#handmade

#handmade

Macken began the project in 2004 and stuck with it for the next 21 years, quietly recreating the five boroughs by hand in his upstate New York home. Built from everyday materials like balsa wood, cardboard and glue, the finished model measures roughly 50 by 27 feet and is made up of more than 300 individual sections. It captures the city's skyline, neighborhoods and landmarks with obsessive detail, from Midtown towers to outer-borough blocks.

A couple of years and one small Singer sewing machine later, that first sail became practice material for tote bags that Amato-Salvatierra would go on to sell under the brand name Ocean Beach Yacht Club, or OBYC. Each bag is cut and sewn from repurposed sails in Amato-Salvatierra's garage studio, and no two are exactly alike. He's been making them for more than ten years.

The MÄVINN Basket at IKEA is a limited-edition storage piece measuring at 11 3/4 inches deep, 13 3/4 inches high, and 11 3/4 inches wide. The extra inches of height help to make this basket extra spacious.

Jack Epstein has spent 28 years hand-making over 50,000 unique tin boxes, featuring iconic San Francisco landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Painted Ladies.

Megs Senk: "There's a reason makers are drawn to this part of Maine. It attracts people who want to create things and be part of something-people with that New England pragmatism, even if they aren't originally from here."

The Gibraltar Podium and Select models from Stinner Frameworks are handmade bicycles designed for speed and precision, reflecting high-quality craftsmanship and local production.

Armadillo's AGRA FORMA collection, featuring sculptural pieces with a focus on natural materials, emphasizes both sustainability and the poetic potential of handmade design.