Gilsinho factory, Customizing a purse Gilson Martins

How not to be enchanted with the colors and shapes of the various handbags of Gilson
Martins? Some will you capture, or an accessory as the “wallet” to go workout which can only fit cards and has a connector for the key. The collections range from more exotic shapes like purse that imitates a football, To more sober models.

Now if you're like me, And sometimes falls in love with some items in stores but thinks: “Ours if I changed the pattern so, I would buy””Or if you switched the color”. This is your moment. Gilson Martins created the Gilsinho plant. A super charming studio in the shop of Ipanema, Where you can customize a bag Gilson Martins with the print you want.

Gilson Martins invited some bloggers among them I, To participate in a super experience at the Gilsinho plant. Besides the factory we had the pleasure of being able to spend the afternoon talking, Exchanging ideas, And doing a super interview about the creative process and history of it.

When we arrive, We stroll through the store with him telling a little bit of the story of each handbag. I did another post just to tell about Gilson Martins and his story, check it out here! Then we follow to the atelier, The space of the Gilsinho factory.

How the Gilsinho factory emerged?

After numerous requests from customers and friends to know the factory in Penha and the creative process of the designer. Gilson ended up creating an atelier in the shop of Ipanema. Since visiting the factory would be totally unfeasible, By the distance and the fact that the factory is small.

Customizing a handbag

In the room at the bottom of the Ipanema store you can feel better, The climate that inspires the artist/designer. The decoration refers to several moments of the life of Gilson, Especially his childhood. The sewing machine as your mother wore, The Saints who adored the house, Not counting the various photos of Gilson still child framing remarkable moments of his childhood.
Soon we were greeted with a toast of the famous passion fruit drink made with magnificent cachaça always offered in the store. Absolutely delicious.

Space is almost a creative playground, Extremely organized, With all the separate cutouts in countless pockets and drawers scattered across the room. The cutouts, “Leftovers”, of several classic matrices of the brand as the outline of the main mountains of the city, the Christ, the word Rio among others, freaks out anyone with so many options of colors and sizes.

To live the Gilsinho Factory you need first of all choose one of the bag models available for customization. Prices are varied depending on the stock market model and amount of cutouts you use . We customize a soft clutch.

You may be surprised at first when you receive the scholarship “raw”. No zipper, fasteners or finishes. The flat object is kind of weird even, but it is on this surface that we draw the ideas. To help with the creative process, they provide a table with color combinations that work best.

You can choose as many cutouts as you want to use to make up your unique print. The result goes from your creativity. You can use the cutouts with the original shapes, or create a whole new way. Don't worry about the tests, make various compositions, following Gilson's own tip, go photographing the creations and then compare which one you liked the most.

I confess that I have made several! Check out some in the sequence below. I liked many. But designer i'm, i couldn't let go of geometric shapes and minimalism. While my blogger friends created super rich mega colored compositions I became attached to this format.

Did I run too many tests?

After defining what the print on your bag will be ( always think of something you're going to use ). It's time to fix the elements with the double-sided tape. With the bag “Ready”, we deliver it with a token with our data. So the exclusive bag goes to the Gilson Martins factory to win all the accessories. handle, zipper, labels and have the elements sewn as assembled by us. The delivery time is more or less than one week. As soon as they return fully ready, the store they warn us to fetch.

But what if I'm passing through Rio and i don't have a week to wait?

Don't worry about it.! Tell employees about your time limitation in the city that they will make the scholarship ready in time. Let me know before you start, right?? It's going to be a very absurd deadline?

We record the timing of our pre-ready scholarships. They were already beautiful. But when I went to get, with all sewn parts and metals. Genteeeee is something else!! Yes my bag is super minimalist, and being honest after I made this clutch i don't want to know anything else. I use it for absolutely everything!

Serious, I use everywhere!

I need to make an appointment to go to The Gilsinho Factory?

No need not, just come and talk you want to customize your purse. Gilson Martins will not always be in the Ipanema store, but will you give luck isn't it even? If he is not you will be assisted by any of your employees.
If you decide to go in a group it is recommended to make an appointment. And I can assure you, group is super fun.

The journey of the trip

Plus all this super cool creative experience. Gilson auditioned for his Youtube channel. You can check out our interview here.Oh! You can also check out Gilson Martins' post about our visit to the Gilsinho Factory here.

Thanks!

Thank you to Gilson Martins, and your entire team. Especially Luciana her super cute assistant, puc's daughter like me. For all the attention and affection.

Important information Fábrica do Gilsinho

Address Visconde de Pirajá Street, 462
Schedule Mon to Fri 9am to 8pm | Sat 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
email  ipanema@gilsonmartins.com.br
phone 21 2275-8950
Follow the Gilsinho Factory on Instagram
Or check out more information on the site

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