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Category: Skilled Artisans
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A Century of Colorful Confection
At this brightly colored corner kopitiam, hot joe is served along with delicious pastries and breads. The most “beautiful treasure” you’ll find at this confectionery, however, is a unique kind of toast.
Skilled Artisans
How Thanksgiving Took Flight
Year after year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade proves that sometimes the best traditions are the ones that lift us up.
Skilled Artisans
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Divine Tailoring
Where centuries of craftsmanship meet a calling higher than fashion.
Skilled Artisans
Shear Ambition
Purchasing an old Portuguese factory, Isabel Costa has woven herself into Serra da Estrela’s history.
Skilled Artisans
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Art’s First Aid
Meet the restorers turning centuries-old miracles into fresh masterpieces.
Skilled Artisans
Community Creators
The number of amazing artists that exist in this Community continues to astonish us!
Skilled Artisans
Comedy at a Coastal Chateau
A short scooter ride from the large seaside city of Marseille, the quiet village of Carry-le-Rouet holds all keys to leisurely French Riviera living— including a seasonal Ferris wheel sitting in its harbor.
Skilled Artisans
Look Sharp Dressed in Art
As an AWA Adventurer for about three years, Marvin was drawn to the Community through the colorful lens of our Instagram but became enamored with our stories (Marvin, you’re making us blush!).
Community Creators
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Contentious Liturgical Tunes
There once was a time when musical instruments were an unwelcome sound in this conservatory of music.
In The Details
A Wandering Wayfarer
A person who travels on foot is known as a wayfarer, and architectural photographer Wäyfarer taken to the streets to discover architectural wonders all around us.
Community Creators
Saigon’s Last Public Writer
Post offices are great at making sure nothing stays in place too long. But in Saigon, one man has stayed put for nearly 75 years — and he’s the last of his kind.
Humble Humans
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Past Pursuits of Female Artists
A truly surprising sight awaited visitors of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the mid-1800s: female students.
In The Details
Tis The Season To Shop Small
Consider supporting some these AWA Photographers this holiday season.
Community Creators
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Finding Art Amongst The Feathers
It’s not everyday you come across a library with no books.
Skilled Artisans
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Tartans, Tailors, & Orphan Phone Boxes
The oldest tailor in Scotland is a marvelous shop of mystery and master-crafted bespoke suits.
Adventure Curiously
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From Rags To Rich Stationery
The age of papermaking may be widely waning, but master paper-maker Jacques Bréjoux continues to keep the art alive.
Skilled Artisans
A Mansion That Measures Time
One of the few ‘calendar houses’ in the world with 365 windows, 52 chimneys, 12 doors, and 4 towers representing the days, weeks, months, and seasons in a year.
Architectural Wonders
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Hidden Wonders
Follow along on our journey as we dive into the history of Sotheby’s and the stories behind some of their magnificent jewels and timepieces.
Sotheby's
Creative Cartelismo Of Queens
Brothers & artists who have been hand-painting signs for businesses in New York City for more than 40 years
Skilled Artisans
Unlikely Essential Workers
After the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Women answered the call to serve their country - promptly joining the workforces at one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States.
Groundbreakers
Antwerp Was Made For Glovers
Antwerp’s last remaining store dedicated to handmade leather gloves, this family operated store boasts 120 years of exclusively selling craft gloves.
Skilled Artisans