hand made
Not factory produced
Made by hand rather than by machine.
Handmade goods—pottery, furniture, jewelry, clothing—typically command higher prices because of the labor involved and the assumption of greater care and uniqueness.
Each piece is handmade by local artisans.
Also spelled as one word: handmade.
- woodTree-derived building material
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- from scratchStarting with nothing prepared
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
fair trade · slow fashion · craftsmanship · small batch · heritage · old world · cottage industry · mom and pop · tradition · handcrafted · handiwork · authenticity · arts and crafts · one-of-a-kind · manual · local economy · sustainability · labor of love
hand mademachine-made
Fabricated by apparatus
mass-produced · manufactured · automated · mechanized · computer-generated
hand mademass-produced
Made in large quantities
off-the-shelf · store-bought · ready-made · commercial · standardized
hand madesynthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
artificial · imitation · knock-off · cheap · mass-market