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2 October 2026
Today’s editionNº 504 runs24 places
Taught by someone who was taught
Apprenticeships, lineages, and skills handed along.
Ceramics ClayNº 01Tansu KnivesMert Tansu came to the forge from the kitchen, and it showsKnifemakerNº 02MB BladesmithMark Barrett forges kitchen knives in Perth under the MB Bladesmith nameTextile FibreNº 03Hand Weavers & Spinners Guild of NSW Inc.Since 1946, the Hand Weavers & Spinners Guild of NSW has keptWood FurnitureNº 04W.Burke ChairmakerWindsor chairs have been made the same way for 300 years: steam-bentCeramics ClayNº 05Terrapotter StudiosClays sourced from Japan, Korea, Germany and China sit alongside Australian materialsKnifemakerNº 06Barnett Custom KnivesAt Windy Hollow Forge outside Bridgetown, Bruce Barnett forges pattern-welded and feather
One bench, one person
A sole maker, a back room, and no second shift.
Wood FurnitureNº 07Furniture Design StudioThirty years of commercial cabinetmaking in Balcatta, with every project assigned aWood FurnitureNº 08LB the MakerLuke Brooks builds furniture to order from his NSW South Coast workshopWood FurnitureNº 09Frenchman Bay WoodworksAllan Gledson makes custom furniture in Albany, Western Australia — clean linesWood FurnitureNº 10PacJoineryA cabinet-making workshop where kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes are made to orderWood FurnitureNº 11Coastal Wardrobes & KitchensA small team of makers based in Coffs Harbour, building custom kitchensWood FurnitureNº 12Coffs JoineryBilly and his team at Coffs Joinery make kitchens, wardrobes, bathrooms, laundries
Repaired, not replaced
Restorers who open the back of the thing.
Jewellery MetalworkNº 13Christopher Green Manufacturing Jewellers PTY LTDSteven Driver has spent 35 years making jewellery by hand, the lastTextile FibreNº 14Stitch Witch .StudioA sewing shop in Byron Bay that covers the full textile loopWood FurnitureNº 15Birch RestorationsA furniture restoration workshop in Bonny Hills, trading for more than twoJewellery MetalworkNº 16Port Heritage Jewellers, Watch & Clock MakersPort Heritage Jewellers, Watch & Clock Makers honours Port Macquarie's maritime heritageTextile FibreNº 17The Sewing Studio Gold CoastMelinda has been altering and repairing garments from her Currumbin Waters homeWood FurnitureNº 18Fleurieu Table PolishingEd Berger works as a fifth-generation craftsman with more than 30 years
Another material entirely
Six workshops in the media you have been walking past.
ShoemakerNº 19Josef Selway BootmakerJosef Selway is a bespoke shoemaker and bootmaker working from his BrisbaneClothingNº 20Feather & Drum Custom Hat CoCat Leahy hand-blocks felt hat bodies over vintage wooden blocks and hand-stitchesFragrance CandlesNº 21Kennedy Smith CandlesAdrian and Stephen started Kennedy Smith in 2012 to make earthy, native-leaningShoemakerNº 22Lester ShoesBrian Lester is a fourth-generation shoemaker who has spent more than fiftyShoemakerNº 23A. McDonald ShoemakerAndrew McDonald has made shoes in Sydney since 1990, working from aShoemakerNº 24Brendan Dwyer Custom FootwearBrendan Dwyer makes custom shoes and boots by hand from a workshop