Highlighting master artisans, innovators, and pioneers whose work informs our quest: to create a world built to last.

Todd Oppenheimer is the founding editor and publisher of the multimedia magazine, Craftsmanship; and the Executive Director of its non-profit umbrella, The Craftsmanship Initiative.

Writing coach, author, and developmental editor. Author of memoir THE OTHER MOTHERS from Sourcebooks. Essays at Longreads, WIRED, Outside, Romper. Devoted to the animals; interested in neurodivergence and trauma recovery.

Multi-award-winning writer based in Lyon, France, and the author of Paddling France for Bradt Guides.

Longtime audio journalist.

Gary Rogowski is a furniture maker, podcaster, & teacher. Author of “Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction", he founded The Northwest Woodworking Studio. His Mastery Program and Setting Up Shop video series gather students world-wide.

An addiction recovery program designed within the framework of a classical woodworking apprenticeship.

Chris Colin has written about bad billionaires, living in darkness, bureaucratic sludge and more for the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, Pop-Up Magazine, 99% Invisible and Wired. His next book is about a ritual he started called Admin Night.

Writer, bookworm, salsa dancer, magazine journalist. Author of An Italian Affair, All Over the Map, Losing It, and The Risotto Guru; collaborated on Electrify with Saul Griffith, PhD. Loves SF, Italy, Mexico, Peter, and Oxford commas.

I'm an Oakland, CA-based photojournalist, author, and sometime stage performer. My seven books include Shopping for Buddhas, The Size of the World, and 108 Beloved Objects.

The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC offers week long and weekend classes year-round in traditional and contemporary arts and crafts, music, dance, cooking, gardening, writing and photography.