Interesting topics...BUT listen carefully as they slip the the climate change BS in there. They just can't resist. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. This channel should be called Activist Insider. Just like acid rain, save the trees, and all the past failed predictions - the snails will be just fine. Unsubscribed.
It predicts you may have to look for your wrong choices elsewehere, not in your craftsmanship. Hopefully not in love - but, if carefully, you see you dont fall in love with your work, you fall in love with the world looking on how you do, feeling mastership.
Everyone is talking about the Japanese brush maker but no one about the Tyrian purple maker Ghassan who revived a long dead craftsmanship he got my respect
I really appreciate that the gentleman who makes the calligraphy brushes solely focuses on the brush section and doesn’t do the handles himself. Somebody else needs to put the same effort into the handles as he puts into the brushes. That’s some real masterwork.
Kudos to these people, who have preserved or even revived ancient traditions. I feel deep respect to every one of them. I feel like finding a master and pick up some ancient skill or even revive an ancient skill and quit my desk job haha. I have very rarely watched long youtube videos, this is peak perfection
His section made me cry! I love animals and when I see people who are good to them it just fills my heart with joy 🥲 He really does have a beautiful attitude and respect for his flock, the history, and the industry itself. Lord we really need more people like him in this world! A patient, kind, educated craftsman.
Human wisdom; made up-vanity. The output can be interesting anyway because thankfully everyone is not like the maker of the item nor so uninterested and bored like they are. And something that isn't good can still be used for a good purpose or used for good.
In Morocco, we use to decorate our houses, Hamam's mosques and it's also found in some Jewish temples, and there are many historical monuments in Morocco and South Spain with the Zelij tails decorating its walls.
Got a chance to tour a factory in Morocco. It was pretty impressive, but seeing them all sprawled out on the floor making the mosaics it just wasn't what was expected. This vid shows it very accurately. Just going into the shop at the factory blows you away what you see there. Just don't go to a tannery in Fes. I still smell it.
I loved the spirit of the dye-maker. You buy your primary material at the harbor from the fisherman , you extract your needed part from it and send the rest to the kitchen for dinner!
So many times on programs like these where the master crafters say "There is no one to take over for me, my kids aren't interested." But to see the 4th generation calligraphy brush maker looking at his inheritance and future career rolled into one and saying "The demand will continue to decrease. This is something I will have to deal with my whole life" hits differently. He has known his whole life by now and has still chosen to keep the art going at the expense of his known future. Respect given.
the really high quality footage of tedious tasks being done by the dye creator alongside the narration explaining how in-depth his dedication to the craft is being followed immediately by him just being like "holy SHIT i cannot tell you how many times i fucked this process up" is really sweet
Zellige is so incredibly beautiful. I remember when I was in Spain and saw zellige and asked around "what is that?" and was told it was Moroccan style art. On impulse I bought a ticket to Morocco. I said "I have to see more of that!!" Absolutely gorgeous.
The common theme here is the preservation of our planet. No over use of product, no wanting to sell sell sell but instead make the buyer really appreciate the work and time put into the craft. Beautiful.
Yeah but in reality its just artificial scarcity and the higher cost of handcrafted work that makes them a ton of money, they couldn't care less about the preservation of the planet lmao
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Japan seems to have so many master craftsmen that specialize in very niche and unique art. It blows me away that someone can devote their lives to something very few people will ever know about and be able to live, I presume, well.
I mean if it is something that a machine cant do as well as a human, I completely understand why youd do it. But a brush ? Lets be real here, a normal human could realistically make it to 40% of the accuracy of a machine that makes brushes. Say otherwise and be labeled a liar.
@@baronhelmut2701 after watching and still not understanding the difference between machine and craftmanship-made stuff, it would suffice to say that your intelligence is just poor. good luck in life.
“Each brush is made to fit a person”. Currently machines make 100 brushes the same, but it seems to be the slight human slant that gives the brush its uniqueness for the artist.
The chapter about Eduardo and his foie gras had me near tears. He was so humble, and respectful of both the geese, and of the culture which he has inherited and now lives. What an extraordinary human being
@@katieb3059 Not really, I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what the price of the food has to do with humility. Did he make it too expensive? If so I think he did that on purpose, since he said he wanted people to not eat it too often. Maybe increasing the price was an intentional measure to dissuade people from eating too much foie gras?
Japan is the perfect example of technological modernity, and traditional craftsmanship. You don't have to discard the old ways, because you've embraced the latest technology. You can have both
I assemble Japanese made Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) inside of a semiconductor fabrication plant. Let me tell you that they don't give a shit about ergonomics, simplicity or efficiency. But perhaps it's just the particular company we're dealing with.
@Broski Snowski @Broski Snowski It's like the revival of martial arts in the age of guns; a pointless endeavor on paper, but also a fulfilling demonstration of mastery and community.
I just accidentally stumbled upon this video and it seems like kryptonite to my ADHD, 50 mins in and didn't even notice the time. I am amazed by all of these artisans the attention to detail and dedication to their craft clearly shows on their work.
being diagnosed with ADHD (child and adult), I think you get exceptional attention to detail if working on a subject that your ADHD allows hyperfocus for. "Sklar (2013) argued that these results supported the notion that impairments to attention may be context-specific in patients with ADHD. In other words, it is possible that patients with ADHD are not impaired when in a hyperfocus state and may even have enhanced attentional control." I write software and lose half a day, easily, it's like a time warp. Too focused. I don't mean half a work day, like 12 hours. Especially if using meds or caffeine. They help focus on non hyperfocus subjects, which is good, but they make the hyperfocus more intense. It is valuable, it pays my bills, I'm happy to have it.
I admire how people dedicate their lives to one skill and then master it. It shows a great ability of patience and persistence and I really admire the work all of them do because we can all learn something from them.
As a future documentarian I had to stop after one minute to state, wow! this is a beautifully filmed and produced documentary! I'm amazed at sometimes the gifts that You Tube brings viewers. So much stuff here is just awful, negative, self-promoting, etc. And then something like this arrives for me to view! Again, I'm grateful to the I.B. team for creating a thing of beauty for us to enjoy :) Thanks!
I don't know how I ended up here, but damn if it wasn't entertaining and worth my admiration watching these craftsmen and the result of the time, dedication and effort they spent mastering their craft. Simply beautiful.
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At first I thought dedicating your life to some mundane craftsmanship would kind of suck, but then I thought about it and it would actually be really rewarding to preserve a craft that has been around for 1000 years. Its like keeping history alive, and being one of the few to do it.
I mean just imagine the future, where no one knows how to do anything anymore. Even making a fire from scratch, soap, clothes. It's all lost. And if the modern world gets destroyed by some event, we're screwed if we don't know how to do it by hand.
There are hobbyists who attempt to retain the knowledge, as well as professionals like those in this documentaries. Obviously, hobbyists can't develop the depth of skill, but at least we can preserve some of it. There's a group called the Society of Creative Anachronism. Many of them are in it for the fun, but there are serious hobbyists among them who hand down skills ranging from basic firemaking to creating dyed linen garments. The linen coming from hobby-farmed flax, retting flax to make the linen fibres, combing and spinning raw fibre, dying spun linen, weaving (or knitting, crocheting, knotting, felting) the linen to make cloth, making the cloth into clothing with minimum scrap fabric, using the scrap fabric into something useful (waste nothing!). Meanwhile, the farmer is collecting seed from the grown flax and starting the process over. Sometimes a single crafter or craft family/craft team will start from getting the flax seed to producing the clothing & using 'scrap'. Sometimes the partial process is sold on. (Etsy is a good source, for example.) Don't worry about humankind as a whole surviving an apocalypse. Worry about enough skilled people in enough trades being near enough to each other.
The thing I love the most is that you can hear them in their native language. And even without looking at subtitles you can see people taking pride in what they are doing and sheer enthusiasm. Really great
Sadly things like this will die out further the modernization goes. Easier life gets more easily the traditional patience intensive tasks will be forgotten which is a sad thing to see.
I hope you do too. However, I also hope you change for the better, which means you will not remain this way. And also, you must prepare for the fact, that all things come to an end, in time.
The interesting thing is how it's not just their culture, but they have saught to artisanize things like denim. It's like rather than considering how to automate something, there's a sect of Japanese that are inclined to think about how to make something the most distinguished and refined- that's likely the most interesting the thing that has been preserved as this inclination is rare, notably when they aren't willing to automate simple processes like spinning strings by hand in a barrel. Either stubborn or an unrelenting appeal to tradition, it undoubtedly produces unique products.
Dang the Tyrian purple dye maker hit me with a left hook with that voice. I wasn't expecting to hear someone from LA. Lol just goes to show you don't know what people are like at first glance.
Thank you for putting this video out. Everyone featured are masters of their crafts. I'm afraid future generations won't get to enjoy things made by experienced hands of these masters. I hope we can support them and their businesses so that they can last longer. Quality over quantity.
I can't help but notice a lot of these are from Japan, truly a wonderful people that at least in part refuse to abandon tradition instead valuing it and appreciating it. I believe that is something to be highly respected. I hope to be able to visit one day.
Most of the population is old people who can keep their traditions going longer that other countries. The new generation has influenced by western society where we create melting pots of cultures and traditions who end up snuffing each other out, they are starting to embrace progress at the cost of tradition just like us. They will most likely suffer the same fate as us.
@@sekai40 tnese blended cultures create brand new culture naturally. even the japanese were highly influenced by the chinese, including their entire alphabet, along with other large parts. We here in the united states even in the earliest days were a blend of english, welsh, prussian, and other cultures. Look at Christianity even; how it was heavily influenced by Roman and Greek Paganism; even to the point of appropriating some of the festivals like Saturnalia and Yule. Easter is another example of christian appropriation. It's just what happens, it's not bad because culture is meant to be shared and passed on and molded. Japan had a small amount of shielding from this due to heavy isolationist positions and their geographical placement. But it isn't immune to it either.
@@ExarchGaming This is a false equivalency, the modern force driving today's global melting pot cares naught about culture, unless you wish to call rampant consumerism a "culture". There's no traditions in constant consumerism, only the desire for more. The mechanisms which created and influenced cultures for centuries are not present. This is why so many of us are rootless drones bound by nothing, this is why countries like japan are so attractive to the average westerner.
ALLLLLLRIGHT...... I'll NEVER forget the time&effort I put into my custom metal work ever again. My prices just went up. I'm done creating art for pennies.
Does anyone else have the sudden urge to eat wagyu steak with a damascus knife while wearing tyrian purple denim and drinking tea from a kettle decorated by a calligraphy master?
Absolute respect for all those people that dedicate their lives to perfection. They settle for nothing but for the best possible outcome that in the end is the most satisfaction for their customers. We should all aim to that in our work places; even if we didn't always achieve it, almost aim to it. But over all of them, deep bow in respect of the wagyu farmer, that unveiled his secret in order to help rebuild his community after so many disasters. I would had been so easy to keep going and stay afloat when the rest would had gone down. But he braced with his neighbors to give them all a brighter future. How many of us could ever say such a thing of ourselves?
Yes, it’s how it’s done in small farms in France too. Although not the wild geese part, that would be welcoming avian flu... But yes, freenrange, rely on their natural apetite and not stress the animal. I’m not sure the product is what is sold nationally’or even ,ess internationally.
In Mexico I met some people who were building a stone wall near 16 foot tall and probably 100 foot long, straight as a laser with no plumb bobs, no string lines, no levels or anything other than a hammer, water and corn tortillas. These fellas worked in the full sun, middle of summer and it was 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, 10 hour days or longer and they'd hardly take a break other than to snack on a few tortillas or get some water to drink. They were happy to have the work, and some of the hardest working and nicest people I ever met, dedicated workers are truly a different breed, especially craftsmen.
is what happens when you grow in an envrionment where your very survival depends on physical labor, i;ve seen videos of people in Asia working in a Volcano mining sulfur and carrying it up a Mountain daily and earning what an average teen earns in 1 hour working at Mcdolnalds
wabi-sabi: acceptance of the imperfections in art 57:15; so basically like the moroccan tiles, people love them for the imperfections from being hand crafted
With so much negative in the current world, it's wonderful to see humans doing amazing things. The amount of dedication to their crafts is wonderful and inspiring.
i feel the same, and the moroccan tile maker put it nicely - people working in this field are at total peace with themselves working with patience, calmness and endurance, sadly they don’t find younger generations to continue in such ways - we seem to have lost this peace with ourselves in current times
This makes me so happy; anything that is done with the level of care and skill shown in all these is an art form of high degree, and the ones that are traditional have generations of skill in their development. As the matcha tea maker said, it’s a cultivation of love in the skill.
When I lived in Japan (this story isn't going where you think it will) I frequented a coffeeshop in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, that had bought one of those large globes that was featured here. I spent much time each visit studying the globes. It had a beautiful wooden base like they showed here. It is rewarded to learn more about the globes and their makers.
What I most appreciated in this documentary was the 50/50 distribution of roles between people who identify as men and woman, and the fact that Isis is perfectly acceptable as long as she is given the right brush and proper shades of green paint.
Or perhaps, just one. An anime where every single segment of the video makes an entire season? You already have the music selectment for inspiration, as well as the tone and setting of the story. And also, a pretty good foundation stories to make an epic herro battle out of them :)
One of the most subtly beautiful parts of this is the craftsmanship at multiple levels. The craftsmanship of the individual who makes the brush handles, the skills of the people at each step of the clay preparation and firing, the skill of the fisherman who collects the snails. It’s not just the person who makes the final product who is a craftsman. 24:18
Every time I see Japanese craftsmanship and the mastery behind it, I’m overwhelmed by the level of dedication to the craft. It fills me with joy. Really, I have so much respect for these masters and their commitment to mastery - I’m out of words. Very motivating
Ive recently started doing tile jobs for a Interior Designer who has fallen in love with the square Zellige tiles. They are a pain in the butt to install, but their variation in color with their painted finish looks really good on walls and backsplashes', not gunna lie.
the attitude of the foie grass producer is what we need in a world full of narcissistic and greedy personalities! I admire how down to earth this man is and that he is not starting to mass produce his product in order to make more money. We should strive for a world that is slower and more mindful of the things and beings around us.
@@Cloudy_JonesI'm pretty sure it's just a naming thing (like naturally bubbly white wine from outside the Champagne region of France) and not actually cos of the cruelty. I mean, there's a reason for all the Pxta boycotts of restaurants in the US & UK - some of which didn't even serve it, nor have it on the menu - besides classic P-ta incompetence. Plus, he's doing it sans the cruelty part: the force-feeding and overfeeding. That's the "only" "cruel" part that differentiates foie gras from other poultry farming. Y'know, never mind the disgusting setting they're normally in, with nowhere to hide and panting in distress (all as he described and as we saw in the clips they showed of terrified mute ducks being force-fed with metal pipes [shoved into their throats] in a foie gras CAFO). He's taken the cruelty out of foie gras. And he said that the French govt complains of him "using their word" (not his exact words; those are my "sarcastic" quotes cos rolleyes @ France) so it's technically not "foie gras proper" anyway. I'm not saying anything that wasn't said in the video, except "CAFO" (real word) and ig "rolleyes @ France" (still do).
I also eat meat but to call someone who feeds animals just to kill them and sell the final product for insane amount of money a mindful, non narcissistic and non greedy person is laughable
I think the snail dye was incredibly fascinating. I really admire those bringing it back. I wonder how they ever figured out such a small area of the snail had dye and how to ever make it. I guess seeing the colour leech out from the snail as he did as a kid perhaps. Absolutely incredible.
@@anonymousgoose8825 yeah it's not just the snails you have to worry about, it's the role it may play in the ecosystem. Yeah everyone could care less about mosquitoes, but what about the food they provide for other creatures like birds and bats?
@@lukeleveque2763 Indeed, I suspect cultivating the snails might be a better long term option, though I suspect this will only keep up for one generation unless he can find someone else to take it up after him. In regard to mosquitoes, they are replaceable by quite a lot of other insects that can fill that same niche without sucking blood to create their young, so blood sucking mosquitoes can go to hell imho :P
Those knives.....his set for the test. They're just amazing. That dagger is so amazing looking. I would love to own one of his knives one day. I have a Japanese iron kettle. It's one of my most prized possessions. People think it's crazy since the inside isn't coated but it's been properly cared for and makes the most wonderful tea.
the Natural Foie Gras part was the most passionate to me, even though I am vegetarian. Here, everything is kept quite in line with the natural order of processes and I highly respect that.
the old fella at the end who shared his olive wagyu with the whole of his prefecture so it would be famous for it, when he could have easily kept it for himself and watched the price raise due to scarcity, a real gentleman and deserving of a deep bow
I’ve been working with fish and meat since I was twelve, I have a lot of passion for food and enjoy what I do but I can say I am mighty jealous of these craftsmen, I wish I was introduced into this world as a child.
I really respect everyone on this list, Eduardo in particular to me seems like such a genuine and knowledgable man fighting the good fight ✊ much love to all these master crafters
6 out of the 12 jobs mentioned in the video are done by the Japanese. When you talk about Japan, you talk about dedication to work. I think I watched another video of a Japanese handcraft knife video on this channel which is not included. Not only Japanese, but all handcrafters and dedicated people deserve appreciation for their work 🙌
Japan is one of the least effected countries by European colonization, so ancient arts didn't get immediately destroyed by the attempts of rushed modernization attempts to match invaders. This of course doesn't mean modernization didn't happen in Japan at all, but they were most certainly more isolated and did it in their own pace. So most art forms managed to survive longer compared to others.
@@randomdude8202 I think you missed my statement. What I was trying to say is how dedicated and meticulous they are when it comes to work. This doesn't apply only to art works etc like mentioned in video, but to most jobs in Japan.
@@vanaa0 they are more dedicated at whatever they do, I agree with it. But to be fair, any crafter or artisan has to be, and they are in decline all around the world.
chinese and japans really know what tradition is and how to drive every single move to perfection. crazy. awesome work, stunningly interesting personalities. also Jintaro should win a price for this enviromental harmless method of covering his tea. straw and just a bit more work instead of plastic. we can learn A LOT from these people!
Amazing! I love documentaries like this - I wish we could see even more because there are so many things out there that are so niche that they may all die off before they get the exposure they deserve.
We have a Toyota factory here in southern Indiana in the city of Vincennes Indiana and I know many people who have worked there. Toyata pays like 23 dollars an hour starting out. The Japanses man who own Toyta provides so many jobs here its amazing. And Toyota's are known to run for millions of miles. The only car I've ever seen with a million miles on the odometer and the car still ran good, was a older Toyota car, the kind that has the seat belt running along the door frame when you start it. The odometer said it had 1 million and 38 miles and it still ran good. Crazy. The Japanese really know how to build reliable engines!
They are literally famous for it, but this documentary really illustrates how much Japanese culture emphasizes pride in the process, mastery of what appears to be mundane, and an embrace of traditionalism in the midst of the modernization trend. All of these craftspeople deserve praise for their dedication and mastery. Obviously I am too poor to afford these products, but I still have a high level of appreciation for them. This documentary just really made me think of Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus and humanity's attempt to fight against the absurdity of life.
Best Channel on TH-cam. This is meditation for me. I love learning about these things. My dream is to start my own traditional crafts. I love the Art from the start to he product
Many props to these guys! I watched a Japanese man take a small lump of silver and hammer it over 100,000 times into a perfect little tea cup. Crazy level of dedication. I would've used a much bigger hammer and made a saucer!
So, I'm only into the Moroccan tile part, but I HAVE to comment on the skill of the artisans! The fact that they can hand chip those designs into handmade patterns, which are then made into handmade mosaics, is simply astounding. God made humans in the image of himself...and He created perfection. So the fact that his children can do such miraculous things (like this), is proof of His existence. And it is a beautiful thing! 💜💜💜🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🥰🥰🥰
The cattle farmer is so intelligent for understanding the scientific makeup of the meat protein and how to enhance it. He treats his animals exceptionally well, too. I’m impressed so much by all of these artisans, but his knowledge was especially impressive to me. Also if anyone is curious about the olive wagyu price they listed, 35,000 yen is approximately $236 USD according to todays exchange rate. Not as bad as I expected, considering once it’s shipped to the US, it’s most assuredly at least twice as expensive.
I really, really appreciate the natural foie gras! I didn't know that this was possible and I really like what Eduardo says as a producer. I feel that this would be a very nice gift to have with my dad, who really loves foie gras for when he retires and when I get my first proper pay check.
18:51 "A good craftsman is the one who gives work his right. When he starts work, he must focus on it. If he wants to own this craft, he must give it its right time and effort to gain the skills, and with time he works and learns. he is not called a teacher, because he always learns throughout his life."
I love watching these videos. They’re making their chosen craft RIGHT - with no compromises. They’re unlikely to get rich and famous (outside their own little specialized niche), but they don’t care. They’re doing something worthwhile of which they can be proud, and what they make today could still be in use in hundreds of years.
Jintaro is adorable. His love for his work is so palpable. He is very proud of his work, as he should be. It's just nice to see someone so invested in a tradition.
I would _love_ to learn the craftsmanship of Zellige if I could. I have no idea if I would be any good at it even with training, but it looks so immensely satisfying to create those mosaics. Not just in the way the shapes fit together, but knowing that your hard and precise work made something so beautiful. Every tiny piece you make becomes worth it when the design is finished. Working so hard and so long to make something that beautiful sounds like a wonderful and purposeful life to me.
Why not give it a go with things you can find around your place? Maybe it turns out that someone wants to buy one off you. Or that it's fun. Or neither, but trying can't hurt :)
@@The_1ntern3t That is a very good point! If I ever get a house with good yard or garage space, I'll see if I can give tile-craft a shot. It won't have the same type of tile or be handmade the whole process through, but there's no shame in trying what I've got access to, right?
@@Sam.Wendorf I'd like to think that the original inventors of the mosaics also worked with what they had on hand at the time and that what they did was just so cool that it stuck. Putting a modern spin on things should be a good thing!
@@The_1ntern3t Also very true! Those original artists must have been so cool, though. They looked at a tile and thought, "This is not nearly fancy enough." And now there's a unique cultural style of art for a whole country. People are amazing.
A phrase i once heard that stuck up to me was in a restaurant, it was asked to the cook "What did you put in this food? IT's AMAZING!", the cook answered "I've put my life on it". A great inspiring phrase.
29:44 I Love this guy’s desire to produce such a rare dye. What he needs is a team to help him breed and thus farm his own snails. I vote: yes. Make it happen.
YUCCA. WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. IM SO PROUD OF YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ART WOOD WORKING FURNITURE. I GOT A LIL TEARY EYED AT THE END. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND EDEN. HAPPY TRAILS❤
Why have you edited you comment ? Your comment is almost word for word identical to the one above it, even down to the emoji type an placement. So did you change it so you had one word different or to make it even more identical as the other one ?
@GnJs6PackTraining hahaha yeah these things happen, I've done it an seen it so often I had to ask, I was secretly wondering of you were a bot or not lol.
That Japanese Matcha farmer is living his best life, it seems. If your work is your passion, that alone will make a huge impact on your happiness, I believe.
Thanks for watching! Let us know what other impressive jobs you want to see next?
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Interesting topics...BUT listen carefully as they slip the the climate change BS in there. They just can't resist. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. This channel should be called Activist Insider. Just like acid rain, save the trees, and all the past failed predictions - the snails will be just fine. Unsubscribed.
man... being called a national treasure as a craftsman really feels like the ultimate acknowledgment for his work
Lies again? UEFA SW Age 12
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It predicts you may have to look for your wrong choices elsewehere, not in your craftsmanship.
Hopefully not in love - but, if carefully, you see you dont fall in love with your work, you fall in love with the world looking on how you do, feeling mastership.
@@wschaeffenacker what? English isn't your first language??
Everyone is talking about the Japanese brush maker but no one about the Tyrian purple maker Ghassan who revived a long dead craftsmanship he got my respect
That's because the internet is full of incels, who jizz themselves anytime they see something Japanese. Even if it's just a brush.
@@cokdesatria1878 it's not, it's in this video
@@homiekeen23 yes, but that just a hilight, not a full video
@@cokdesatria1878 the whole video is a collection of several smaller ones, it's not mainly about the Japanese brush maker
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I really appreciate that the gentleman who makes the calligraphy brushes solely focuses on the brush section and doesn’t do the handles himself. Somebody else needs to put the same effort into the handles as he puts into the brushes. That’s some real masterwork.
Kudos to these people, who have preserved or even revived ancient traditions. I feel deep respect to every one of them. I feel like finding a master and pick up some ancient skill or even revive an ancient skill and quit my desk job haha. I have very rarely watched long youtube videos, this is peak perfection
Too much Japanesse Bullsh*t
The natural foie gras producer has such a beautiful attitude towards his birds, the land, and the history of his profession. What an amazing person.
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@@williamcoles4950i have no problem doing this 😊
His section made me cry! I love animals and when I see people who are good to them it just fills my heart with joy 🥲
He really does have a beautiful attitude and respect for his flock, the history, and the industry itself. Lord we really need more people like him in this world! A patient, kind, educated craftsman.
I believe in open borders and population replacement that is why I vote Biden! Time for the white man to leave!
"I believe that unless one creates with interest, the output becomes uninteresting." What a great quote.
"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
@paradiseonheaven have you never gone to local artisan's for anything before? Or at least just seen their work in your area? Should get out more.
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The translation is wrong. He's actually saying *"If you don't enjoy creating, you won't create something good."*
Human wisdom; made up-vanity. The output can be interesting anyway because thankfully everyone is not like the maker of the item nor so uninterested and bored like they are. And something that isn't good can still be used for a good purpose or used for good.
The Zellige tiles are absolutely marvelous ! Such fine craftmenship and pure art at the same time !
Oh I agree, craftsmanship, patience, ect. I was amazed at the finished product.
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In Morocco, we use to decorate our houses, Hamam's mosques and it's also found in some Jewish temples, and there are many historical monuments in Morocco and South Spain with the Zelij tails decorating its walls.
Got a chance to tour a factory in Morocco. It was pretty impressive, but seeing them all sprawled out on the floor making the mosaics it just wasn't what was expected. This vid shows it very accurately. Just going into the shop at the factory blows you away what you see there. Just don't go to a tannery in Fes. I still smell it.
love this part, so interesting. wish to visit one day
I loved the spirit of the dye-maker. You buy your primary material at the harbor from the fisherman , you extract your needed part from it and send the rest to the kitchen for dinner!
So many times on programs like these where the master crafters say "There is no one to take over for me, my kids aren't interested." But to see the 4th generation calligraphy brush maker looking at his inheritance and future career rolled into one and saying "The demand will continue to decrease. This is something I will have to deal with my whole life" hits differently. He has known his whole life by now and has still chosen to keep the art going at the expense of his known future. Respect given.
the really high quality footage of tedious tasks being done by the dye creator alongside the narration explaining how in-depth his dedication to the craft is being followed immediately by him just being like "holy SHIT i cannot tell you how many times i fucked this process up" is really sweet
Zellige is so incredibly beautiful. I remember when I was in Spain and saw zellige and asked around "what is that?" and was told it was Moroccan style art. On impulse I bought a ticket to Morocco. I said "I have to see more of that!!" Absolutely gorgeous.
If your comment was the first lines of a book, I'd feel like continuing my reading. Literally gave me shivers:)
to the extent your garbage preferences generate books, it causes me not to want to read books.
Nice, I'm happy to know that.
It might have been Portuguese tile art since they are a neighbor to Spain
@@liloheinrich8659 They were both influenced heavly by the Arab world.
The common theme here is the preservation of our planet. No over use of product, no wanting to sell sell sell but instead make the buyer really appreciate the work and time put into the craft. Beautiful.
Yeah but in reality its just artificial scarcity and the higher cost of handcrafted work that makes them a ton of money, they couldn't care less about the preservation of the planet lmao
@@davidmaitland3238 I'm sad you're so negative. Maybe work on that for a lifetime.
I’m Japanese and I have been training for 5 years to write this TH-cam comment.
Edit: Wow thanks everyone for the likes. Please stay tune for my next comment in 5 years, when I become a 10 year master in TH-cam comments.
you could have used google translate
@@saisowjith2073 he'd this idea 5 year's ago 😃 tryin humour 😃
incredible talent on display here. thank you for sharing such beauty with the world
Exquisite
Lol
Japan seems to have so many master craftsmen that specialize in very niche and unique art. It blows me away that someone can devote their lives to something very few people will ever know about and be able to live, I presume, well.
@@vandalayindustries3057 hes only said "many", not "the most"...
Once you understand the country and people it makes a whole lot more sense
I mean if it is something that a machine cant do as well as a human, I completely understand why youd do it. But a brush ? Lets be real here, a normal human could realistically make it to 40% of the accuracy of a machine that makes brushes. Say otherwise and be labeled a liar.
@@baronhelmut2701 after watching and still not understanding the difference between machine and craftmanship-made stuff, it would suffice to say that your intelligence is just poor. good luck in life.
“Each brush is made to fit a person”. Currently machines make 100 brushes the same, but it seems to be the slight human slant that gives the brush its uniqueness for the artist.
The chapter about Eduardo and his foie gras had me near tears. He was so humble, and respectful of both the geese, and of the culture which he has inherited and now lives. What an extraordinary human being
Those geese might think he's respectful until he grabs them by the neck. 😄
@@skipads5141 well it's better than force feeding and genetically mutating
Absolutely. I just wanted to hug him.
Humble? Do you know the price of foie gras?
@@katieb3059 Not really, I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what the price of the food has to do with humility. Did he make it too expensive? If so I think he did that on purpose, since he said he wanted people to not eat it too often. Maybe increasing the price was an intentional measure to dissuade people from eating too much foie gras?
That level of dedication and attention to detail is admirable. Also that brush maker definitely does not look 70, he looks way younger.
Right! I was amazed at his attention to detail of his craft, but blown away when I seen he was 70, looks great!
@@truthhurts3524to master anything, anywhere, takes a lifetime.
I bet he has aged slowly because he is doing something he loves and is happy with his life :)
Imagine the infinite knowledge of the one who gave us all abilities.....The Almighty Is Beyond Astonishing.
Hes just japanese
Japan is the perfect example of technological modernity, and traditional craftsmanship. You don't have to discard the old ways, because you've embraced the latest technology. You can have both
everything in japan takes a lifetime to master apparently
I assemble Japanese made Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) inside of a semiconductor fabrication plant. Let me tell you that they don't give a shit about ergonomics, simplicity or efficiency. But perhaps it's just the particular company we're dealing with.
@Broski Snowski @Broski Snowski It's like the revival of martial arts in the age of guns; a pointless endeavor on paper, but also a fulfilling demonstration of mastery and community.
dedication of hole life for what? this is bullshit
At the first of the video they said basically no one makes these anymore.
35:12 you would never think this is the same guy in the factory dying threads with no gloves. True craftsmanship & dedication.
I just accidentally stumbled upon this video and it seems like kryptonite to my ADHD, 50 mins in and didn't even notice the time. I am amazed by all of these artisans the attention to detail and dedication to their craft clearly shows on their work.
being diagnosed with ADHD (child and adult), I think you get exceptional attention to detail if working on a subject that your ADHD allows hyperfocus for. "Sklar (2013) argued that these results supported the notion that impairments to attention may be context-specific in patients with ADHD. In other words, it is possible that patients with ADHD are not impaired when in a hyperfocus state and may even have enhanced attentional control." I write software and lose half a day, easily, it's like a time warp. Too focused. I don't mean half a work day, like 12 hours. Especially if using meds or caffeine. They help focus on non hyperfocus subjects, which is good, but they make the hyperfocus more intense. It is valuable, it pays my bills, I'm happy to have it.
@@_efault Some says ADHD is not Attention Deficit. It is Attention Uncontrolled. Let our hypofucus rule the world.
@@guicho271828 put down the blunt homie
Same 😂😂😂😂 we'll meet all here
I admire how people dedicate their lives to one skill and then master it. It shows a great ability of patience and persistence and I really admire the work all of them do because we can all learn something from them.
What can we learn from them
@@bigbuba5212 not sure but it's only going to be one thing.
@@joejones9520 its been a while since ive seen such a good comment
Sure, thanks Timmy 👍
being a Jill of all trades but a master of none, seems more practical
It took me 3 nights to finish the whole video, first time I was drawn into a video at this level. Amazing dedication/craftsmanship.
As a future documentarian I had to stop after one minute to state, wow! this is a beautifully filmed and produced documentary! I'm amazed at sometimes the gifts that You Tube brings viewers. So much stuff here is just awful, negative, self-promoting, etc. And then something like this arrives for me to view! Again, I'm grateful to the I.B. team for creating a thing of beauty for us to enjoy :) Thanks!
This comment needs more love. You're absolutely spot on.
I don't know how I ended up here, but damn if it wasn't entertaining and worth my admiration watching these craftsmen and the result of the time, dedication and effort they spent mastering their craft. Simply beautiful.
I came from watching your other, "18 Surprising, Billion-Dollar Food Industries," I love these Business Insider segments! And 2 hours! "free" (ads) on TH-cam! The information is 1. real, 2 informative, 3. rich content/b-roll, 4. great multiple interviewers and interviewees, including microphone/audio content. Every second oozes information + quality. Thank you! Edit (sp)
At first I thought dedicating your life to some mundane craftsmanship would kind of suck, but then I thought about it and it would actually be really rewarding to preserve a craft that has been around for 1000 years. Its like keeping history alive, and being one of the few to do it.
I mean just imagine the future, where no one knows how to do anything anymore. Even making a fire from scratch, soap, clothes. It's all lost. And if the modern world gets destroyed by some event, we're screwed if we don't know how to do it by hand.
@@AgrestisAnima less talk and do something about it
@@josecalles9782 I'm watching TH-cam videos about it, that should be enough. My IQ is OVER 9000!!!!!!!
@@josecalles9782 less talk and do something about it
There are hobbyists who attempt to retain the knowledge, as well as professionals like those in this documentaries. Obviously, hobbyists can't develop the depth of skill, but at least we can preserve some of it.
There's a group called the Society of Creative Anachronism. Many of them are in it for the fun, but there are serious hobbyists among them who hand down skills ranging from basic firemaking to creating dyed linen garments.
The linen coming from hobby-farmed flax, retting flax to make the linen fibres, combing and spinning raw fibre, dying spun linen, weaving (or knitting, crocheting, knotting, felting) the linen to make cloth, making the cloth into clothing with minimum scrap fabric, using the scrap fabric into something useful (waste nothing!). Meanwhile, the farmer is collecting seed from the grown flax and starting the process over.
Sometimes a single crafter or craft family/craft team will start from getting the flax seed to producing the clothing & using 'scrap'. Sometimes the partial process is sold on. (Etsy is a good source, for example.)
Don't worry about humankind as a whole surviving an apocalypse. Worry about enough skilled people in enough trades being near enough to each other.
What a relaxing video. The background music, the narrators' voices, the voices of the artisans..... I could fall asleep to this every night
The thing I love the most is that you can hear them in their native language. And even without looking at subtitles you can see people taking pride in what they are doing and sheer enthusiasm. Really great
I’m Japanese and to see how we have preserved our culture, yet we modernized at the same time is amazing to me. I hope we remain like this forever 😊
Sadly things like this will die out further the modernization goes. Easier life gets more easily the traditional patience intensive tasks will be forgotten which is a sad thing to see.
I hope you do too. However, I also hope you change for the better, which means you will not remain this way. And also, you must prepare for the fact, that all things come to an end, in time.
The interesting thing is how it's not just their culture, but they have saught to artisanize things like denim.
It's like rather than considering how to automate something, there's a sect of Japanese that are inclined to think about how to make something the most distinguished and refined- that's likely the most interesting the thing that has been preserved as this inclination is rare, notably when they aren't willing to automate simple processes like spinning strings by hand in a barrel. Either stubborn or an unrelenting appeal to tradition, it undoubtedly produces unique products.
I'll pick Japan-made guitars anytime of the day!
same
Great vid, japanese denim in kojima, damascus knives by zack jonas, bellerby and co globemakers, tayia no tamago mangoes
Dang the Tyrian purple dye maker hit me with a left hook with that voice. I wasn't expecting to hear someone from LA. Lol just goes to show you don't know what people are like at first glance.
Thank you for putting this video out. Everyone featured are masters of their crafts. I'm afraid future generations won't get to enjoy things made by experienced hands of these masters. I hope we can support them and their businesses so that they can last longer. Quality over quantity.
I can't help but notice a lot of these are from Japan, truly a wonderful people that at least in part refuse to abandon tradition instead valuing it and appreciating it. I believe that is something to be highly respected. I hope to be able to visit one day.
Most of the population is old people who can keep their traditions going longer that other countries. The new generation has influenced by western society where we create melting pots of cultures and traditions who end up snuffing each other out, they are starting to embrace progress at the cost of tradition just like us. They will most likely suffer the same fate as us.
It was done on purpose.
Honestly I expected more from other countries. I wonder they are eliminated over there.
@@sekai40 tnese blended cultures create brand new culture naturally. even the japanese were highly influenced by the chinese, including their entire alphabet, along with other large parts.
We here in the united states even in the earliest days were a blend of english, welsh, prussian, and other cultures. Look at Christianity even; how it was heavily influenced by Roman and Greek Paganism; even to the point of appropriating some of the festivals like Saturnalia and Yule. Easter is another example of christian appropriation.
It's just what happens, it's not bad because culture is meant to be shared and passed on and molded.
Japan had a small amount of shielding from this due to heavy isolationist positions and their geographical placement. But it isn't immune to it either.
@@ExarchGaming This is a false equivalency, the modern force driving today's global melting pot cares naught about culture, unless you wish to call rampant consumerism a "culture". There's no traditions in constant consumerism, only the desire for more. The mechanisms which created and influenced cultures for centuries are not present. This is why so many of us are rootless drones bound by nothing, this is why countries like japan are so attractive to the average westerner.
ALLLLLLRIGHT...... I'll NEVER forget the time&effort I put into my custom metal work ever again. My prices just went up. I'm done creating art for pennies.
Does anyone else have the sudden urge to eat wagyu steak with a damascus knife while wearing tyrian purple denim and drinking tea from a kettle decorated by a calligraphy master?
If you can afford them all. But it would be neat.
Absolute respect for all those people that dedicate their lives to perfection. They settle for nothing but for the best possible outcome that in the end is the most satisfaction for their customers. We should all aim to that in our work places; even if we didn't always achieve it, almost aim to it. But over all of them, deep bow in respect of the wagyu farmer, that unveiled his secret in order to help rebuild his community after so many disasters. I would had been so easy to keep going and stay afloat when the rest would had gone down. But he braced with his neighbors to give them all a brighter future. How many of us could ever say such a thing of ourselves?
Yeah they're terrific apart from the animal cruelty and species destruction.
If that's animal cruelty, then to have to suffer the blabbering of your kind of people is a crime against humanity due severe torture of our ears.
The ethical Fois Gras dude is an absolute legend, that's a good life right there!
Yes, it’s how it’s done in small farms in France too. Although not the wild geese part, that would be welcoming avian flu...
But yes, freenrange, rely on their natural apetite and not stress the animal. I’m not sure the product is what is sold nationally’or even ,ess internationally.
In Mexico I met some people who were building a stone wall near 16 foot tall and probably 100 foot long, straight as a laser with no plumb bobs, no string lines, no levels or anything other than a hammer, water and corn tortillas.
These fellas worked in the full sun, middle of summer and it was 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, 10 hour days or longer and they'd hardly take a break other than to snack on a few tortillas or get some water to drink.
They were happy to have the work, and some of the hardest working and nicest people I ever met, dedicated workers are truly a different breed, especially craftsmen.
is what happens when you grow in an envrionment where your very survival depends on physical labor, i;ve seen videos of people in Asia working in a Volcano mining sulfur and carrying it up a Mountain daily and earning what an average teen earns in 1 hour working at Mcdolnalds
hearing the tyrian dye guy talk for the first time gave me whiplash
wabi-sabi: acceptance of the imperfections in art 57:15; so basically like the moroccan tiles, people love them for the imperfections from being hand crafted
I am from Scotland and these Japanese art makers. Are one of a kind. All these people are outof this world in what they do thank you for this. TH-cam
With so much negative in the current world, it's wonderful to see humans doing amazing things. The amount of dedication to their crafts is wonderful and inspiring.
i feel the same, and the moroccan tile maker put it nicely - people working in this field are at total peace with themselves working with patience, calmness and endurance, sadly they don’t find younger generations to continue in such ways - we seem to have lost this peace with ourselves in current times
This makes me so happy; anything that is done with the level of care and skill shown in all these is an art form of high degree, and the ones that are traditional have generations of skill in their development. As the matcha tea maker said, it’s a cultivation of love in the skill.
When I lived in Japan (this story isn't going where you think it will) I frequented a coffeeshop in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, that had bought one of those large globes that was featured here. I spent much time each visit studying the globes. It had a beautiful wooden base like they showed here. It is rewarded to learn more about the globes and their makers.
What I most appreciated in this documentary was the 50/50 distribution of roles between people who identify as men and woman, and the fact that Isis is perfectly acceptable as long as she is given the right brush and proper shades of green paint.
That part about the kettles - that is a great anime in the making!
I would like to take that back and just announce that every single story here is a great anime just waiting to happen 😅
Or perhaps, just one. An anime where every single segment of the video makes an entire season? You already have the music selectment for inspiration, as well as the tone and setting of the story. And also, a pretty good foundation stories to make an epic herro battle out of them :)
One of the most subtly beautiful parts of this is the craftsmanship at multiple levels. The craftsmanship of the individual who makes the brush handles, the skills of the people at each step of the clay preparation and firing, the skill of the fisherman who collects the snails. It’s not just the person who makes the final product who is a craftsman. 24:18
Every time I see Japanese craftsmanship and the mastery behind it, I’m overwhelmed by the level of dedication to the craft. It fills me with joy. Really, I have so much respect for these masters and their commitment to mastery - I’m out of words. Very motivating
There were many cultures shown and all were dedicated... Why single out the Japanese
Craftsman: 😐🙄😒👎 Craftsman, Japan: 😍🥵❤💯
@@Free-Palestine170i mean youre not wrong but to be fair like half of them were Japanese
@@jebobs because of bias
Ive recently started doing tile jobs for a Interior Designer who has fallen in love with the square Zellige tiles. They are a pain in the butt to install, but their variation in color with their painted finish looks really good on walls and backsplashes', not gunna lie.
In a decade of watching TH-cam, this is the BEST thing I have ever watched! Every section was fascinating and captivating.
the attitude of the foie grass producer is what we need in a world full of narcissistic and greedy personalities! I admire how down to earth this man is and that he is not starting to mass produce his product in order to make more money. We should strive for a world that is slower and more mindful of the things and beings around us.
It’s mainly because it’s illegal to produce it anywhere else because it’s considered animal cruelty, so idk how down to earth he really is
@@Cloudy_Jonesunfortunately it’s still being produced in Quebec, Canada & in some US states.
@@Cloudy_JonesI'm pretty sure it's just a naming thing (like naturally bubbly white wine from outside the Champagne region of France) and not actually cos of the cruelty. I mean, there's a reason for all the Pxta boycotts of restaurants in the US & UK - some of which didn't even serve it, nor have it on the menu - besides classic P-ta incompetence.
Plus, he's doing it sans the cruelty part: the force-feeding and overfeeding. That's the "only" "cruel" part that differentiates foie gras from other poultry farming. Y'know, never mind the disgusting setting they're normally in, with nowhere to hide and panting in distress (all as he described and as we saw in the clips they showed of terrified mute ducks being force-fed with metal pipes [shoved into their throats] in a foie gras CAFO). He's taken the cruelty out of foie gras. And he said that the French govt complains of him "using their word" (not his exact words; those are my "sarcastic" quotes cos rolleyes @ France) so it's technically not "foie gras proper" anyway. I'm not saying anything that wasn't said in the video, except "CAFO" (real word) and ig "rolleyes @ France" (still do).
I also eat meat but to call someone who feeds animals just to kill them and sell the final product for insane amount of money a mindful, non narcissistic and non greedy person is laughable
@@katieb3059literally all animal products are produced this way. 99% also involve a literal hell on earth for 80 billion lands animals every year.
The tyrian purple guy has a better american accent than most americans. its pretty hilarious.
When will y'all learn what an accent is 🤦🏾
I think the snail dye was incredibly fascinating. I really admire those bringing it back. I wonder how they ever figured out such a small area of the snail had dye and how to ever make it. I guess seeing the colour leech out from the snail as he did as a kid perhaps. Absolutely incredible.
And he is killing snails so there is nothing fascinating about that. He is garbage for that.
He also used 800 snails to dye one scarf, which kind of seems kind cruel / a waste.
@@bobdragon6262 but didn't he say they ate the snails and gave them to others to eat?
@@anonymousgoose8825 yeah it's not just the snails you have to worry about, it's the role it may play in the ecosystem. Yeah everyone could care less about mosquitoes, but what about the food they provide for other creatures like birds and bats?
@@lukeleveque2763 Indeed, I suspect cultivating the snails might be a better long term option, though I suspect this will only keep up for one generation unless he can find someone else to take it up after him. In regard to mosquitoes, they are replaceable by quite a lot of other insects that can fill that same niche without sucking blood to create their young, so blood sucking mosquitoes can go to hell imho :P
I see beauty in human through their work
and commitment persistent for perfection
That korean man being 96 years old and still doing the work is insane.
These are all really cool and interesting, but I couldn't help think throughout: "Wow! These customers have way too much money!"
I normally think videos about this stuff is incredibly lame, but this was incredibly awesome. The foie gras one in particular was special.
Those knives.....his set for the test. They're just amazing. That dagger is so amazing looking. I would love to own one of his knives one day. I have a Japanese iron kettle. It's one of my most prized possessions. People think it's crazy since the inside isn't coated but it's been properly cared for and makes the most wonderful tea.
the Natural Foie Gras part was the most passionate to me, even though I am vegetarian. Here, everything is kept quite in line with the natural order of processes and I highly respect that.
the old fella at the end who shared his olive wagyu with the whole of his prefecture so it would be famous for it, when he could have easily kept it for himself and watched the price raise due to scarcity, a real gentleman and deserving of a deep bow
What a beautiful shot at 42:30 with the snow falling softly in the background and fire in the foreground!!
I’ve been working with fish and meat since I was twelve, I have a lot of passion for food and enjoy what I do but I can say I am mighty jealous of these craftsmen, I wish I was introduced into this world as a child.
I really respect everyone on this list, Eduardo in particular to me seems like such a genuine and knowledgable man fighting the good fight ✊ much love to all these master crafters
6 out of the 12 jobs mentioned in the video are done by the Japanese. When you talk about Japan, you talk about dedication to work. I think I watched another video of a Japanese handcraft knife video on this channel which is not included.
Not only Japanese, but all handcrafters and dedicated people deserve appreciation for their work 🙌
Japan is one of the least effected countries by European colonization, so ancient arts didn't get immediately destroyed by the attempts of rushed modernization attempts to match invaders. This of course doesn't mean modernization didn't happen in Japan at all, but they were most certainly more isolated and did it in their own pace. So most art forms managed to survive longer compared to others.
@@randomdude8202 I think you missed my statement. What I was trying to say is how dedicated and meticulous they are when it comes to work. This doesn't apply only to art works etc like mentioned in video, but to most jobs in Japan.
@@vanaa0 they are more dedicated at whatever they do, I agree with it. But to be fair, any crafter or artisan has to be, and they are in decline all around the world.
I LOVE watching these videos. It gives me some type of warmth watching these passions take place. Good stuff
chinese and japans really know what tradition is and how to drive every single move to perfection. crazy. awesome work, stunningly interesting personalities.
also Jintaro should win a price for this enviromental harmless method of covering his tea. straw and just a bit more work instead of plastic. we can learn A LOT from these people!
All these people have a true passion for what they do, i wonder how the world would be if everyone found a fullfilling job like that.
Beautiful. I love the photopgraphy inside the workshops. The shots inside the Japanese iron kettle shop are perfect.
Amazing! I love documentaries like this - I wish we could see even more because there are so many things out there that are so niche that they may all die off before they get the exposure they deserve.
We have a Toyota factory here in southern Indiana in the city of Vincennes Indiana and I know many people who have worked there.
Toyata pays like 23 dollars an hour starting out.
The Japanses man who own Toyta provides so many jobs here its amazing.
And Toyota's are known to run for millions of miles.
The only car I've ever seen with a million miles on the odometer and the car still ran good, was a older Toyota car, the kind that has the seat belt running along the door frame when you start it. The odometer said it had 1 million and 38 miles and it still ran good. Crazy. The Japanese really know how to build reliable engines!
Eduardo (geese/fois Gras) must be very kind. His animals love him.
They are literally famous for it, but this documentary really illustrates how much Japanese culture emphasizes pride in the process, mastery of what appears to be mundane, and an embrace of traditionalism in the midst of the modernization trend. All of these craftspeople deserve praise for their dedication and mastery. Obviously I am too poor to afford these products, but I still have a high level of appreciation for them. This documentary just really made me think of Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus and humanity's attempt to fight against the absurdity of life.
The artisans behind the Moroccan mosaics are genius!.
The Moroccan Zellige Tiles looks so cool
Best Channel on TH-cam. This is meditation for me. I love learning about these things. My dream is to start my own traditional crafts. I love the Art from the start to he product
Can you fall in love with a narrator just from her voice? Whoever chooses the talent, bravo 👏
Loved this documentary. Really captured the skill and passion that goes into keeping these crafts alive.
Many props to these guys! I watched a Japanese man take a small lump of silver and hammer it over 100,000 times into a perfect little tea cup. Crazy level of dedication.
I would've used a much bigger hammer and made a saucer!
Moroccan zellige tiles require so much work but the results are worth every second of it
Rose, this it the one! Lol It made cry like a baby! It was so beautiful to see you visit home!
So, I'm only into the Moroccan tile part, but I HAVE to comment on the skill of the artisans! The fact that they can hand chip those designs into handmade patterns, which are then made into handmade mosaics, is simply astounding. God made humans in the image of himself...and He created perfection. So the fact that his children can do such miraculous things (like this), is proof of His existence. And it is a beautiful thing! 💜💜💜🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🥰🥰🥰
The cattle farmer is so intelligent for understanding the scientific makeup of the meat protein and how to enhance it. He treats his animals exceptionally well, too. I’m impressed so much by all of these artisans, but his knowledge was especially impressive to me.
Also if anyone is curious about the olive wagyu price they listed, 35,000 yen is approximately $236 USD according to todays exchange rate. Not as bad as I expected, considering once it’s shipped to the US, it’s most assuredly at least twice as expensive.
I really, really appreciate the natural foie gras! I didn't know that this was possible and I really like what Eduardo says as a producer. I feel that this would be a very nice gift to have with my dad, who really loves foie gras for when he retires and when I get my first proper pay check.
What a kind and thoughtful gift - I hope that you're able to do that with him.
its 5 bucks at the grocery store, course or fine with herbs
18:51 "A good craftsman is the one who gives work his right. When he starts work, he must focus on it. If he wants to own this craft, he must give it its right time and effort to gain the skills, and with time he works and learns. he is not called a teacher, because he always learns throughout his life."
I love watching these videos. They’re making their chosen craft RIGHT - with no compromises. They’re unlikely to get rich and famous (outside their own little specialized niche), but they don’t care. They’re doing something worthwhile of which they can be proud, and what they make today could still be in use in hundreds of years.
Omg the tile making is insane.. so labor intensive! .. mixing that clay with their hands and feet, chiseling each tile, etc. WOW 😮
Jintaro is adorable. His love for his work is so palpable. He is very proud of his work, as he should be. It's just nice to see someone so invested in a tradition.
I would _love_ to learn the craftsmanship of Zellige if I could. I have no idea if I would be any good at it even with training, but it looks so immensely satisfying to create those mosaics. Not just in the way the shapes fit together, but knowing that your hard and precise work made something so beautiful. Every tiny piece you make becomes worth it when the design is finished. Working so hard and so long to make something that beautiful sounds like a wonderful and purposeful life to me.
Why not give it a go with things you can find around your place? Maybe it turns out that someone wants to buy one off you. Or that it's fun. Or neither, but trying can't hurt :)
@@The_1ntern3t That is a very good point! If I ever get a house with good yard or garage space, I'll see if I can give tile-craft a shot. It won't have the same type of tile or be handmade the whole process through, but there's no shame in trying what I've got access to, right?
@@Sam.Wendorf I'd like to think that the original inventors of the mosaics also worked with what they had on hand at the time and that what they did was just so cool that it stuck. Putting a modern spin on things should be a good thing!
@@The_1ntern3t Also very true! Those original artists must have been so cool, though. They looked at a tile and thought, "This is not nearly fancy enough." And now there's a unique cultural style of art for a whole country. People are amazing.
@Carmenyoohoo let's go! 😊
One thing I love about Japanese masters is that they work as if they are Immortals honing and improving the skills constantly with humility.
A phrase i once heard that stuck up to me was in a restaurant, it was asked to the cook "What did you put in this food? IT's AMAZING!", the cook answered "I've put my life on it". A great inspiring phrase.
I am impressed by how much passion goes into the brushes and then seeing the artist using the brush with what I would call not enough paint
The Moroccan Zellige tiles are stunning, however the Japanese Nambu Oitomi cast iron kettle, or teapot is pure timeless utility in it's design.
29:44 I Love this guy’s desire to produce such a rare dye. What he needs is a team to help him breed and thus farm his own snails. I vote: yes. Make it happen.
7:05 Love how they left the $1300 price tag for the brush till the end so I wouldn't click away
Mango being called "Taiyo no Tamago" or "Egg of the Sun" is somehow very cute.
YUCCA.
WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. IM SO PROUD OF YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ART WOOD WORKING FURNITURE. I GOT A LIL TEARY EYED AT THE END. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND EDEN. HAPPY TRAILS❤
This was incredible! I loved every story 😍 everyone is a master of their craft. The world needs more of this.
Why have you edited you comment ? Your comment is almost word for word identical to the one above it, even down to the emoji type an placement. So did you change it so you had one word different or to make it even more identical as the other one ?
@@darthgorthaur258 did I make two? It was a mistake if I did. I edited a spelling error 😅 obviously I'm not a master of comments...40 more years?
@GnJs6PackTraining hahaha yeah these things happen, I've done it an seen it so often I had to ask, I was secretly wondering of you were a bot or not lol.
That Japanese Matcha farmer is living his best life, it seems.
If your work is your passion, that alone will make a huge impact on your happiness, I believe.
Why doesn't he just breed the Murex snails in a tank? Seems a lot better for him and the ecosystem.
20:44 I was not mentally prepared for such an amazing level of english
taj mahal workers were genuinely legends who did those designs without even computers, and mughals knew about that that's why they did cut their hands