AIBI Visits: Vichcraft - Part 1

Ever wondered what it’s like to work in the Apparel and Fashion Industry in Chicago? How a designer started their brand? Or what a production workroom looks like?

Join AIBI on a visit to Vichcraft. We’ll take a look around, learn more about Jenna Blazevich and her multidisciplinary approach to her work.

Vichcraft strives to work right around the line between art, craft, and design to create historically-informed work that provokes new ways of thinking.

Since being founded in 2015, Vichcraft has steadily been building a collection of social-issue driven projects made with various tactile handcraft mediums. Currently there is a focus on creating embroidery work using a 100 year old hand-cranked machine, lettering design collaborations with socially-conscious companies, and conceptual stained glass.

https://www.vichcraft.com/


0:00 Title Sequence
0:33 Who is Jenna Blazevich?
1:06 How did you get interested in fashion?
2:34 What made you decide that this should be your career path?
4:57 Walk us through a “typical” day.
6:50 How do you plan your workflow?
8:16 What does work-life balance look like for you?
9:34 What’s an important lesson you’ve learned from working in this industry?
12:36 Behind the Scenes!

Get more of our interview with Jenna in Part 2! (Coming on August 29th.)

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This programming would not be possible without the support from Cook County Department of Planning and Development, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.