>[!NOTE]+ Meta Author:: Sarah Baird Reference::https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/artisanal-brooms-comeback Date::2021-08-10 Tags:: #warp/webpage WeftLinks:: [[Psychological value of craft]] [[Health value of craft]] [[Ethical value of craft]] >Claim:: [[Claim - Craft nurtures hope]] [[Claim - Objects made by hand have great meaning and value]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > The revival of hand-made brooms symbolise a better way of living. Looking at a steep surging demand for hand-made brooms in the United States, the article speculates on the reasons for their popularity. The author, who trained at Berea college, suggests three different reasons: first, the appeal of the handmade object themselves (long-lasting, intentionally made, and beautiful, they may for some trigger memories of a bygone life); second, the therapeutic aspect of craft practices; and last, the possibility of participating in ethically sound short supply chains. Craft, in those three instances, serves as a token for a better form of living. Though figures about the general consumption of brooms during and after COVID are not supplied, the article's argument is that the acquisition of handmade brooms has become a meaningful and aspirational act of resistance for confined, urbanised communities, for whom it serves as imagined remedy.