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BENBİZ STORE · MAKERS

Not advertising faces, but people speaking in their own voice.

These first profiles demonstrate the storytelling format; no person or life story has been invented. Real profiles will be built through consent, first-person voice and visible working conditions.

Example profiles are not memberships or maker approvals.
A BenBiz image bringing production, work and human connection into one frame.

VIDEO-PORTRAIT APPROACH

The relationship, not the product, sits at the centre of promotion.

  1. 01

    Their own words

    Not rehearsed advertising, but the maker’s own method, need and boundary.

  2. 02

    Explicit consent

    The maker agrees in advance how much of their face, name, place and story will be public.

  3. 03

    Real working conditions

    Not only the attractive result, but season, difficulty, capacity and need are visible.

A woman grower speaking about the harvest in a tomato field
This person is not a real Store maker; the image demonstrates the visual language of a maker portrait.
KURUCU RAF PROFILE · NOT A REAL PERSON

Local Harvest Grower · Sample Profile

A maker portrait will show, with their consent, not only what they offer but why they produce, what they do well, where they struggle and what support they need.

FILM PLAN

A harvest morning · maker portrait

A video-portrait format where the grower speaks in their own field instead of reading prepared advertising copy.

  1. Who am I?
  2. How do I produce?
  3. What do I need?
≈ 2:30
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A craftsperson examining natural cloth and porous material samples beside a loom
A video-portrait still depicting no specific person or existing ObaNova workshop.
KURUCU RAF PROFILE · TEAM NOT FORMED

Natural Fibre & Materials Workshop · Sample Profile

Instead of polishing a product under one name, the Store story makes the different hands and decisions touching it visible.

FILM PLAN

From fibre to material · shared workshop diary

A serial video-portrait format in which a different contributor explains their work and limits in each chapter.

  1. Grower and fibre
  2. Craft and design
  3. Testing, records and responsibility
≈ 3:00
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A hand-stitched wallet, small accessory, tools and working hands on a leather craft bench
A representative scene based on the field of work; it is not an actual Mert Başbuğ product or workshop photograph.
VERIFIED MAKER PROFILE · NOT FOR SALE

Mert Başbuğ · Handmade Leather Wallets & Accessories

This story does not describe only the finished object on a shelf. It asks that material cost, time spent by hand, costs arising on the way to sale and the sharing of net value remain visible from the start.

FILM PLAN

Where does the cost of a piece begin?

A planned real-world film in which Mert explains material choice, handwork and how he accounts for time in his own words.

  1. Material and choice
  2. Handwork and time
  3. Costs and fair sharing
≈ 2:00
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An unfinished jacket on a dress form with patterns, fabrics and working hands in a tailor’s studio
A representative made-to-measure scene showing no specific person or real workshop.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · ORDERS CLOSED

One Jacket Workshop · Made-to-Measure Production

In this story, a body is not reduced to a mass-production size. Where the jacket will be worn, how it should move and which details belong to the wearer emerge fitting by fitting between maker and user.

FILM PLAN

How is a jacket built fitting by fitting?

A representative video-portrait plan from cloth and pattern to final review.

  1. Listening to the need
  2. Pattern and fitting
  3. Final details
≈ 2:20
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A wax model, mould, raw cast pieces and a hand-finished small object on a casting bench
A representative casting process belonging to no specific brand, work or craftsperson.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · COLLECTION NOT FOR SALE

Casting Traces · Small-Batch Collection

Behind a small object sit a drawing, a wax or other model, mould knowledge, casting labour and the hand that finishes the surface. This profile keeps those contributions from disappearing behind one polished object.

FILM PLAN

How does an idea move into metal?

A representative workshop-film plan from model and mould to raw casting and surface finish.

  1. Design and model
  2. Mould and casting
  3. Cleaning and finishing
≈ 2:30
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Handmade vessels at wet, leather-hard, bisque and glazed stages in a ceramics studio
A representative making scene that belongs to no specific ceramicist or real product line.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · AWAITING WORKSHOP APPROVAL

Trace of Earth · Ceramic Objects for Daily Life

The hand begins a ceramic form, but does not decide the result alone. Drying, glaze and kiln behaviour also take part; the maker story does not cover that uncertainty with a promise of perfection.

FILM PLAN

What changes as clay passes through fire?

A representative video-portrait plan following one piece from shaping to kiln opening.

  1. Form and drying
  2. Choosing the glaze
  3. Kiln and final review
≈ 2:15
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Hands exchanging different seed envelopes beside a village garden, dried pods and sorted seeds
A representative seed-for-seed exchange scene showing no specific grower, variety or real exchange lot.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · NO SALE, EXCHANGE MODEL

Seed Steward · Heirloom Seed Grower & Inter-Oba Exchange

A seed kept in one Oba can meet a grower in another when the applicable conditions are verified. The return is not money but another traceable local seed, and both sides add what they learn from the next planting to the same record.

FILM PLAN

A seed’s origin and exchange trail

A representative video-portrait plan covering growing, selection, storage and a seed-for-seed match between two Obas.

  1. Where the seed came from
  2. Multiplication and storage
  3. Exchange and next planting
≈ 2:30
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Unlabelled glass dropper, spray and table bottles with salt crystals on a bright kitchen counter
A representative kitchen scene that does not imitate Dr.Salt packaging or belong to any specific brand or real product.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · NO HEALTH CLAIMS

Source Salt Workshop · Natural Liquid Salt Kitchen Set

A salt story is not built on a mineral count alone. Trust begins when water source, bottling, analysis and measured kitchen use are explained with equal clarity.

FILM PLAN

Source, analysis and kitchen use

A representative process-film plan separating source information, bottling, batch records and bottle formats.

  1. Source and document
  2. Bottling and batch
  3. Measured kitchen use
≈ 2:10
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Dark tar slowly flowing from an earthen rural kiln into an unlabelled metal vessel
A representative process scene showing no specific kiln, tree species or real maker.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · NO USE CLAIMS

Traditional Tar Kiln · Maker Portrait

Reading a small kiln change, the colour of a flow or a shift in consistency is knowledge accumulated over years. The story makes that knowledge visible without giving the material extraordinary powers.

FILM PLAN

Kiln, time and the maker’s signs

A representative production-film plan from material preparation to controlled flow, making no health or use promise.

  1. Preparing the kiln
  2. Watching heat and time
  3. Recording the batch
≈ 2:40
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Natural textured cloth, patterns, garment panels, seam sample and working hands on a clothing studio table
A representative small-batch making scene showing no real garment line or specific maker.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · FIBRE RATIO UNVERIFIED

From Fibre to Clothing · Hemp Garment Maker

Natural fibre alone does not make a good garment. Pattern, stitching, use, care and repair are parts of the same production decision; the maker portrait makes those choices visible.

FILM PLAN

Where is a garment’s working life designed?

A representative workshop-film plan following cloth choice, pattern, reinforced seams and repair thinking.

  1. Knowing the cloth
  2. Pattern and seam
  3. Care and repair
≈ 2:20
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An unfinished natural-textile prototype, separate sole, last, stitch samples and tools on a shoemaker’s bench
A representative prototype-development scene showing no tested or sale-ready footwear.
KURUCU RAF EXAMPLE · NO SAMPLE OR TESTING

From Fibre to Step · Hemp Footwear Maker

A shoe’s story does not end with its visible fabric. The sole touching the ground, the assembly method, wear in use and possibility of repair deserve the same clarity.

FILM PLAN

Which questions test a prototype?

A representative product-development film plan following upper, sole, assembly, wear testing and repair potential.

  1. Upper and other materials
  2. Sole and assembly
  3. Testing and repair
≈ 2:35
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Let real voices take the place of these first scenes.

When an application arrives, no fictional biography will be written; the real profile will be built from the maker’s information, images and publishing consent.

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