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Watch “The Masons of Djenne”

By THE NATIONAL MUSEUM of NATURAL HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D.C.

This 5-minute mini-documentary, produced by anthropologist Trevor Marchand, captures a unique and very old building technique with handmade...

Watch “Miracle in a Box”

By JOHN KORTY / BRIDGE PIN PRODUCTIONS

This one-hour documentary film by the late, great John Korty offers an intimate, informative exploration of piano restoration, an exacting—and...

Watch “Made in Prison”

By LUISA GROSSO

Inside some Italian prisons, female inmates are using discarded fabrics to handcraft a range of goods to sell. By learning valuable job skills...

Watch “Painting for Eternity”

By The Craftsmanship Initiative

For anyone who appreciates the intricately decorated walls and ceilings found in many Old World houses of worship, some of the finest examples of...

Watch “The Art of the Hat”

By LUISA GROSSO

An homage, in film, to a third-generation Italian artisan—the last maker of the traditional, handcarved wooden shapes that are used as hat blocks....

Watch “The Book Doctor”

By LUISA GROSSO

Master book restorer Pietro Livi couldn’t find the right equipment to save large numbers of Italy’s priceless, flood-damaged texts....

Watch “The Violins of Cremona”

By Craftsmanship Magazine

Since the 16th century, Cremona’s luthiers—including Stradivari himself—have been using a particularly resonant wood from Paneveggio, known as...

Watch “Master of the Chair”

By Craftsmanship Magazine

In this short video, we watch Boggs use (and discuss) his wood rail bender, which does the work that normally requires two or three people. After...

Watch “Stairway to Heaven”

By The Prince's Foundation

The Minbar of Salah ad Din, a mosque in Jerusalem, has been one of the most famous examples of Islamic architecture and design in the Islamic...

Watch “The Intelligent Hand”

By Trevor Marchand

While students at The Building Crafts College of East London work, they tell Trevor Marchand, an anthropologist, why craftsmanship matters to them....

Watch “Tour guide: Hugo Kohl”

By Craftsmanship Magazine

Through years of painstaking, costly, and often fruitless detective work, Hugo Kohl has rescued an era of early American jewelry manufacturing...

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