"The style of Peter Korn’s lovely, patient and fastidious ode to craft, Why We Make Things and Why It Matters , mirrors the technical precision and style he has used in his career as a furniture maker and teacher."—The New York Times The pursuit of material things often leaves some essential part of us malnourished. We may find ourselves starved for something more satisfying. Furniture making, for woodworker Peter Korn, is the challenging work of bringing something new and meaningful into...