Danny Choo
Desk Diary 20160906
All components of our dolls have blemishes due to the nature of the traditional manufacturing processes involved. I approve blemeshes as long as the imperfections are in balance with Wabi-Sabi.
Sometimes however, the blemishes go slightly beyond Wabi-Sabi meaning we can't sell those parts which is problematic to say the least. Sometimes, up to 80% of the parts would be unsellable.
I had to remedy this issue or we would soon go bankrupt. I came up with the idea of a workshop where customers would choose the parts themselves and decide whether that birthmark on the torso (for example) was acceptable - after choosing, they would then proceed to assemble the doll themselves and be given the choice to customise what eyes, hairstyle and bust size tickled their fancy. Some parts (depending on the size and shape) hardly have any blemishes so we use product parts.
And because the customer does QA of the parts and does assembly themselves, they get to own a Smart Doll at a discounted rate - currently 37,000 yen.
Workshop customers also get to purchase any apparel & accessories at 10% off on the day of the workshop.
View more at www.dannychoo.com/en/post/27368/Desk+Diary+20160906.html
Desk Diary 20160906
All components of our dolls have blemishes due to the nature of the traditional manufacturing processes involved. I approve blemeshes as long as the imperfections are in balance with Wabi-Sabi.
Sometimes however, the blemishes go slightly beyond Wabi-Sabi meaning we can't sell those parts which is problematic to say the least. Sometimes, up to 80% of the parts would be unsellable.
I had to remedy this issue or we would soon go bankrupt. I came up with the idea of a workshop where customers would choose the parts themselves and decide whether that birthmark on the torso (for example) was acceptable - after choosing, they would then proceed to assemble the doll themselves and be given the choice to customise what eyes, hairstyle and bust size tickled their fancy. Some parts (depending on the size and shape) hardly have any blemishes so we use product parts.
And because the customer does QA of the parts and does assembly themselves, they get to own a Smart Doll at a discounted rate - currently 37,000 yen.
Workshop customers also get to purchase any apparel & accessories at 10% off on the day of the workshop.
View more at www.dannychoo.com/en/post/27368/Desk+Diary+20160906.html