Author: Atesh Atici

At any single point in human history, there are only a handful of people who can turn a tree into a chair, a cabinet, a floor, or who can turn a lump of iron into a chisel, a lock, or a fork. Patrick Burke is one such person, a world-renowned artisan who produces stunning work from his rural workshop in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Our daily lives are filled with objects which we rely on even though we hardly understand how they function or how they are made. While many take it for granted that somewhere this knowledge is always preserved,...