This lavishly illustrated coffee table book pays homage to the diversity of craft traditions and the remarkable skills of artisans around the world such as weavers, woodworkers, ceramists, potters, stone-cutters, beaders, basket-makers and textile artists. No matter the age, nationality or technique of the artisans featured, each one works to highlight the incredible wealth of the natural world and the urgency to protect it. 

Artisanal crafts are having a renaissance thanks to a growing consciousness for fair trade practices, environmental protection and a renewed respect for the quality and durability of hand-made objects. Organised by materials – clay, wood, paper, textiles and so on – three dozen artisans open their workshops to share their heritage, skill and vision, helping us to understand the relationship an artisan develops with their practice and their approach to it within the context of their own culture.