If you go to a traditional metalworking shop in Morocco's medina quarter, you'll see something that doesn't happen very often in our automated world: skilled hands turning raw brass into beautiful works of art using techniques that have been used for hundreds of years. The sound of a hammer hitting metal in a steady rhythm can be heard in narrow streets. In the dim light of a workshop, sparks fly as artisans bend, pierce, and polish brass sheets into the beautiful ceiling fixtures that can be found in homes all over the world. When you understand how these pieces come...