Bringing Back Urban Manufacturing in America: Pete Raho at TEDxGowanus

The relics of urban manufacturing are scattered across America's cities. Few places show the outward signs of this history better than the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

In his talk, Pete Raho shows us that bringing this manufacturing sector back to life is not only possible, it is happening right now. As an "artisan ambassador" he shows us how combining vertical and horizontal design with small-batch production can revitalize this long lost sector.

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