How It's Made (2001)

Steel is shaped, welded and fitted with handles to produce sturdy garden forks. Sugar and butter are cooked and cooled into English toffee;…

Pewter components are formed, joined and polished into traditional pocket flasks. Potatoes are cooked, cut and blended with dressing on an…

Heavy canvas is measured, cut and sewn into weather-resistant wall tents. Stone bowls and wooden stems are shaped into ceremonial peace pip…

Moulded animal bodies are equipped with motors and remote controls to create moving hunting decoys. Tomatoes are sorted, peeled and sealed…

Grass is cultivated in prepared fields before being cut into strips and rolled for transport. Lean meat is sliced, seasoned and slowly drie…

Blades, pliers and other implements are stamped from steel, hardened and folded into compact multi-tools. Jojoba seeds are processed and pr…

Wooden fish decoys are carved, balanced and painted to attract fish beneath the ice. Motion-picture film is cleaned and scanned frame by fr…

Selected bamboo tubes are dried, treated and joined to form lightweight bicycle frames. Artists transform large logs into sculptures with c…

Clay is formed, glazed and fired to produce matching pieces of dinnerware. Steel sections are shaped, welded and pressure-tested as tanks f…

Raw clay is excavated, crushed, analysed and blended into a consistent material for industrial use. Dried plums are softened, mechanically…

Electronic circuits, batteries and probe cartridges are assembled and tested to produce conducted-energy devices. Soup ingredients are cook…

Wool is cleaned, spun and dyed before being woven by hand into traditional Navajo rugs. Crude oil is brought to the surface and separated f…

Pressurized ink cartridges and precision ballpoint tips are assembled into pens designed to write in extreme conditions. Glass or acrylic p…