Sep 25th, 2008 · Known as "jambiya," the knives can cost hundreds of dollars or more, and are handcrafted by artisans with a long history of knife-making. They are the ultimate status symbol in the Arab nation.
Aug 10th, 2008 · When Sharon Ruwart moved from California to Beijing in 2004, she thought she'd have to give up her beloved artisanal cheeses in China's largely cheeseless society. But the group she started, Beijing Cheese Society, is spreading a taste for fancy cheese in her adopted home country. Ruwart talks with Liane Hansen.
Feb 22nd, 2007 · Historic buildings in the Islamic world are often covered with breathtakingly intricate geometric designs. Both artists and mathematicians have long puzzled over them, wondering how the patterns were created. A new study suggests the artisans worked from templates that drew upon advanced math principles.
Jan 14th, 2007 · Tiffany Studios' lamps are a legend, but few people know who actually designed them. Tiffany's chief designer was a young Ohio woman named Clara Driscoll. She and her crew of female artisans are about to recieve credit for their work in a large exhibition of Tiffany pieces at the New York Historical Society.
Dec 24th, 2005 · Ten Thousand Villages, founded in 1946, is a handicrafts company with about 160 stores in the United States and Canada. It sells gifts and home decorations from around the world at "fair trade" prices set by the artisans who make the products.