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.
"This company offers the very best of British craftsmanship and working within the EU helps them continue to trade with world-class brands," she added.
Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time.
What if the kid got it in her head that it was a good idea to go into public service, the helping professions, craftsmanship, scholarship or — God help her — the arts?
It helps that the company is not selling products based on the quality of craftsmanship but on the quality of its stories.
"[t]his track helps Houston prove that she knows how to interpret, with great skill, tunes that display solid craftsmanship," he added.
"There are so many more layers of craftsmanship that you can explore and discuss as opposed to the standard drama," said Jonathan Gaines, founder of Acoustic Visions, an independent company that helps put together special editions for Warner and other studios.
Those amenities, along with clean water and electricity, came to the Kutch after a devastating earthquake in 2001 brought economic assistance to the area and helped revive dying craftsmanship.
Mr. Spiegel described Kutch as "a haven of exquisite, age-old craftsmanship nourished by its distinctive ethnic mix and historic isolation," but modern amenities have come to the region "after a devastating earthquake in 2001 brought economic assistance to the area and helped revive dying craftsmanship".
The national tradition of craftsmanship fostered a culture of ingenuity, which helped to shape the industrial age.
