{"id":13744,"date":"2019-11-14T10:30:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/?p=13744"},"modified":"2024-06-06T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:42:43","slug":"the-origins-of-the-slow-furniture-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/the-origins-of-the-slow-furniture-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Origins of the Slow Furniture Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Life is a constant learning experience.  I know as I journey through, I\u2019ve found myself collecting life lessons that I learn from my husband, my children, my elders, my mistakes, my triumphs and my failures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve learned that running through a drive-through for a quick meal most likely means I will eat in a hurry, and that might make my stomach hurt. I\u2019ve learned that the excitement about a cheap price for a dress is over pretty quickly when the zipper breaks or part of the hem falls out. I\u2019ve learned the value of time well spent with family and friends in the comfort of my own home.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Grafton Single Pedestal Dining Collection<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Working for DutchCrafters, I\u2019ve learned a lot about furniture: styles, parts, details, construction, woods. This work has brought into focus the role furniture plays in our lives that I hadn\u2019t thought about much before. I now have a crisp vision for how valuable a well-made piece of furniture is, how it can be used, remembered and passed on and on.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Farmhouse Bedroom Collection<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hurried meals, cheap dresses, and fast furniture won\u2019t be\naround to spark stories or be passed on from generation to generation. But slow\nfurniture will.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Wilmington Dining Room Set<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Before slow furniture there was slow food and slow fashion contributing\nto the slow movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we get here? What have we learned? Here\u2019s a look at Slow Food and Slow Fashion and how they developed within the slow movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slow Furniture Movement – A Brief History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Slow Food, Slow Fashion and Slow Furniture <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Slow Food<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Back in the 80s a man named Carlo Petrini put his foot down.\nHe participated in a protest that took place in Piazza de Spagna Rome in 1986\nagainst the opening of a McDonald\u2019s fast food restaurant. Why? Because fast\nfood was not the celebration of the fine food that he believed in. Fast food\ncancels out the enjoyment of food preparation, the slowness in savoring flavors,\nthe selection of quality ingredients and the time set aside for joining\ntogether to experience a meal. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Slow Food celebrates the preparation of the meal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Petrini went on to become the founder of the Slow Food\nMovement that has over 100,000 members in 150 countries around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the Slow Food Movement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n