Brooklyn Born at KMFG

What an inventive event! Being a maker myself, I was impressed bybthis amazing space. It was like being in a working museum, with amazing machines like a hydraulic stamping press, that creates the shapes for various caps, etc. Vintage machines, older than the founders of KMC were amazing to behold.
Because of my design background I could really appreciate the hand crafting that goes into each article that they create. It’s nice to see makers in New York doing amazing things, especially in New York (Queens border!).
I’m not sure how I would work with trap music blasting all day though, it did stress me out. Making the keychains was fun and quite a bonding experience with my fellow Unilocalers!

Signed up for a leather wallet workshop here with my girlfriend! And We both loved and learned a lot! Dan is very patient, helpful and knowledgeable teacher. We all made a beautiful leather wallet at the end! Highly recommended for anyone who interested in leather craft!
Last but not least, stylish, dope factory/​design studio. Everyone works there has passion of what they are doing! Love the work environment. And love their products!

This was a small event but; great one.
We were received by Peter near the door, where he give us a cool beer cozy of Unilocal and a piece of key-​holder made of leather with their KMFG logo, little that I know I was going to build my own personalized one key-​holder.
KMFG, Is an American manufacturing company based in Brooklyn, the owners Kyle, Daniel and AJ.
The Unilocal crew was honor to meet Kyle and Daniel, they told us how they and others came together to build this place.
They also give us a tour, were owners show us around and tell us the history of how they started. How they got the 8,000 sq. foot for half of price. And how they all got a bit to build this factory.
They have a skate ramp in the middle of the spot, they also were blassing hip-​hop all night kind of cool and they were giving away beers and water.
We also learn how to build our on key-​holder made of leather.
Thanks Peter, Kyle and Daniel for this good event.

I was not even sure of what to expect from this event but I figured, if it’s Unilocal,it must be good. So this Harlem girl hopped on the L train to Brooklyn.
The area is a little isolated and no one passing by would know that amazing products are being made in this warehouse-​looking building.
We were greeted by our host, Peter who was friendly and attentive.
Kyle and Daniel gave us an intro to the company and how it all started. We then got a tour of the area and were able to see some of the cool bags, jackets and hats that they make.
We proceeded to personalize our own leather keychain and this was extremely fun. Daniel, was so down to earth and actually gave me ideas on how to make my keychain even cooler. He went above and beyond to sand it and polish it. I spoke to him about the possibility of doing workshops for youths involved in the family court system and he was very open minded to exploring this via e-​mail.
I saw a bag I really like and he informed it was a prototype but to stay tune on their site for more information.
I was informed they also make wallets which is something I might consider for my father’s birthday and you might want to consider for father’s day (it is next week!).
They focus on making quality hand-​made products which you rarely see in today’s mass-​production era.
Overall, very cool and unique event. Looking forward to more!

The area is more on the industrial side with more warehouses than people, but once you walk through the suspect looking grey door and up those creepy stairs, you see the KMFG doors!
You walk in and there’s music playing, a skate ramp and a set up of sewing machines and other equipment where they make the magic happen. It was awesome because it reminded me of the factory my grandmother used to have and brought back some nice memories :)
We were greeted by Pete, signed in and got a Unilocal koozie to hold the complimentary beers, water or sparkling seltzer offered.
For the tour, we had Kyle and Daniel show us around and tell us the history of how they started. Caps and hats, shoes, leather good bags and a showroom of their goods!
We also got a mini leather keyfob as a souvenir! Just as cool, we got to make some too and personalize it! So so awesome! =D
These guys are so nice and their products are handmade with such great quality as they produce in small batches. They also have weekend workshops to show you how they make stuff and how you can too!
Thanks to Knickerbocker KMFG and Unilocal for this super cool experience! :)
I heart Unilocal!=)

Man was this some cool ish!
Ever hear the saying «cooler than the other side of the pillow?» Well that would describe Kyle and Daniel! Some of the chillest guys I have ever met. This edition of Brooklyn Born definitely did not disappoint. To be honest I really wasn’t sure what this event entailed but Im really glad that I came.
This is basically an 8,000 sq foot manufacturing space in Brooklyn. They have a skate ramp in the middle of the spot and they bumped hip hop all night, the vibes were very relaxed just to give you an idea of the tone here. They make everything fashion related from bags to shoes to python hats. I got to literally watch a guy make a python hat. Beyond original and honestly pretty amazing. Peter D. had some ice cold beer set up for us which was super chill. The stuff made here is DOPE and obviously limited edition. Everything is made by hand on premises. I fell in love with the bags they had here. I definitely want to pick one up. Kyle and Daniel also rent out space for aspiring artist or you can do an internship here. Actually met a cool Venezuelan girl from Miami interning. Im not in the fashion business but if I was I would probably want to work here.
The best part was that they gave us genuine leather to create our own keychains! I came home with 5 myself that I made. Using the rare machines was so fun! But most importantly all of the jackets, shoes, bags and hats here are really nice. I would highly recommend purchasing an item or visiting this hidden gem!
P. S. i loved Kyle’s gold teeth!!! Lol