Made in the South Awards

The 2011 award winners showcase the ingenuity of Southern craftsmanship

Two generations of artisan woodworkers create the perfect rocking chair

The South’s best in Home, Style + Design, Outdoors, and Food

The South’s best in Home, Style + Design, Outdoors, and Food

​Reed Moore’s handwrought fillet knives are a sportsman’s dream

A pair of cocktail masters take the guesswork out of the old-fashioned Bittermilk

Woodworker Michael Moran merges an ancient technique with modern design

With Irish roots and North Carolina soul, Ollie Mulligan’s mellow single malt will warm your winter nights

A tasty by-product of the rice-polishing process becomes a best seller for a family of Mississippi farmers

Glassblower Colin O’Reilly crafts elemental barware as singular as the whiskey it’s designed to hold

Vintage botanical prints turn colorful made-to-measure skirts into wearable art

With his world-class instruments, luthier John Montgomery carries on a centuries-old practice

View all of Garden & Gun‘s Made in the South Award winners and runners-up

A look at the winners and runners-up

Jeff Robbins’s throwback vessels are keeping a Southern tradition afloat

Three Lowcountry restaurant veterans are taking soft drinks back to their natural—and Southern—roots

In small-town Florida, a self-taught luthier builds world-class instruments

A new class of Southern artisans have turned their passion for craftsmanship and quality into a way of life

A new class of Southern artisans have turned their passion for craftsmanship and quality into a way of life

A North Carolina denim outfit specializes in expert craftsmanship and exceptional fit