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Business Daily: The importance of handmade products

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The importance of handmade products

24/02/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, The importance of handmade products

We explore why the market for real handmade products has surged in recent years.

Small, artisanal businesses are seeing a revival. We take a look at the markets and online platforms makers use to sell and find out why making stuff can be very good for us.

The market for real handmade products is reported to have surged in recent years. 

Initiatives such as Australia's Seasons of New England Expo and Makers Markets in the UK have led to a revival in small artisanal businesses. Online platforms also give skilful craftspeople a vast market to sell to. 

Business Daily's David Reid hears from sellers in Manchester making things as diverse as balloon animals and mushroom growing kits. We also hear about the benefits of working with your hands. 

The philosopher and motor mechanic, Matthew Crawford, is the author of 'The Case for Working with your Hands' and 'The World Beyond Your Head' – he tells us why office work and current management practices have removed judgement and decision making from our day-to-day efforts and alienated us from the real results of the work we do. 

Produced and presented by David Reid. 

(Image: A potter making a pot using a wheel. Credit: Getty Images)

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