An artisan, taken from the Italian word 'Artigiano', is a skilled manual worker that makes functional and decorative items. These may include everything from furniture, jewelry, clothing, and glassware.
The industrial revolution caused many skilled craftsmen to go out of business or seek other ways to make a living, as they could not compete with the lower costs and quick production times of factory made goods.
More recently the word artisan has come back into favor, to denote craftsmen and women who use traditional techniques and processes to make goods, such as jewelry and furniture.
Glass-making
Carpentry
Tailoring
Weaving
Bakery
The popularity in these areas of craft and design has seen the market for individually made and independently owned shops increase.
Subsequently consumers looking for one-off, quirky designs, are willing to pay larger amounts than they would for more commercially mass-produced products.
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The industrial revolution caused many skilled craftsmen to go out of business or seek other ways to make a living, as they could not compete with the lower costs and quick production times of factory made goods.
More recently the word artisan has come back into favor, to denote craftsmen and women who use traditional techniques and processes to make goods, such as jewelry and furniture.
- Trades
Glass-making
Carpentry
Tailoring
Weaving
Bakery
The popularity in these areas of craft and design has seen the market for individually made and independently owned shops increase.
Subsequently consumers looking for one-off, quirky designs, are willing to pay larger amounts than they would for more commercially mass-produced products.
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