If Kim Jong Il were in Italy (not to mention alive), he
would definitely be looking at these things.
Visiting the furniture factories of Brianza (Italy), one
really starts to appreciate the dichotomy between the gleaming Piero Lissoni
designed factories with their state-of-the-art leather-cutting, glass-printing
or board-laminating machines and the still largely hand done processes
requiring skilled artisans. (Some of it looks easy, but it’s not. Trust me,
they made me try). The main difference with North Koreans being the world-class
quality, and the red pants and shiny shoes under their work coats.
Here are a few photos of these skilled craftspeople doing
what they do best.
By Claire Toussaint
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