really does not even begin to describe HOW MUCH FUN it was.
It’s so incredibly saisfying to realize what you want to do for the rest of your life, yeah I’d ACTUALLY do this FOREVER. The kind of satisfaction pretty shoes and clothes dont provide. Yup, this was even better than shopping…how dya like them apples?
Tags: Fungus Workshop, handmade, leather goods, leather workshop, Sheung Wan
that looks amazingly cool! I’ll just sketch that into my to do list in life haha. especially on my next visit to AWESOME land.
And you look adorable!
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LULZ my name is so funny. anyways nanz i like horrid in that pic. like so horrid i almost puked a little. le sigh ): SO EXCITED FOR TOMAHRAH
awww… such an interesting workshop!!
how long’s the course for? Do you get to progress to making stuff like bags??
i love creating stuff too… sometimes it feels like my blog is the only creative outlet in my life -__-
heh at least you’ve discovered something you wouldn’t mind doing for the rest of your life!
i envy you!!!
can’t wait to hear more about this from ya!
Woah! That is awesome. Its like finding treasure but.. leather? Pretty awesome though!
-phibz.
that is the coolest thing ever !
i need to find out if they have any where i live. Googling it right now
The place looks so cool and photogenic!
This looks like soo much fun! I’d love to do something like this. x
You are soo pretty!
Will def check out this place when I’m in HK!
I totally understand the candy feeling… love leather.
and then making stuff by yourself,awesome..
WOW!!! I so wished I lived in HK right NOW!! I first saw this at scription.typepad.com (this guy who is a buyer for citysuper stationary and he has quite a collection of leather journals/moleskines/cameras/other fancy stationary). I didn’t think this type of stuff is out there for ppl to do. I’d love to do it too. Actually, I’m gonna now see whether there is anything similar locally here. OOOh and maybe you can make more stuff and sell it on ya blog ??