Kukelhaus and Young arrived at Yale SOM in the fall of 2014 as roommates and soon realized they shared a love of fine craftsmanship and an interest in entrepreneurship.
The new nationalistic-minded Ming dynasty, after overthrowing the Mongol Yuan dynasty, proceeded in the 14th century to revive the art of ivory carving, and a renaissance of fine craftsmanship resulted.
Critical of the shoddiness of the machine-produced goods of his own day, he turned for inspiration to the handcraftsmanship of the Middle Ages and, basing his own work on their designs and methods, attempted to revive a respect for fine craftsmanship and to stir the aesthetic sense of his contemporaries.
The American industry's relatively new embrace of of-the-moment styling, combined with brand-name designers and a longstanding tradition of fine craftsmanship, has helped cultivate an image that speaks to foreign consumers' desire for the best of everything.
Larry Bogdanow, an architect whose love for natural materials and fine craftsmanship brought a sense of warmth and ease to the interiors of dozens of Manhattan's most popular restaurants, including Union Square Café, Savoy and the Cub Room, died on Wednesday in Manhattan.
The hanji paper dolls are extremely popular among those with an aesthetic appreciation of fine craftsmanship, and are increasingly recognized for their quality in the international community.
A winning combination of whimsy, fine craftsmanship and practical design distinguishes these fish servers from Jacaranda, a company in Cape Town.
Fine-Finned Friends to Help Serve That Next Fillet A winning combination of whimsy, fine craftsmanship and practical design distinguishes these fish servers from Jacaranda, a company in Cape Town.
The Avery Homestead is historically significant as a well-preserved example of an 18th-century farmhouse with fine craftsmanship.
Nauman, whose art does without fine craftsmanship, has a very high regard for it in his personal effects — knives, hats, boots, saddles, cars.
The exceptional materials are at the heart of the brand, but so is fine craftsmanship and a vibrant sense of design.
