“If you do something long enough, you’re bound to be an overnight success eventually.” – Arnold “Skip” Horween III – In a former industrial area of Chicago you’ll find a still-vibrant piece of Americana – the Horween Leather Company. Horween...
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“We often think about history as if historical insight is some artifact that’s stored in this vast warehouse and if we could just find the box with the right artifact then we’ll figure this situation out… and I don’t think...
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“We’re challenging ourselves with things that no one else can do.” – Hiroyoshi Chinzei, Hidaka Washi Ltd. – The Hidaka Washi company in Kochi, Japan makes the world’s thinnest paper, which is used by libraries and museums worldwide to preserve...
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