Collections is a series from The Show devoted to the things we acquire and treasure.
Collections is series from The Show devoted to devoted to the things we acquire and treasure.
Autriya Maneshni’s collection of Converse Chuck Taylor shoes began with a fateful trip to Goodwill when she was in middle school.
Since then, her collection has grown to feature more than a dozen pairs of the classic sneakers.
Maneshni recently visited KJZZ's studio to show off some of her favorite pairs.
Collections
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Joe Dampt has loved guitar ever since he started playing when he was 10 years old. A few years later, after buying and selling a guitar for the first time, Dampt realized something: He could play as many rare vintage guitars as he wanted if he bought and sold them. -
Sherry Dewane began collecting postcards nearly a decade ago. Her family owned the Stagecoach Motor Hotel in Phoenix. Years after the inn was sold and turned into a parking lot at Sky Harbor Airport, Dewane started searching for old postcards of her family’s demolished hotel. -
Artists who work with found objects are notorious for having strange collections of random items waiting to be turned into art. An installation by two local artists spotlights their unusual collections and chronicles their time making art in the Valley. -
High school teacher Teri Woods has been collecting Fiestaware since the 1980s, and she tells The Show why she started, and why she keeps going. -
Most collectors of presidential items have a specific niche. Maybe it’s campaign buttons, bobble heads or White House Christmas cards. Maybe they focus on a handful of select presidents or a certain time period. Not Steve Ferber. He just likes collecting what he calls "pieces of history."
