handmade*
a story of faith, heritage, and craftsmanship.
handmade* is a reflective series presented by Joshua Evans, exploring the relationship between what we build and what ultimately shapes us. Through craftsmanship, conviction, and lived experience, Joshua examines how home is formed not just by walls and objects, but by intention, memory, and care. Each chapter treats furniture as more than function, faith as more than doctrine, and home as more than a place, revealing how meaning is made slowly, deliberately, and with heart.
We live in a disposable world, yet we remain drawn to things made by hand. This series explores why handmade furniture endures, not as a luxury, but as a form of cultural inheritance, carrying craft, memory, and meaning forward from one generation to the next.
Joshua Evans builds one meaningful piece of handmade furniture in each episode, using the process to tell the story of his own life, revealing why objects made slowly, with care and intention, still matter.
Apprenticed during the 2008 financial crash, Joshua Evans faced a near career collapse and a life-altering injury before finding love across an ocean and rebuilding from the ground up. He went on to build a business in California, became a father during the pandemic, and ultimately returned home to begin again. Throughout it all, furniture remains the spine of the work, while life is the story it carries.
This series is for viewers who aspire to own an heirloom piece—a chair, a table, or an object passed down from someone close to their hearts. They understand, often without articulating it, that its worth extends far beyond price. It invites them to reflect on why such things matter, and to consider what they, in turn, will leave behind.
Concerned with a growing fatigue with disposability and a renewed interest in craft, repair, and longevity, handmade* views the home not as a backdrop for content, but as an emotional space shaped by care and intention. Through an intergenerational lens, the series considers how the things we choose to live with and pass on become part of a larger legacy, one rooted in responsibility, continuity, and respect for what endures.
What are we making today that our grandchildren will still live with, learn from, and be grateful for tomorrow?
In a world defined by speed and disposability, this question asks us to slow down and reconsider the legacy embedded in the things we create and keep. It challenges us to think beyond trends and convenience, toward craftsmanship, care, and responsibility, toward objects and values strong enough to endure, and meaningful enough to be passed on.
