Inside the Workshop: A Florentine Leather Artisan
In the Oltrarno district of Florence, Stefano Bemer's workshop occupies a fifteenth-century palazzo where vegetable-tanned leather permeates every room.
William Ashford · 2026-05-20
Craft
Artisanal traditions, maker culture, and the handmade.
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Inside the Workshop: A Japanese Denim Weaver
In Kojima, Okayama Prefecture, vintage Toyoda shuttle looms from the 1950s weave selvedge denim at roughly fifteen metres per hour, a fraction of modern projectile looms.
Oliver Ramsey · 2026-05-20
Inside the Workshop: A Brooklyn Perfumer
At D.
William Ashford · 2026-05-20
Inside the Workshop: A Swiss Watchmaker
In the Vallee de Joux, Philippe Dufour works alone at a bench overlooking snow-covered fields.
Thomas Nakamura · 2026-05-20
Inside the Workshop: A Scottish Cashmere Mill
At Johnstons of Elgin mill in Moray, Scotland, hair fibre from Mongolia is so fine it takes the fleece of four goats to produce a single sweater.
James Alderton · 2026-05-20
Inside the Workshop: A Swedish Cabinetmaker
In Stockholm, cabinetmaker David Ericsson works from a studio where hand tools line the walls and templates hang like musical instruments.
Oliver Ramsey · 2026-05-20
Inside the Workshop: A Neapolitan Shirt Maker
At the Kiton factory outside Naples, a single dress shirt passes through over forty specialised workers.
Catherine Avery · 2026-05-20