18 Fascinating Crafts Fighting To Survive | Still Standing Marathon | Business Insider

What do a 400-year-old recipe for edible artwork and a rare type of salt shaped like a dinosaur egg have in common? Each is among the world's oldest, most endangered artistic traditions. In 2023, we met artisans who are preserving 18 of the world's most fascinating crafts - to see how they are still standing.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:29 - Japanese Wagashi
00:11:40 - Manhattan Chocolate
00:24:02 - Philippine Salt
00:42:15 - Manhattan Flowers
00:55:11 - French Crystal
01:07:28 - Philippine Tattoos
01:21:47 - Lacrosse Sticks
01:37:58 - Ugly Noodles
01:49:04 - Lebanese Soap
02:01:19 - Dutch Clogs
02:13:50 - American Cymbals
02:28:41 - Venice Mosaics
02:41:30 - Black Vinegar
02:52:19 - Moulin Rouge
03:04:21 - Floating Market
03:13:58 - Turkish Parchment
03:23:27 - Gambian Tie-Dye
03:35:45 - Christmas Ornaments
03:46:16 - Credits
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[@joelr.9743]

This mindless consumption keeps most of us from slowing down to appreciate things' craftsmanship, cultural values, history, and complexity. Kudos to the filmmakers for shining a light on these beautiful traditions.

[@diji5071]

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[@joseparedes3015]

😊

[@user-yb2vc1ke2m]

Kudos to the filmmakers for shining a light on these beautiful traditions

[@kwpowell0412]

Business Insider, hands down, has the absolute best programs available online and on cable! Always very well thought out, written, and produced. Just a fantastic resource. Thanks B I.

[@DrDIY1]

That phillipino woman whang-od is sooo beautiful! Im so glad she got to grace the cover of Vogue

[@DaveVargas90012]

You're beautiful 🌺

[@DrDIY1]

@DaveVargas90012 well thank u Dave. I appreciate it 😊

[@MargoCost]

An interesting selection of videos from Business Insider about fascinating crafts that continue to exist even in the modern world. It is impressive how traditional crafts are preserved and passed down from generation to generation. It's amazing to see how they are adapting to modern times and staying relevant. Very fascinating and educational video!

[@NYKnitter]

:) among all these other talented artisans is the local talent of the Onondaga nation people. What a lovely surprise RIP Alfie

[@whoisdis8201]

He died? 😢

[@NYKnitter]

2023 June 14th I believe. @@whoisdis8201

[@helloriripunch8652]

Everyone is amazing! Thank you for featuring Filipino Artisans and bringing them to the spotlight too. 🇵🇭

[@chelseatappa284]

That was so cool to see their tattoo shop in the US and how they're embracing their heritage and different traditional tattooing methods. But it made me really sad when that one girl said she wasn't pretty 😢

[@DaveVargas90012]

I'm going there soon.

[@marianbathie8853]

Making these chocolates and sweets is such a beautiful gift. Handmade is the best 😊

[@melissainaus7955]

I loved the manhattan’s flower factory .if the owner is reading this I would love to work there.I would come start tomorrow.I’d love to create such beautiful flowers and bouquets.lovely place to be part of.Melissa from Australia

[@arfriedman4577]

Look up the adress and write and call directly.

[@kaegirenee6463]

AMERICANS AND OTHERS ARE WATCHING THIS VIDEO DYING FOR THE WEBSITE TO PURCHASE EVERYTHING FEATURED. WE CAN LITERALLY HELP SAVE THESE BUSINESSES FROM CLOSING, ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES. PLEASE, INSIDER, PROVIDE AN ADDRESS WHERE WE CAN WRITE TO THESE ARTISANS TO PLACE ORDERS BY MAIL, OR PROVIDE US WITH WEBSITES FOR THOSE COMPANIES WHO ALREADY HAVE THEM??!!!!

[@memyselfandeye76]

They're not hard to find. As long as you catch the name of the business, you can Google it. I've watched many Business Insiders and found all that I was interested in. Many sell through Etsy and Amazon.

[@KimikoMaui]

Good idea!!

[@sandymartin642]

I actually found his online. Excited!! It's called "THE AFRICAN FABRIC SHOP". It's very detailed. Musa's name is all on it, pics of what all he has and prices....so you'll know you're on the right site. At the very bottom of the pages you'll see a list of every way you can help Musa and his family.****he was the one that caught my attn as well. Especially with his children wanting to follow in his footsteps. I would love to help make that happen even if only 1 piece

[@fucUninja]

Agreed that probably should have been on the film makers mind but you CAN do your own research for artisans local to you

[@LudicSavant]

There should probably be links and information provided for how to actually use these businesses (and thus help save them from closing).

[@otofarmingdocumentary]

I'm constantly impressed by the depth and breadth of topics covered on your channel, all aimed at helping farmers

[@wowmachinesus]

these types of beautiful, happy cultural crafts and the possibilities for living artists

[@user-lx4gl5gz4g]

Fell asleep and woke up this this vid

[@Hands2HealNow]

Somewhere there are supports for these kinds of happy beautiful culture crafts and the ability for the artusts to live in dignity.

[@donnadees1971]

We do appreciate your work.

[@sumibear]

Some turkey orders 10 turkeys to be ready BY MORNING?! Ha ha, gotta love life! Great video!

[@valbankz292]

Im happy his community came together to help him ❤

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

Indigenous communities are like that. But they play lacrosse the way it has always been played.

[@valbankz292]

@@joan-mariacbrooks Love it, my family is of multiple Indigenous cultures. Hope your having a great day ❤️

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

@@valbankz292 mine too; and in fact, my maternal great-nana is from the Akwesasne area. Mom said she couldn't pronounce her name but her son has a colonizer name. We are of the Eastern Door on her side. Blessings to you and yours and have a safe year.❤

[@valbankz292]

@@joan-mariacbrooks TY 😊 Have a great day, be blessed ❤️

[@lisacraig1894]

Like the soap business and the workers words about it!

[@donnadees1971]

Kudos, kudos, kudos. Maintaining culture.

[@user-pz2lt7ox1r]

Thank you for this video

[@donnadees1971]

The soap - my GOD how wonderful.

[@alcoholfree6381]

Great video! Worth every minute

[@joey4691]

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING KZbin VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN. AND I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF KZbin VIDEOS...

[@FinancialFinesse00]

Thanks for this valuable and informative episode of making salt the government needs to stop hating and let them sell that salt

[@FatLittleOldLady]

yeah!

[@BUY.YOUTUB.VIEWS.306]

Your passion is contagious!

[@MsJuani1969]

I would love to learn flower making.❤❤❤❤ I'm in Ct.

[@meganseang3745]

OMG!!! I love this video! Love seeing hand crafted products still alive and popular. Something that only human knows, created, and hand quality products. ❤❤ This is definitely a human connections. What is the name of that artificial flowers shop?!

[@DaveVargas90012]

Lasting Art 🕊

[@meganseang3745]

@@DaveVargas90012 No! Wait! Are you saying that’s the name of the flower shop? Or just a comment. Anyways, I had to playback the video so many times specifically for the name of the flower shop and I found out what it is, M & S Schmalberg Flowers!

[@Top10VD]

business insider one of the best channel

[@featherpayne]

My friend just sent me some of this. Oh my goodness it is sooo good. Probably the best chocolate I have ever had. A great gift!!

[@TheArmandalorian]

the most impressive thing is that i watched a almost 4h videos :D fantastic job!

[@machines587]

thanks you very much yt

[@LivingWithGout]

Crazy craftsmanship!

[@donnadees1971]

Making the clay pots- I remember making pots like they do.

[@MrNTH3D]

Video hay quá bạn

[@kryan-hc8cf]

I absolutely love the story about the chocolate factory and how they survive the pandemic that is so cool

[@ddddrazen]

This channel is just amazing, all of your videos

[@altheataylor5487]

Superb

[@DaveVargas90012]

Excellent presentation ☝🏽

[@a.b.creator]

LiLac ,no preservatives 🎉Excellenté !!💯 There needs to be many more no preservatives, no chemical foods.

[@samauri_nemisis856]

1 hour 37 minutes and 56 seconds into this video. A beautiful man passes away That broke my heart and it on my birthday. Now I'm going to remember him every time I have my birthday on June 14th flag Day the United States military's birthday I hope you're playing lacrosse in the spiritual world. Rest in peace

[@faqute2]

OMG! i'm drooling

[@mydo6119]

I enjoy the video it is my second time. I also enjoy the dialogue in the background. I don't really know many languages. I stutter you little. But it seems that language speaks for itself. If you can, the first video has a ton of dialogue that seems very familiar to my nature. If you can inform them as a subtle message. Thank you so much! A. ninja was here! Thank you I believe that they will understand my message. The statement symbolizes that I know what you're talking about in the background. And I have no control over what you think. But if you would like to answer me to your question. I am always available.

[@user-ff6wh6qr9k]

That is just amazing and beautiful 😍 art of the candy how they make it is amazing beautiful 😍

[@jjpamisa]

Goy, pung gak man atung purol goy!

[@AjemanChannel-il3ci]

Thanks For Sharing. Incredible Style & Amazing Arts & Craft. I Love it. > Toronto, Canada

[@user-ff6wh6qr9k]

I have the utmost respect for you guys❤❤❤😊😊 all the hard work that you do. The artist screw that you do. You all have any unique gift.❤❤❤. Keep it up because a lot of the old ways are gone 😔 machines are taking over.😢 Ill keep you in my prayers Alfie. What you do is awesome. Beautiful artist work. ❤❤❤. You all are beautiful artist 😍. I appreciate every last one of yous.

[@simayaturner6648]

55:22 Grandmama had those glass things but as candies 😂😂😂

[@mhdhaswad6958]

Saya seorang perkebun koko dari Malaysia.

[@Mohammad-21M]

Nice ❤

[@user-ii8gx5mw8k]

I would love to learn flower making

[@rebeccabarnhart4837]

good

[@eddiebernays514]

PROTECT ALL TRADES! protect them from 3rd world slave labor prices and modern machines taking away the soul of the products!

[@dudenukem1594]

musa is so chill :D

[@investorB-uc1vy]

GREAT

[@EsteffersonTorres]

OMG! I was getting some major "Casa de Farinha" vibes from that factory making the ugly noodles! To clarify, "Casa de Farinha" is the name we give in Brazil to family-owned factories that process Cassava to make products like cassava flour and cassava starch. And that factory looked liked one! And now you tell those noodles are made from cassava? That's no coincidence!

[@TonyBussert]

Pink lemonade cubes from sumac are. It's a plant that's citrusy and pink. Look it up.

[@lorifarias2442]

You are beautiful!!

[@DaveVargas90012]

You're welcome 🦋

[@housemana]

ayo the intern be whippin on that thumbnail though 👀

[@wraith313]

I find it odd that they say the butter crunch recipe hasn't changed in over a hundred years, then the next sentence they talk about using "corn syrup" and switching to "tapioca syrup". So it clearly changed at least twice

[@sousou2231]

Thank you so much for sharing all the business video love it and learn a lots of it

[@shelleyhender8537]

Lacrosse is Canada’s national summer sport…hockey being our national winter sport. Growing up, most Canadians played hockey in the winter and mainly lacrosse and soccer (football) in the summer. I was fortunate to grow-up in smaller communities, whereby, my family and I knew the persons who made our Lacrosse wooden sticks. Even thought traditional sticks were slowly replaced by the aluminum/plastic alternatives…most of us learned to use both, and still do. Personally, I prefer the traditional wooden lacrosse stick, for a number of reasons (culture/tradition/preference), not the least of which, I want to celebrate and keep tradition/culture alive, as did my friends and relatives. In Canada, every province and territory has many indigenous people who are master craftsmen, carvers, musicians, story tellers, and lacrosse stick creators. Occasionally, one can find women crafting Lacrosse sticks, but, traditionally it’s ONLY men who are permitted to create lacrosse sticks, and play the sport, as designated by the indigenous communities themselves. However, we are beginning to see more women teams popping up throughout the country. There are many well known Lacrosse players and master craftsmen in Canada. Fortunately, the sport has experienced a significant increase in those interested in playing Lacrosse, and a revival in using “traditional” sticks has been happening for a while. With this renewed interest has come a genuine fascination with learning Indigenous culture and traditions, as well as, a deep respect for the beautiful Indigenous peoples who created the game! Unfortunately, the global community is unaware of our nation’s “superstars”. Hopefully, now that Lacrosse is designated as an Olympic sport, it will become popular! The next Olympic Games will see teams throughout North America play for gold. FINALLY…the sport is getting the recognition it deserves! However, as Canadians, we tend to shy away from the spotlight. The Olympics will provide an opportunity for Lacrosse players to gain recognition - while - simultaneously shedding light on the dedicated master craftsmen who provide such beautiful, “traditional” sticks! Whether the Olympics will permit usage of traditional sticks in official games has yet to be seen. Nonetheless, it’s a long awaited welcome to see Lacrosse finally hit the global stage. Perhaps, an international interest will grow…thereby…offering a space for others to learn about the game, along with our incredibly gifted master craftsmen, Indigenous peoples, their culture, traditions, etc. I believe it’s more important than ever, for our global community to witness the breaking down of boundaries, eliminating biases and racism, “respect” our neighbours, encourage “tolerance”…in the hope of opening our hearts and minds to foreign/different cultures, countries, policies, religions, etc. Sadly, people who should know better and are considered “leaders”, are merely encouraging our communities to engage and embrace hatred towards those with opposing worldviews! Certain parts of our world are embracing a “war monging” attitude and have demonstrated no backing down to furthering their stance! If we should have learned anything from past and current slaughters, wars, and increasing conflict…it is to NOT engage in such behaviour! Perhaps, we should mimic our North American Indigenous ancestors, and wisely engage in a Lacrosse game, whenever we have a conflict. Lacrosse may appear too simplistic for current conflict resolution…yet…it was effective for our North American ancestors! In the meantime - I wish everyone a wonderful week! Cheers!🇨🇦😊🇨🇦

[@cherylmillard2067]

2:59:47 That's Tony Bennet!

[@TekPrimeMIA]

i want some of those foot noodles

[@lisacraig1894]

Lacrosse and a small ball…why these Indians had good eye sight!!

[@jomo9454]

I'd like to make a suggestion if KZbin supports it or if you'd make duplicate videos (and if so, maybe I just don't know?) but if someone has a visual impairment that's not so severe that they need a screen reader they may need a language dub (yes I'm being English-biased but most YT videos in 2024 are English audio, right?) to access the foreign-language portions of the dialogue, and I frequently need to walk away from my screen but I still want to hear what the guests are saying. I don't see a SAP option in YT, so maybe Google / Alphabet / KZbin look into this?

[@BrodyOSullivan]

Foot and hydraulic fluid noodles, yum🍜 1:39:49 foot pasta, 1:42:25 hydraulic fluid noodles

[@marvinhuth4487]

1:54:43 foot soap

[@RetroRegan]

@1:19:35 Rona, you are beautiful. And you have a beautiful soul. I found it sad when you said, as a Filipino woman you didn't feel the prettiest. I think Filipino women are amongst the most beautiful in the world. And you're right about one thing, you are awesome.

[@crimsonviper8872]

I'm pretty sure 'kage' means shadow and 'hikaru' is light

[@lisacraig1894]

There is a History Channel show where people clean and fix older machines. Mostly in Europe, but a few car body shops do this work too…if nothing else maybe a Handyman on Angis’ list.

[@danielch6662]

3:27:30 from SEA, I find it weird that batik is made like this. Buy, hey, whatever works! 😁

[@ghoxted2789]

this is, so far, good stuff. I miss reporting with no opinion. Let me make my own.

[@AdemKae]

57:40 "It takes 10 years to be a good blower" 👀

[@aKalishnacough]

Im a huge salt fan. I need this Philippino salt. Where can i buy some?

[@arfriedman4577]

Also amazon

[@Hands2HealNow]

We must develop rights laws that promote living in dignity by trading on skills one enjoys and that offer public good including another employed and disciplined community member.

[@jessiehermit9503]

That lady that tattoos is very pretty.

[@lisacraig1894]

Can these unique craftsmen & women adopt children to be in the business? Probably still keep family in the loop; there might be another relative in the grandchildren that is into these arts… otherwise, hire and train and maybe even adopt orphans to help continue the “family” businesses before they die.

[@lesabooth5243]

It makes me cry . So beautiful creations 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@_C_N_]

Rest well, Alfie ❤

[@wqqdcraft]

im curious.. do these glass blowing masters only seek out apprentices to teach? or do they hold and teach classes to anyone who is interested... thats probably split.. but I bet thats why younger people arent as interested.. i bet more would love to learn how to do the craft then go out on their own and figure it out rather then being under the thumb of some old school gatekeeper hahaha very amazing work and they would teach so much!

[@woolfeythehunter4125]

Do you have addresses for these soaps that you can order directly from them?!

[@ritaswedia399]

😮😮😮😮

[@GreenFarm188]

Where do you see production machinery headed in the next 5 years? Let's hear your predictions!"

[@SankaCofee422]

3:39:49 bro I have one of their pickles!! I don’t remember who gave it to me when I was a kid but yeah I still have it that’s cool!!!! ❤❤

[@halfbloodprincess989]

It's incredibly beautiful that those traditional crafts haven't gotten extinct. Is there a way to order some of these things online? I absolutly get why the Philippine salt for example sells well to tourists, but not everyone has the money to travel.

[@djssquibbs3295]

That Japanese candy stuff made me miss Japan so much and made me hungry. one thing I miss most about Japan is the FOOD!!! QUE RICO!

[@catzenhouse]

"and for some reason, people go to chocolate..." - Yes! Why I called it "grief food" when I was teaching. I shared GF with my colleagues so we could get through the day. Almost always dark chocolate.

[@blockchains5456]

❤🎈🎈🎊

[@danielunderhill6086]

Do they have a studio audience in their house?

[@DuckNorris420]

What did i wake up to

[@roblo1742]

Asin ale! Asin ale! Asin ale se! Words that i wont forget when I’m in wet market during my formative years.

[@cranberry420]

Rest in piece Alfie

[@arteezzykool]

watching from Philippines :)

[@annacarter6559]

It's secret, lots of near free labour and lots of stuff cooked off site

[@josephdonais4778]

$5k paper weight? Yep, he is lucky to still be in business.

[@davidvincenthuffman]

Rip alfie!!! 💪🫡🫡🫡

[@sotecluxan4221]

smiling....and a happy new year

[@DeborahWard-ei1lg]

Christopher... Thank you so much for your heartfelt care for all of us Senior listeners!! With all due respect I'm going to ask that you please try to remember who you viewers are and to please slow down in your video presentations... Thank you... you're the Best!!!

[@LauraFunFunFloweries]

23:24 - When I had covid, (the 1st & worst time) in, February-March-April 2020, the only thing I could taste still, was, chocolate; I bought a bunch of, Dove solid milk chocolate bunnies, from, Walgreens, & just ate those. I couldn't taste or smell, was coughing up my lungs, & extremely fatigued, just laid in bed all day, eating chocolate bunnies.

[@onlysilv]

Much respect to these hard working artisans!

[@Mori_oop]

These artisans are amazing. True masters