Nation of Artisans
A voyage into the alchemy of heritage craft, industrial power, and cutting-edge innovation. Exploring what Britain makes and what makes Britain.
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What are those little glass windows on the pavement? (opens the original)
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Welcome to OBJECTS, a new series exploring objects of exceptional heritage and innovation that have subtly changed the nature of the world. For our inaugural post, Phoebe Stubbs, the founder of Gather shares her passion for the genius behind the much-ignored pavement light.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dBwM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0bf1666-
Prepare for World Domination (opens the original)
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Welcome to News from Nowhere, our new home for regular updates on the latest news and inner workings of Nation of Artisans. Expect updates, films, essays, and all sorts of other ventures from the frontier of artisanal intelligence.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6jKV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd2ccba7a-03e0-462e-abcc-24f3c159d2bd
Cræft Prize applications close at midnight tonight (opens the original)
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The red telephone box can save Britain (opens the original)
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Tick-tock on the clock: the deadline for the Cræft Prize is hurtling towards us. Doors close at midnight of August 31st e.g. no later than one minute past midnight on September 1stToday I’m sharing a brand new piece that I wrote for UnHerd on the 100th anniversary of the K2 red telephone box. It captures some of the deeper thinking that lurks behind the prize and Nation of
Two weeks left to submit to the Cræft Prize (opens the original)
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