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The last practitioners of age-old crafts.

How This Carpenter Turns Broken Furniture into Wooden Treasure
CultureDec 14, 2022
200-year-old Shop Still Makes the Best Lion Dance Heads in China | Artisans E4
CultureJun 10, 2022
The Man Who Makes Umbrellas for Kung Fu Stars
TravelSep 24, 2021
This Silversmith Turned a Ghost Town Into a Haven with 600 Other Silver Craftsmen
TravelJul 20, 2021
The Man that Designed the Famous Stamp on Hong Kong’s $100 Note
CultureMay 26, 2021
The history of sitting, explained (with a $2.5 million chair)
CultureApr 20, 2021
He taught himself how to make watches. Now, they sell for $80,000.
CultureJan 25, 2021
The delicate and dying art of fixing ancient Chinese books by hand
CultureDec 08, 2020
A rare look at how Tibetan yak milk soap is made
CultureDec 02, 2020
This peeing statue might just be the world’s oldest thermometer
CultureOct 30, 2020