By the late 90s, digital printing was king and hand-painted signage—as well as apprenticeships for sign-painters—were fading fast from the American landscape. Ira Coyne didn't let that hold him back

When the price of a quartz watch ranges from $50 to $50,000, what's the difference -- if any -- inside the case?

In a former silk weaver’s workshop in Lyon, a carpenter and trained musician is breathing new life into an instrument that was on the brink of extinction in France.

Chef Nephi Craig leveraged his twin passions—cooking, and Native American Food Sovereignty—to heal himself from substance abuse disorder. Today he employs his personal experience—and his restaurant—to...

When Cone Denim's White Oak mill closed down in 2017, the U.S. lost its first, and nearly last, producer of vintage-style, selvage denim. But the story wasn't quite over yet.

In honor of Native American Heritage month, a rare and deeply personal look inside the living tradition of Pueblo pottery—written by a descendant of one of the great matriarchs of clay.

Mike Dangeli, a Nisga’a craftsman from the Pacific Northwest region, has made a life carving totem poles, giant creations that preserve a tribe’s history, both the treasured and the painful.

The Pueblo Indian tribes who live in the Southwestern U.S. have kept their traditions in culture and craft alive, despite centuries of repression and colonial violence. For some of these artisans, the...

Wood entices us with its natural beauty, usefulness, and endless variety. Yet, perhaps more than any other raw material, it defies the artisan's Sisyphean quest for perfection.

Handicraft can offer more than the eye may see. Follow Gary Rogowski, a master furniture maker, on his quest for mastery and creative focus.

Felipe Ortega, a well-known micaceous clay potter from New Mexico, devoted his life to creating the perfect pot of beans—and to teaching his methods to others of all backgrounds.

The long march of espadrilles, from medieval Spanish peasantry to global shoe icon.

Only a handful of artisans still practice the centuries-old craft of rust printing on fabric. Of those who do, even fewer use the traditional stone mangle, or press, on handwoven, raw hemp fabric, yielding textiles that last for centuries. The Marchi family printworks, in Italy’s Romagna region, may well be the only place left in the world that still produces authentic, rust-printed textiles that are fully handmade. This short documentary, by Italian filmmaker Luisa Grosso, takes you inside the Marchi family's workshop to demonstrate the workings of their original, 17th-century mangle and other tools of the trade that have been handed down through four generations. Hand-carved wooden molds or stamps are used to print patterns on antique hemp fabrics for a soft, lustrous textile that can last for centuries. You can learn more about the art of rust printing in Ms. Grosso's short article, found on The Craftsmanship Initiative site: http://bit.ly/rust-print-mangle

Yes, professional upholsterers are still out there—reviving old armchairs, preserving a time-honored craft, and keeping many tons of trash out of landfills every year.

A colorful museum in San Miguel de Allende is helping to preserve Mexico's tradition of elaborate toys and miniatures.

Anne Loquineau left a traditional career path to follow her passion. Now she crafts sculptural (and surprisingly sturdy) porcelain bags that highlight her dual heritage and unique vision.

Setting out to buy herself a manual typewriter, an AI-weary writer visits the last full-time typewriter repair shop in Washington state—and encounters a time machine, of sorts.

TK - natural handmade incense

Gary Rogowski, a master woodworker and furniture designer (and longtime Craftsmanship collaborator) reflects on how his first handmade bench came into being.

Many of the Native American tribes located in the Southwest have retained their ancestral homelands and their sovereign governance through the ages—which has enabled their traditional lifeways and art...

How one journalist (and her daughters) turned her frustration with household plastic waste into a sustainable, handmade line of organic soap bars—crafted with creativity and a whole lot of heart.

In Lyon, the silk-weaving capital of Europe for centuries, the rhythmic clatter of Jacquard Looms once emanated from about 30,000 workshops. Today, only three workshops still uphold this tradition.

Profile of Bob Kramer, a master knife-maker, and his idiosyncratic pursuit of perfection in a field dominated by larger manufacturers.

When Joe Cunningham started making quilts, in 1979, it was an unusual occupation for a man—a fact that set him free as a fabric artist.

Maria Luisa Frongia sews and embroiders traditional garments by hand, one at a time, keeping a centuries-old custom alive in a rapidly changing world.