00:05I grew up in a studio, it's my playground and the place where I used to play was a clay
00:10now
00:11I'm still playing but more professional let's say
00:19A workshop can be a classroom, a workplace and a family archive
00:23In traditional craft, skill and design survive because someone learns them and passes them on
00:29Across Uzbekistan, different regions have developed their own traditions
00:33Our journey begins in Fergana where those skills are still alive inside local workshops
00:39For more than 14 years, Muhammad Ali Yunusov has been turning wood into art
00:44A first generation's master, he is now Uzbekistan's people's master
00:48has trained more than 1,000 apprentices
00:51His family continues the tradition today
00:53While generations of craftsmen of Hikastok are still keeping Fergana's wood carving heritage alive
01:05In Foukat district, Yunusov begins with local wood
01:09Preparing it can take months
01:10It's called bulgey
01:35In Foukat district, Yunusov is a behaves
01:40The tools may be traditional, but technology has also entered the workshop.
02:00The knowledge is also passing to younger hands.
02:03Samandar Tahirov joined the workshop at 14.
02:17Not far away, another workshop offers a different window in Tafirgana.
02:22Here, traditional craft also provides work for local women.
02:45In six years, the center has trained more than 500 women and girls. More than 100 now work with the
02:51enterprise.
03:06The showroom is filled with dolls, bags, hardware and clothing.
03:21For visitors, the showroom brings all of that work together in one place.
03:29More than 100 products, all inspired by local traditions, this is how Sadavkat is putting Fergana's craftsmanship on display.
03:37Her showroom has become a destination for visitors to the region, bringing together traditional designs, local production and a distinctly
03:45Uzbek style under one roof.
03:50Our final stop is Tashkint, home to one of Uzbekistan's best-known ceramics families.
03:57Seven generations, one craft and the traditions still take new shape.
04:02At the Rahima workshop, ancient Uzbek techniques meet contemporary creativity, because keeping a traditional life also means allowing it to
04:11evolve.
04:13Here, family identity matters, but every generation also leaves its own mark.
04:40Three workshops, three different crafts and one common lesson.
04:44Mastery takes time.
04:45These traditions survive because someone learns them, practices them and passes them on.
