The cult of slowness, a movement based on the principles of taking one’s time to create a well-made, well-loved, eco-friendly product, is gaining widespread exposure with an article published in today’s New York Times entitled “The Slow Life Picks Up Speed.” While the principles of going slow and doing something well have been loudly touted for years in the culinary, erotic, and athletic (i.e. tai chi) fields, these principles are only recently beginning to get widespread attention in design, craft, and creation. Opposed to the demand for speed in mass-produced, commercial endeavors, the movement focuses on taking all the time needed to do one’s craft, art, or design as well as possible.

For further reading about the Slow Movement in craft, art, and design:

The New York Times article

The website of Project Alabama, who, under Natalie Chanin, use the principles of the Slow Movement in their handmade business

For further reading about the Slow Movement, in general:

In Praise of Slow, the website of Carl Honore

The Slow Home, Slow Movement in architecture

Slow Down! You Move Too Fast, an ABC News piece

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