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3 posts tagged why we built it

makers

Eleven languages, and why English was not enough

The person with the best work in the room is very often not the person with the best English. Building only in English quietly decides who gets to sell.

The Metzee team2 min read

live auctions

Why a show has an ending

A listing waits. A show does not. That difference is most of what makes buying from a maker feel like meeting one.

The Metzee team2 min read

You should know hoe to click and when to click

live auctions

A photograph is not the thing

A listing can show you a bowl. It cannot turn it in the light, or tell you why the glaze pooled thicker on one side.

The Metzee team2 min read

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