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  • Author(s): Dickey, Christopher; Kuchment, Anna
  • Source:
    Newsweek (Pacific Edition). 7/25/2005-8/1/2005 (Pacific Edition), Vol. 146 Issue 4/5, p60D-60H. 5p. 3 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      COTTAGE industries; HOME labor; ARTISANS; SKILLED labor; LUXURY; LEISURE class
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the popularity of handmade products among the wealthy. Importance of craftsmanship and detail; How some people prefer to buy things that are special and made by hand, rather than something that is a brand name item; Assertion that many companies that make handcrafted items are family-owned or controlled; High price of some luxury handcrafted products; Decrease in the number of skilled artisans; Effort of some artisans to teach others in their craft.