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Beautiful short film about a letterpress printer from Why CraftComplement with Anaïs Nin’s poetic case for the joy of letterpress from nearly 8 decades ago.

How the world-famous Harris Tweed, dubbed by its aficionados “the greatest cloth of all,” is made. 

The Watchmaker – beautiful short film about about Brooklyn-based watchmaker David Sokosh by filmmaker Dustin Cohen, a fine addition to these poetic short films about near-obsolete occupations.

( Laughing Squid)

La Mer de Pianos (The Sea of Pianos) – lovely short film about Marc Manceaux, a traditional craftsman and owner of the oldest piano shop in Paris; a fine addition to these short films about obsolete occupations.

( Open Culture)

Beautifully shot short film on the intricate process of letterpress printing by RISD students Phil Cao and Kebei Li.

(via our risd)