Leading up to his retirement, a New York craftsman trains his young protégé, in a short documentary by Ian Moubayed.

A documentary-style film exploring traditional Japanese handcrafts and artists from Ishikawa and Gifu, in partnership with Japan Tourism.

Today we're visiting RJ Models, one of the top architectural model making factories in China. And it's amazing! It's a blend of high tech computerized tools like laser cutters, CNC mills, and high end 3d printers alongside old fashioned meticulous hand model making by skilled craftsmen. And the scale is unbelievable - 500 employees!

Art

Who are the compagnons?

Japanese design meets produce.

For 60 years, this Japanese craftsman has been making silicone dinners that look good enough to eat.

Norbert Sattler is a master stained glass craftsman in Pleasantville, Nova Scotia.

A trove of more than 10,000 colorful glass beads suggests that an ancient city in Nigeria was one of the first places in West Africa to master the complex art of glassmaking, scientists say.

These incredible sand sculptures are the work of Japanese artist Toshihiko Hosaka. He has been honing his skills for over 20 years and was recently rewarded with 1st prize at the recent Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival in Taiwan earlier this month.

The finest glassware of the Renaissance was made by artisans on the Murano island in Venice, and their techniques were intensely guarded.

Turn it up to 8K if you can (you can’t), because this truly awesome video of master bladesmith Tony Swatton working on a Roman Gladius Sword made from damascus steel is a treat to watch.

Kintsugi (Japanese: golden joinery) or Kintsukuroi (Japanese: golden repair) is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer resin dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum a method similar to the maki-e technique. As a philosophy it speaks to breakage and repair becoming part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.