MODERN ARTISAN

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Mac Premo

Washington DC artist Mac Premo, "Lessons, humor, manners and good stories" 

via Vimeo & Mac Premo

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Kawasaki Hydrographic Printing

They've got it down to a science. Robots dip parts into a bath of water with a decal suspended in the surface tension to create a perfectly wrapped graphic. 

via Cool Hunting & Vimeo

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CHV : Kawasaki Building The Wheel

Short bit on forming raw coiled steel into a UTV wheel. 

via Cool Hunting & Vimeo

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A chart of digger reach

-Sarah

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Integrative Project - Penn Greene

Penn discussing the design and build of his kayak for his senior project at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design.

via Vimeo, Play Gallery, Stamps School of Art & Design

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Artisan Series Volume 2 : Kyle Mosholder

A talk about building a small scale manufacturing bagworks studio.

Via Vimeo & Knickerbocker Manufacturing Co. & Jason Filmore Sondock

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Do it & Carry it - Chapter 1.

How to carry a camera with a tablecloth and a belt, beautiful video and graphics by Astrid and Sirio. 

via Carryology & Crafted Images

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Gimli's Bearded Axe (Lord of the Rings) - MAN AT ARMS

Tony Swatton, a master blacksmith and prop maker of thirty years, details how he raises the bar by making an axe from Lord of the Rings out of damascus steel. 

via Youtube & Sword and Stone

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How the Tesla Model S is Made - Behind the Scenes 

A immaculate beauty of the fully automated Tesla manufacturing facility.

via Youtube & Wired Magazine

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The Caretaker

His philosophy, "Nobody ever owns a vintage car", and that you are just one of its caretakers is carried out at his shop with craftsmanship and love for the great automobiles of the past. 

Via Vimeo & Andy Green's Sports and Vintage Race Cars

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Birdy Nam Nam - Defiant Order

Part bike stunt video, part love story, and part beautiful photography. 

via Husz & Vimeo

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The Wildly Functional Studio of Video Wizard Casey Niestat

Casey shares his painstakingly functional studio with the world. 

via Casey Niestat & Gizmodo

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Churchill Gloves

Motorcycle customizers Hammarhead Industries teams with family owned James Churchill Glove Company (around since the 1890's) to make a video about how the VMX Gloves are made.

via Hammarhead Industries & The JRC Glove Company & Vimeo

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Massimo Vignelli Makes Books

Iconic designer Massimo Vignelli teaches us his process for laying out and designing books. It's interesting that Vignelli draws out each page of the book before designing it on the computer. 

Via Vimeo & Pentragram

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Shaped on all Six Sides

This video describes the philosophy of Andy Stewart, a wooden boat carpenter and sailor. It also depicts the techniques used at Emerald Marine Carpentry. 

Via Vimeo & Kat Gardiner

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The Union presents Dan Dringenberg

Dan talks us through his love to machines and how he came to work in the tattoo business, came up fixing tattoo machines and finally making his own machines by hand. 

via Vimeo & Fellowship Supply Co.

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International Jet Interiors - Short Film

A short video showing how luxury private jet interiors are crafted. 

via Vimeo & TheoMedia