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How This Gift Came to Life: The Story Behind Our Palm Leaf Baskets In a world where everything is becoming fast and disposable, there are still hands that move slowly — carefully — weaving stories into every strand.At Craftihouse.com, our handmade palm leaf baskets are more than just home décor or corporate gifts. They are a tribute to the timeless art of craftsmanship that still thrives in the heart of the Middle East.  The Beginning: From Nature to Craft It all begins u …

The Art of Minakari: Enameling of Fire and Soil Enamel is a brilliant art of fire and soil with a rich history extending back to 1500 B.C. Enamelworking and decorating metals with colorful, baked coats is one of the most distinguished art traditions rooted in Isfahan. Known as Mina—derived from Minoo in Persian culture, which means heaven and refers to its azure celestial color—it is a glasslike colored coating stabilized by heat onto metals like copper. Types of Enamel Art Globa …

The Vintage Phenomenon: Why Old Is the New Cool Looking around the interweb for bags, shoes, T Shirts etc, there seems to be a theme that you just cannot escape from wherever you go. Clothes, furniture, bikes (and hells bells, there is some mind blowing gear out there), it seems that Vintage is the new "new"! The new look is old, genuinely old, or newly made to look old. However it is presented, old is in! Bags, jackets, shoes are cool if they look 20 years older than what they really are. Wh …