"Artisans" Blogs & Blog Posts

When the narrator says "less than 10 people are entrusted to carve the knights for world championship sets", one's mind may wander to the fact that chess authorities are among the most blatantly corrupt sporting bodies on Earth, so perhaps something...

In this episode of Trenton & Heath, master cobbler Heath Potter resurrects a totally thrashed pair of Ferragamo loafers. You may think that 26 minutes is a long time to watch someone restore a pair of shoes, but just allow yourself to be envelop...

This calm and relaxing video depicts Li Ziqi making paper by slicing and drying tree bark, soaking it in water, slow-boiling it with ash under burlap, fastidiously cleaning it, crushing it, chopping it up, muddling it with a gigantic mortar and pestl...

Freddie Mercury's childhood home in London will now have a blue plaque, the UK's acknowledgement of a significant historical person or place. This endearing film chronicles how it was made. (more…)...

Spring is about to roll in, and I am in no rush because I have definitely enjoyed wearing comfy layers and having an actual winter. Although, at times we've endured bone-chilling temperatures, that's all the more reason to snuggle up near the firepla...

‘Chikankari’ is a form of embroidery believed to have been introduced by Empress Noor Jahan, wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. This intricate form of embroidery is well.. The post How Threadcraft ensures ‘chikankari’ artists get their due appe...

Hot pink or a bright torquise, studded with rhombus mirrors, we’ve all received small lac handicraft jewellery boxes. Unfortunately, the Jaipur lac handicrafts is a dying industry... The post Are Indians killing their traditions? Banna Creations di...