Even the grandest of his architectural commissions are characterized by the intimate knowledge of materials, techniques and artisanal traditions, as well as by the conceptual ingenuity and improvisational flair fostered by his nocturnal experiments at the glassworks.
In the rural setting of San Jose de Balzay, a community heavily involved in the artisanal production of clay tiles and roofing materials, lead poisoning (from glaze used in the production process) was diagnosed and alternative materials and work practices incorporated to alleviate this problem as the result of a student thesis in the first master's cohort.
Over the weekend, I read an article from the New York Observer about "artisanal hookers", which are handcrafted from traditional materials and fireblasted in a heritage stone kiln.
An estimated 2,400 new fragrances will launch this year, and amongt these are a growing number that position themselves as artisanal scents – emphasising the connection with physical materials rather than abstract nouns.
The Marine Chronometer Manufacture, first shown in its final version at Baselworld last March and on display at the Salon Belles Montres in Paris, is a study in contrasts, with an unusual combination of decorative artisanal handiwork and the use of new materials in the heart of the caliber.
"The additional infrastructure and cost required to discard the nets in a sound manner made this material a burden, especially for artisanal fishermen".
"Making furniture is my version of couture: it's time-consuming artisanal work made in limited quantities in rare materials, customized for my favorite client, my better half, the Hun," Mr. Owens said, referring to his wife, Michele Lamy.
If you're good at making a unique specialty item from cheap materials, like fake leather gauntlets or artisanal beef jerky, make it your thing and hawk it.
In contrast, artisanal bricks are shaped by hand workers combine topsoil, manure, and other raw materials with water to make a thick slurry, which is then pressed into molds and dried in the sun.
Together with her two sisters and her mother, she comes every day to the artisanal mine of Kipushi to break rocks, which are then sold as building materials.
