Small shops,
steady books.

A mechanic's hands tightening the crank on a black bicycle frame
Repairs · Valencia
Rafael Moreno
Mechanic, Cadena Cycles
A printmaker pulling ink across a silkscreen by the window
Screen print · Edinburgh
Ewan MacLeod
Printer, Low Tide Press
A bearded potter in a clay-streaked apron raising a tall vase on the wheel
Ceramics · Porto

“I used to spend Sunday nights matching invoices to kiln loads. Now an order comes in and the glaze stock counts itself down.”

Joaquim Carvalho
Ceramicist, Barro Studio
A baker sliding flatbreads into a brick oven, rounds of dough waiting in front
Bakery · Kraków
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Owner, Kruszon Bakery
A woodcarver chiseling a relief panel at a cluttered bench under a desk lamp
Woodwork · Leeds
Gareth Lloyd
Woodcarver, Grain & Gauge
A roaster in ear defenders checking freshly roasted beans under a magnifier lamp
Coffee · Osaka
Kenji Arai
Roaster, Hiraku Coffee
A florist at the counter of her flower shop, seen through the plants
Flowers · Leipzig
Lena Hoffmann
Florist, Stiel
A craftsman stitching a leather strap on an industrial sewing machine
Leather · Bristol
Idris Hale
Leatherworker, Hale & Hide