artisanism, or the artisan mode of production,
as a key component of the Leica Da Vinci initiative
I drew the title of this section, as well as a great deal of general inspiration,
from the homonymous research paper
presented in 2014 by Louis Thiemann at The Haghe, Netherlands,
for a Master of Arts in Development Studies.
noble materials: lana 
la interfaz misma entre la materia bruta y la mano, cuerpo, mirada,
respiración y espíritu humanos atentamente aplicados
the very interface between sheer matter and the heedfully applied
human hand, body, sight, breath and spirit
noble materials: piedra 
plated wood / madera chapada 
humanismo y artesanismo, inextricablemente unidos
Entire civilizations were built up with skilfully trained human hands,
and today, as ever, the crafted things continue to provide us
both material and spiritual wellbeing.
noble materials: metal 
carved stone / piedra labrada 
the carved word / la palabra labrada 
noble materials: madera