How It's Made (2001)

Traditional wooden drum shells are fitted with prepared hides to create Native healing drums. Grapes are dried, cleaned and sorted into rai…

Metal components are shaped, polished and joined to produce horse bits suited to different styles of riding. Oats are cleaned and processed…

Stainless-steel components are formed, hardened and sharpened before being joined into precision nail nippers. Jade is cut and polished for…

Wooden bodies, undercarriages, suspension systems and wheels are handcrafted into traditional stagecoaches. Optical elements are moulded in…

Clay is pressed into moulds, dried and fired to reproduce historic smoking pipes. Metal housings, valves and cooling systems are assembled…

Wood pulp is transformed into thin sheets of soft paper before being cut, folded and boxed as facial tissues. Insulated walls, plumbing, el…

Heavy steel is bent, hardened and coated to form the shackle of a secure U-lock. Fabric coverings are measured and sewn to fit the supporti…

Metal frames, suspension components, wheels and upholstered bodies are assembled into traditional prams. Houses are constructed in factory-…

Steel blades are shaped, toothed, hardened and sharpened to produce hair-thinning shears. Wooden hubs, spokes and rim sections are fitted t…

Molten iron is cast into heavy bathtubs before the surfaces are cleaned and coated with durable enamel. Cottonwood roots are carved and pai…

Supportive uppers are shaped and bonded to rigid soles equipped for bicycle-cleat systems to make cycling shoes. Collapsible lattice walls,…

Decorated paper is cut, folded and mounted on slender ribs to create folding fans. Shelled walnuts are ground and pressed before their oil…

Prepared animal intestines are split, twisted, dried and polished into traditional strings for musical instruments. Herbs are steeped and d…