In an era of advanced technology and mass production, is hand craftmanship still relevant and sought-after? We sit down with the people of BYND Artisan, as they share their thoughts on the craft.

As an artist and entrepreneur, stamp-artist Rachel lets us in on her discovery of finding  stability in the midst of an imbalance - as she juggles three beanbags in a cascade: of running the business, of pursuing artistic expression, and of finding joy and purpose with her brand. 

With a love for making and Mother Earth, Shiying started senkoubou (錢工房), a made-to-order leather atelier that takes inspiration from everyday things. 

After spending a year under the tutelage of Yamochi Masumi, a leathercraft master based in Kyoto, she returned back to Singapore to begin her own journey. Her brand is a reflection of what nature offers: contentment, connection and curiosity.   

Being Gellyvieve is being that 10-year-old again. Just like her pottery pieces, founder of Gellyvieve, Genevieve Ang, is all about breaking conventions and giving fun to art. 

Words associated with the Singaporean definition of success are always about career, properties and money. For Alvin Chan, who traversed the less-taken route and founded cement-making design studio Concrete Everything, success means doing something one can be proud of. 

From some angles, she mimics the disciples we see in kungfu films and apprenticeship documentaries. We learn from Si Ying, explorer and maker of many things rattan, that to be a disciple, one accepts discipline.

The changing times may have taken many things from him, but the courage to dream is not one of them. Founder of Lao Sher, an established tea house in Penang, shares his craft journey fraught with various difficulties but always with perseverance.

Against mass consumerism, modern-day women stereotypes, and traditional ways of relaxation; Autumn of WithAutumn shows us how she has come a full circle to where her first love is and will be: creative ventures. 

Out on her own, female potter Lynn Teo shows us that she can turn disadvantages to advantages. Ready to impart the virtues that pottery teaches, she continues to educate her students about imperfections, patience and perseverance.

After making a few early batches of kombucha using regular supermarket tea, Ping discovered the joy of fermenting single-origin teas - the complexities and nuances in flavour of which, in the final product, are matchless.

To take things slow in today's context may be the unbeaten track, but Chloe Yau is setting her eyes on the Chinese tea market, and inching her way up to promoting this culture.

Coffee champion, Andrea Tan, is setting her eyes to scale new and greater heights. Her advice for those willing to give it a shot is to simply start.