Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
craftmanship
Italian translation:
lavoro artigianale
English term
craftmanship
written word. It seems perhaps an old-fashioned concept. But as I was
writing this book, in October 2011, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple,
sadly died. That month also saw the release of his authorized biography.
All the writers reviewing Jobs’s life and work agreed on one thing:
he had a passion for CRAFTMANSHIP and design, and it was this that had
made all the difference for Apple, and for Jobs himself. Two perspectives
seem to have been complementary to his sense of design. ‘You have got
to start with the customer experience and work back to the technology.’2
And that great products are a triumph of taste and taste happens, said
Jobs, ‘by exposing yourself to the best things humans have done and
then trying to bring the same things into what you are doing’.3
| 3 | lavoro artigianale |
Cora Annoni
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| 4 +3 | artigianato |
Sabrina Bruna
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| 4 | mestiere (artigianale/artistico/letterario/ ecc...) |
Michael Korovkin
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| 2 | abilità artistica |
Mariagrazia Centanni
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Oct 15, 2013 07:07: Cora Annoni Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
38 yrs experience freelance transl&inter
Native in: Italian 
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 2 more.
lavoro artigianale
| bello grazie! |
Italy
Law, marketing, medicine/pharmacy
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 3 more.
artigianato
| agree |
Mariagrazia Centanni
: E' la prima parola che mi è venuta in mente e, dal contesto che possiamo leggere, ci starebbe bene !
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grazie Mariagrazia!
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zerlina
1 hr
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Grazie Zerlina!
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Adar Brauner
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Grazie Adar!
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Italy
Good translator with a good musical ear
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Italian
abilità artistica
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Note added at 9 min (2013-10-08 21:36:42 GMT)
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Non ho trovato il termine 'craftmanship', ma 'craftsmanship' : non so se è la stessa cosa !
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Note added at 1 ora (2013-10-08 23:10:16 GMT)
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A pensarci meglio, non è tanto lontana la tua voglia di traduzione da quella letterale, perché 'craftsmanship' corrisponde a 'maestria' / 'abilità' :
http://it.dicios.com/enit/craftsmanship
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Discussion
One of the significant experiences in confirming Steve Jobs’s viewpoint, it
turns out, had been his exposure to the history and practice of ‘writing’
whilst dropping out from a degree course at Reed College in Portland,
Oregon. Reed was one of the few colleges in North America to hold
calligraphy classes. When Jobs followed his heart and took up calligraphy
he was introduced to a broad sweep of cultural history and fine
craftsmanship in handwriting and typography that was a revelation to
him. It complemented the perspective he learned from his adoptive
father, who was a mechanical engineer, that CRAFTMANSHIP mattered.
One of the significant experiences in confirming Steve Jobs’s viewpoint, it
turns out, had been his exposure to the history and practice of ‘writing’
whilst dropping out from a degree course at Reed College in Portland,
Oregon. Reed was one of the few colleges in North America to hold
Golden Thread FINAL TEXT.indd 4 18/06/2013 10:27
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calligraphy classes. When Jobs followed his heart and took up calligraphy
he was introduced to a broad sweep of cultural history and fine
craftsmanship in handwriting and typography that was a revelation to
him. It complemented the perspective he learned from his adoptive
father, who was a mechanical engineer, that CRAFTMANSHIP mattered.