Konono Nº 1, "Congotronics" (Crammed Discs): In Kinshasa, Congo, the septuagenarian likembé (or thumb-piano) virtuoso Mawangu Mingiedi hooks his hypnotic instrument to homemade loudspeakers driven by amplifiers crafted from discarded car parts and machinery.
People are also rediscovering family brewers, partly driven by the craze for craft beers.
Britons have bought more than 47m bottles of gin this year, setting a new record, partly driven by the growth of craft and premium distillers such as Sipsmith.
"Void Season is a simulated fashion line that shows what we call our 'hand made algorithmic approach' in which a purely artificial, digital design process is driven by a careful manual crafting," Zeitguised's Henrik Mauler tells The Creators Project.
Every time I drive by this craft-conscious deli, headed toward some other dining destination for the night, I sigh quietly and wish I could stop here instead, maybe dig into a barbecued pulled pork sandwich or an Italian sub or a muffuletta stuffed with house-cured salumi.
It must be driven by people passionate about the craft of design across its every application, powered by design practices such as rapid iteration and real-world testing.
There are many other examples: in France, an explosion of traditional craft construction was driven by a culture magazine, Chasse Maree, in Brittany, that resulted in contests of seamanship in gigs with teams from 12 nations, or in vessels particular to one town's history newly constructed as a symbol of local tradition.
Craft beer expansion is driven by brewers' advocacy for their products and the market overall.
Much of the early popularity of local craft brewers has been driven by the expatriate market, but it is starting to gain traction with locals.
See how Stella Creasy, Tom Watson or even Louise Mensch have crafted a media profile driven by online engagement – that's certainly not dispassionate.
