Watchmaker Who Saved Vienna’s Ankeruhr • Kalivoda

Thursday, December 28, 2017

The Ankeruhr stands high at the Hohe Markt in Vienna, Austria. The clock was designed to make time stand still, in a way. It seems that human beings…

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CUT & SHAVE • Penang’s Vintage Barbershop • George Town • MALAYSIA

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Elyas loves a scumbag. One day he was surfing YouTube and came across a video – a video by the Schorem barbers in the Netherlands. He watched them on…

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Wooden SHOES • The Dutch Clog Museum • Eelde • The NETHERLANDS

Friday, January 16, 2015

Wooden shoes are still made and worn in The Netherlands. Most are made with machines but a small number of craftsmen still cut and scrape and shape blocks…

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Indian ARCHITECTURE • Bijoy Ramachandran & hundredhands

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Bijoy Ramachandran is an architect and partner of the practice in Bangalore, hundredhands. He describes their approach to building structures, using local materials and leveraging the local climate…

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Treading Water • URU Craftsmen & the Art of Boat Building

Monday, December 22, 2014

The Uru is a boat still built in Kerala, India, traditionally used for transporting goods. One of the last shipyards is located in Beypore, a village south of…

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