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Filmmaker Michael John Evans invites us to Sean Walling’s bicycle frame workshop named Soulcraft. In this short film Sean sets out to visually portray “the zone” which one enters when their craft is honed.

…a well choreographed dance of experience and muscle memory producing a seemingly effortless ode to process.

Fantastic Creative Review movie about Mr. Smith’s Letterpress Workshop in South London.

A wonderfully poetic video of a woodworker by the name of Blair Sligar.

The video accompanies an insightful interview with Blair in one of my favorite online magazines Grain & Gram.

Rekiem skateboards, the only custom handbuilt skateboards manufacture in France, show us how skateboards are made.

Award-winning Foley artist Gary Hecker explains what it takes to recreate sounds for movies to add drama and intensity. He shares tips and tricks he has learned during a career that spans more than 200 films.

Mikael Lugnegård of Lugnegård design is a talented concept artist and designer. In this video Mikael shares some of his car sketching techniques by allowing us to look over his shoulder while he works. The video is quite long but contains valuable advice for anyone wanting to increase their skills.

Be sure to check his website where Mikael shares his sketches and process renderings.

David A. Smith does high quality, hand crafted reverse glass signs and decorative silvered and gilded mirrors. This short documentary by film maker Danny Cooke reveals behind the scenes work, techniques and visions that Dave uses when carrying out his passion as a glass embosser.

Borough Furnace is a two person design and prototyping studio that works with independent craftsmen to produce cast iron cookware with careful dedication to handmade, heirloom quality craftsmanship.

Visit their blog to see how their first product, the frying skillet was made and how they use recycled materials (old radiators in this case) and a small, responsible production process to turn old into new.

This is so awesome it hurts! Never before have I been so captivated by watching a process video. I want to go and create something right now! The music, the camera work, the lighting and the talent all dance nicely together this epic video. Simply amazing and truly inspirational.

Artists Supakitch and Koralie of MetroPlastique collaborate for four days, to create this stunning wall painting at the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Video by elroy. Music by DLid.

I found this beautiful film on the Kitsune Noir blog. It’s an introduction to the Printing Ink Company in Ontario, Canada and their lithographic ink creation process. An inspiring peek into a gooey but rather colorful world.

There’s a lot more to ink making than just mixing two things together. There’s a lot of craftsmanship, a lot of science and there’s a lot of passion.