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2020 Made in NC Awards

Two award-winning 28-inch pots.
Made in North Carolina

Made in NC: She Digs Wild Clay

Most people don’t think about the soil they walk on. But Tori Motyl knows its potential: In her hands, western North Carolina clay becomes a stunning expression of place.

by C.A. Carlson
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Made in NC: From Field to Flask

Across the seasons, Diane Currier gathers the work of bees — the blossoms, fruits, and honey. She brings them back to Honeygirl Meadery in Durham, where the bees’ bounty is bottled for all to taste.

by Eleanor Spicer Rice
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Made in NC: Built to Serve

In a knife maker’s workshop in Brunswick County, decking from the retired USS North Carolina is enlisted into a new kind of service: as a chef’s right-hand tool.

by T. Edward Nickens
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Made in NC: Heart & Sole

A Buncombe County couple is reviving independent shoe manufacturing in North Carolina, creating winning styles like their popular Riverside Hi sneakers.

by Melissa Reardon
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Made in NC: Our Most Honorable Mentions of 2020

From a sleek new take on a classic rocking chair to a stylish Blue Ridge Mountain scene in miniature, these incredible runners up are worthy of wonder.

by Anna Grace Thrailkill
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Made in NC: Nicholas Nichols Knives

A Leland bladesmith’s masterfully crafted chef’s knife made with wood salvaged from the deck of the USS Battleship North Carolina won him the top prize in the Home & Garden category of the 2020 Made in NC Awards.

by Katie Schanze
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Made in NC: Honeygirl Meadery

Sunshine-golden mead made in Durham with local wildflower honey won the top prize in the Drink category of the 2020 Made in NC Awards.

by Katie Schanze

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