What is Losantiville Kunstwerkhaus?
When Cincinnati was first founded, it was called Losantiville. At the time, it was normal for patrons to talk to the person who made the wares they purchased. It was normal for products to be made for specific regions and from local resources. It was normal to use natural materials and non-toxic finishes. Today, these are the qualities which imbue the objects of “high design” and are foreign to most consumers. Amidst the backlash of mass production: manufacturing outsourcing and the associated hazards of foreign production, higher energy costs, and a withering local economy, Losantiville KunstWerkHaus is a new twist on old tools: Design, Quality, and Authenticity.
Losantiville KunstWerkHaus does this by combining a co-working studio, a workshop, and a retail space. When you come to work at Losantiville, you get your own space as well as an open environment to converse and learn from people from various disciplines. When you come to learn at Losantiville, you can engage in a range of hands on classes from urban farming to making your own furniture. When you come to shop at Losantiville, you get to find fun and new products as well as the people behind them.
Losantiville KunstWerkHaus is not all about re-living the past however. Through this purposeful combination of loose collaboration, fast prototyping, and direct personal feedback, Losantiville is driven to create new and meaningful solutions through authentic design and development.
