Crafts

In just one week, Yuya Nakanishi can produce a weapon any samurai would be proud to carry. The master swordsmith handcrafts Japanese...

If you live in Oman, and you’re a man, you own a khanjar. Dating back to the 16th or 17th century, the curved daggers are not so muc...

Sweet dreams are made of Pierre Lilamand’s candied fruit. He is the fifth-generation member of his family making this delectable tre...

There is tile everywhere you turn in Lisbon. It is part of the fabric of the city—an architectural and aesthetic feature covering ho...

Visit Tokuzen Sanemori, and chances are you will find him seated on the floor of his workshop making Kumano brushes entirely by hand...

Four hundred years ago, the snake boats of India were warships, used by battling kings along the backwaters of Kerala. Today, the lo...

To Ryoichi Toya, salt is a treasure from the sea. He’s an Agehama-style salt maker in Suzu, Japan, and his facility is one of the la...

He’s known as El Maestro. His real name is Jorge Tello. He’s a tailor whose specialty is making suits for mariachis. Tello’s traditi...