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Deep in Amish country, women in white hats and aprons churn out Pepe Saya butter

No smartphones, no internet – and no electricity. Making butter with an American Amish community presented Sydney’s Pepe Saya with challenges - and rewards.

  • Liz Gooch

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Metal smith Rob Hayes is an expert maker of medieval armour and weapons.

‘We’re hoping people make heirlooms’: The artisans reviving medieval trades

Craftspeople of bygone arts, such as textile weaving, blacksmithing and leather work, are reviving medieval trades through courses and workshops.

  • Benjamin Preiss

Arty party: All-Australian artisanal gift guide

If you’re after something fun, desirable and locally made, these artisan wares in zesty colours and earthy tones have you covered.

  • Frances Mocnik
Pepe Saya co-founders and husband-and-wife duo Pierre Issa and Melissa Altman at their Caringbah buttery.

Pepe Saya resumes ‘global domination’ plans to take Aussie butter to the world

Having conquered Australia’s cultured butter market, Pepe Saya’s makers are ramping up international expansion – without losing sight of the small details.

  • Jessica Yun
Column 8 granny dinkus

Gone fishing down the local pothole

Crickets on drums and Seattle’s subterranean delights.

Column 8 Granny dinkus with mask.

The lesser woes of quatorzetine

No need for magical imports, Oz has a history of exporting its home-grown.

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Making love: artisanal gift guide

When creative minds collaborate, the result is twice as nice. And there's plenty to make you look twice among these treasures.

  • Frances Mocnik
Designer Anita Dineen, whose cheese knife is produced by Alessi and has been declared an “Australian classic”.

Material girls: meet some of the Apple Isle's most intriguing designers

Forget big-bearded blokes in flannel shirts carving objects from wood. Tasmanian design today has a decidedly feminine edge.

  • Luke Slattery
'Grower Champagne' masterclass conducted by Pierre & Sophie Larmandier of the Larmandier-Bernier champagne house, at the at the Carlton Wine Room in Melbourne.

Bubble and tweak: inside the champagne rebellion

Independent growers are shaking things up, creating an artisanal product that is proving a hit with champagne lovers. Can they survive in a market long dominated by French conglomerates?

  • Konrad Marshall
Tory Burch “Roxanne Statement Ring”.

Style: Good Weekend's picks of the week

Fresh additions to Australia's most-wanted list: the latest in clever, covetable design.

  • Anna-Lisa Backlund

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