Press Coverage

Last fall a 10 person camera crew spent all day here at my shop filming a segment for the A&E Network. I had wondered for a while what happened with all that effort. Recently someone on FaceBook messaged me saying he had seen something about me. Well, the above 30 second sequence is the result of 10 to 12 peoples working all day, plus how ever long it took them to prepare before and then edit afterwards.

Persol Meets :: Guillemot Kayaks from Persol on Vimeo.

On a cold day last November I joined a camera crew from England on my friend Pete's boat Eyes of the World and pounded out into Long Island Sound. The goal was getting some footage for an ad for sunglasses. Persol makes high end sunglasses and were putting together a series of "documentary" videos on craftspeople that they felt somehow represented something about the Persol brand. The crew spent 3 days in town, getting footage in my shop and on the water.  I'm not sure how it sells sunglasses, but the video above is the result.

About a month ago I got a call from Time.com. They were interested in using me and my boats in an ad for Lincoln. They had a very short turn around time and at first it looked like I was going to be away in Wales, but they had a little slippage in their schedule and they were able to fit me in when I got back.

Last fall some folks from Bespoke Global came up to create a video interview with me. Bespoke Global is the first e-commerce website to aggregate best-in-class bespoke home furnishings and recently added a line of "Leisure" products including my custom built kayaks. They spent a couple days in my shop and surroundings interviewing me and getting on-the-water footage.

"Schade’s kayaks are head-swivelingly beautiful"

Just got

I got a call from Bob Van Dyke of CVSW the other day.