Antique dealers can do more than just source fine antique investments for you.  Their extensive knowledge is invaluable in researching and authenticating the story behind each piece.  Whether its for your home or your collection, the network of antique dealers can bring our history and cultural heritage to life.

Today’s antiques were crafted by yesterday’s Artisans.  And tomorrow’s antiques will be created by the Artisans of today; those same Artisans who, since time immemorial, have been the keepers and practitioners of ancient traditions.  But these traditions and their spirit are suffering now.  Modern consumerism has sacrificed quality craftsmanship in the name of production efficiency.

Machines cannot create though.  Nor can they innovate or inspire emotion.  Where would we be without the warmth, the passion and the uniqueness that only the Artisan’s work can bring?  Jean-Christophe Burckhardt, founder of Master Artisan, doesn’t want to know.  That’s why he’s created Master Artisan - the world’s new online directory for the world of craftsmanship and fine design and a new gateway to the world of antiques.

In establishing Master Artisan, Jean-Christophe, who is himself a designer and craftsman, has set out to create a directory that showcases the beauty and integrity of objects made with the passion and dedication that only an artisan’s hands can bring.  “I wanted to craft a directory that would inspire visitors to seek out and contact the designers, craftsmen and artisans creating beautiful objects in large and small, well-known and obscure workshops all around us”, notes Burckhardt with great enthusiasm.

As a toolbox, Master Artisan is about much more than just inspiration.  It is also designed to be the premium entry point into the worldwide marketplace of artisans, designers, suppliers, restorers, antique dealers, craft schools and guilds and associations.  Burckhardt argues that Master Artisan will be “the most comprehensive way to interact with the customers, suppliers and lovers of crafts from all over the world – The complete solution we, as artisans, designers and members of the community of craftsmanship, have always needed.”

For antique dealers, Master Artisan can help:

•    Educate visitors about the world of antiques and restoration
•    Convey your expertise and knowledge of styles and conservation
•    Showcase your products and services in the way that captures and reflects their quality
•    Lets you reach the community of collectors and lovers of antiques
•    Helps you source hard to find tools and materials from a connected global community
•    Exposes you to the world's leading interior designers and renovators
•    Allows you to communicate with a continuously growing community of prospects, clients and suppliers
•    Manage the task of building an online presence and profile

Using the modern tools offered by the online environment, Burckhardt’s vision is for Master Artisan to serve as a platform through which artisans, craftsmen, designers and antique dealers can fight back and re-establish the social, micro-economic and cultural traditions that humanize the consumer experience and bring deep joy to our lives. 

If Burckhardt’s passion for the Spirit of Craftsmanship is any indication at all, Master Artisan will truly be a new gateway to the World of Antiques.


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