Why Are We Fascinated by Handcraft
We can have more, faster, using machines. But somehow humans are drawn to old timey handcraft anyway. Why is that?
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If you like Red Hat Factory, you probably also like this.
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If you like Red Hat Factory, you probably also like this.
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We can have more, faster, using machines. But somehow humans are drawn to old timey handcraft anyway. Why is that?
Red Hat Culture
Now that we have several years of beanie related content behind us, we’ve learned quite a bit along the way. We even dug deep into the etymology of several of the most common beanie names. After all, if you want to know what a word means, the clearest path to take is that of language. […]
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We’ve often mentioned the red fisherman beanie carrying characters Steve Zissou and Jacques Cousteau as inspirers and poster children for the red beanies. Zissou is a fictional character, based on the real life Cousteau — and they are connected to the sea. However. They aren’t fishermen. So why would I argue the red beanie is […]
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My first instinct is, of course, to hone in on the fisherman aspect of the name. As we explore two aspects of the fisherman beanie, we do it in the context of old rugged fishermen and how they chose their beanies. A fisherman beanie is rough, simple and preferably hand knit All the way back […]
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The war in Ukraine shook me out of my stride and reminded me again that the world we’re all building is fickle. I am reminded that the peaceful Norwegian countryside I grew up in came at a cost, and no peace will last unless we hold it up. And that it has been held up […]
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It makes a blatant show in our hand knit wares, and that is where it first made it’s way into our language. After the skill of knitting has been learned, and the talent honed, all it takes to craft a great beanie is two knitting needles, yarn, and patience. And the moment you let that […]
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If there is one thing you should fear, it’s this.
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A beanie tested in the Norwegian summer rain The weather in Norway, along with all the other Nordic, coast-long countries is always shifting. A hike might not be in the rain, but you never know if rain will pay a short visit as it passes by (probably on its way to Bergen — but that’s […]
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Let’s dive deeper into the linguistic roots of the beanie.
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The two first episodes of The Wheel of Time were premiered on Stockholm Film Festival — we went to see them, enjoy, and then explain to our Red Hatters why The Wheel of Time and Red Hat Culture fits like the infamous hand in the glove.
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The pom-pom was always natural to us when growing up. But come to think of it, it’s actually super weird and useless. Could it be kinda cool though?
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The Lord of the Rings is much more than a book. It’s part of a universe that celebrates nature, and if you didn’t know it — the slow progress of handcraft.
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Once summer hits, the beanie tends to hit the shelves for most of us. But are we missing out on our best tool for late night heat-adjustment?
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My favorite definition of minimalism is not to own as little as possible, but that you only own what you need, or deeply enjoy.
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The path from a pure hobby to actually earning a bit off of your work, can be a slippery slope. The inherent culture of competition online can easily slip in and force out the calm, simple love of the craft.
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Norwegian children wear wool. It’s a thing. Parents buy it, sell it, hand knit it, and promote it. There’s nothing like a mom-made sweater, or even a pair of cold-resistant inner wool-trousers to get you through the -20℃ winters.
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Alarms, notifications, emails, ads. They all scream for our attention. Sometimes the silent mountaintops seem so far away. Maybe it’s time to declutter your digital life.
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The red hand knit cap is the beginning and the heart of our company. Everyone from Jaques Cousteau to Kanye West wears them. But what outfits go well with a red beanie?
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A deep dive into the life and times of explorer and oceanographer Jaques Cousteau. Red Hat culture owes him a lot.
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The fisherman beanie! It’s become an absolute established classic in the wardrobe of 2020. But did fishermen actually wear beanies? Join us as we dig into its history.
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Simplicity has always stood in the center of every product we’ve designed. It’s a reflection of the origins of the products — a mother knitting wearables for her children to face the onset of winter.
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The Red Hat Factory hand knit beanie style has multiple sources of inspiration, but one sticks just a little bit above the crowd. The Steve Zissou hat from Life Aquatic. The film is a study in red hats.
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There are actually more ways than you might think, and the choice is all yours.
Our models deliver as a tube that you are free to fold as you like, and the lack of any tags on the edges makes your freedom total.
One thing I’ve noticed through selling beanies all across the world — no one wears it the same, and that is the beauty of it.
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Red beanies stand for adventure and exploration. It’s a worldwide phenomenon, but it also has some roots digging through Norwegian folklore into underground WWII resistance groups. How did it become such an iconic piece of headwear, and what is the origin of the red beanie?
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