Posted inGifts Gyokusendo Handicrafts Japan Sake
You Don’t Want to Drink Sake From Just Any Old Cup
Copper cups, hammered by hand, are a specialty at Gyokusendo, a Japanese family company established in 1816.
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The Crochet Coral Reef Keeps Spawning, Hyperbolically
The long-running project, sometimes described as the environmental version of the AIDS quilt, thrives on convoluted math and a sea of volunteers.
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In an 18th-Century Tavern, a Different Kind of Holiday Market
Dozens of makers gathered at the restaurant Stissing House, in New York’s Hudson Valley, for a celebration of craft and local creativity.
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In Peru, a Family’s Vocation in Silver
All seven of Gregorio Cachi’s daughters followed him into making jewelry. Now many of their children are involved, too.