Tag: craftsmanship

Cast in Stone, That Is, Iron

For a growing number of American households, Teflon-coated pans, copper pots, or anything else for that matter other than a handcrafted cast iron skillet, would be, well, an outcast in the kitchen. Crazy as it seems, the people who make this heavily weighted and highly popular custom-made cookware are willing to face furnaces burning at…


Classic Cars Still Have a Place at Modern Motor Show

The IAA mobility show is about to start in Munich, southern Germany. The show was previously held every two years in Frankfurt, but it has found a new home in the Bavarian capital. The German carmakers will introduce their latest high-tech vehicles to the press on Sept. 6, and then to the public on Sept….


Procuring an American Masterpiece

One Friday afternoon in December 2013, estate sales specialist Robin Psota got tipped off about a trove of collectibles in a house just north of the Los Angeles International Airport. She fought her way through traffic, donned gloves, and sifted through a pile of debris in an upstairs room. “I’d never seen such a hoarder…