Students get to work with instructors like Arnaud Le Rouzic, who trained at Les Compagnons du devoir, a prestigious French organization made up of craftsmen and artisans who learn skills dating from the Middle Ages.

Farther from the palace and to its north and south were the commoners, merchants, artisans, and laborers.

Artisans come from different artistic and cultural backgrounds, however, their work is similar in many ways.

To explore traditional techniques and personal approaches to natural dyeing, Recker embarked on a journey and met with artisans from all over the world, from West Africa to Bangladesh to China to Northern California to Mexico to Uzbekistan.

I prefer buying my bread from an artisanal bakery to a bakery chain.

There was an urgent need for experienced artisans who knew how to rebuild the city. But there weren’t enough of them.

Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, Charleston is a thriving coastal city. But should disaster strike again, members of its artisan community are well prepared to help rebuild and restore.

With the coronavirus emergency deepening in Europe, Italy risks falling back into recession as foreign tourists are spooked and the global market shrinks for prized artisanal products.

My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness.

“I came here to share my knowledge and my experience with the younger generation of artisans,” Rouzic said.