Many specialist skills, those creating and molding incredible pieces over the decades, have long since disappeared into our overall void of mass-manufactured sameness. But, fortunately, there are those who still carry the torch of the artisan.
Saied Hussain has been hand making tiles out of cement for over 50 years. He says he’s one of the last still doing this work in Egypt — most other workshops couldn’t withstand competition from marble and ceramic tiles.
We went to Cairo to see how his business is still standing.
Watch the video courtesy of BusinessInsider.com
Here are links to buying similar tiles from Egypt and more.
