Revitalizing overlooked working models of craftsmanship could start as a hobby. Apprentices, eager to participate, make practical lasting solutions, while getting the hands-on skills, that can lead to a career, or, even, a purpose. Master craftsmen create exquisite pieces and results. Urban tasks: such as soundproofing, and, considerate restoration, also require a sort of a craft. Modern skills, such as: videography and new media, cannot be ignored, as these are critical for development.
Here are some examples of basic practical products, that can be both: made and sold successfully. Very useful in any household, wooden crates are now also ‘cool’, and are making their way from a ‘whole foods’ shopfronts into urban kitchens, providing a touch of country living. Apple crates made to accommodate glass bottles and jars are the most viable.
More and more gardeners and landowners choose to place a beehive or two on their land. A colony of bees provides real honey, well pollinated fruit trees and a natural tool to monitor the quality of the environment.
Living on an island, it is no surprise, that there are always those, who want to wet their toes in the water. As mooring a boat can prove unaffordable, towing it can be troublesome and, although swimming is always an option, kayak is the start for some. Solid kayak is bulky, inflatable one is too unstable, so folding kayak is the metropolitan choice. The legend is that it has been created by the submariners, so that it could be assembled on top of a surfaced submarine to take the men to the shore. It could then be folded back into a bag, and carried, or wheeled around, like a bag of golf clubs. It is easy to transport in the boot of a car and store in the smallest of accommodations.
Music, twenty four hour lifestyle, noisy babies ,and privacy requirements in general, demand that some people soundproof their habitat. Rubber, cork, skill and patience are essential, however not always sufficient to achieve the desired reduction in noise. Individual circumstances require crafted ways and hands, as well as quality materials, for the best results.
In the very near future, it is evident, that most smaller businesses will have a video commercial, just as it is expected of a business to have a brochure, or a website at the moment. It can simply be done as a ‘talking head’ presentation, or, as complicated, as the latest music video. Videography does not have to be very expensive, but unlike a wooden crate, that can be made with a few hand tools, making a promotional video requires quality equipment and knowledge of editing software