Aug.15

Shoji Hamada’s grandson, Tomoo, redefines his family’s sensibility for the 21st century

Aug.15

by Robert Yellin, specialist in Japanese ceramics The perks and pressures of being the son of someone famous c…

Aug.14

I Only Have Eyes for Blue (and White)

Aug.14

by Amy Katoh, author, lecturer

Aug.14

OH, Japan! What brings me back here, again and again.

Aug.14

by Dianne Vapnek, blogger                         . Never could I have imagined the impact that a short trip t…

Aug.12

Traveling exhibition shares masterworks of Japanese contemporary ceramics: the Horvitz Collection

Aug.12

Hands & Earth: Six Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics  .   . Now open at the Lowe Art Museum M…

Aug.09

Koho Tatsumura’s contemporary designs in the hands of the world’s finest weavers

Aug.09 Contemporary Art Kyoto

Koho Tatsumura Nishiki Weaving for the 21st Century. Japanese weaving is so intricate and thus so stunningly beautiful that experts worldwide have come to both describe it and distinguish it from ordinary brocade simply by using its Japanese name, Nishiki (pronounced as in knee-she-key.)

Nov.28

Listen to Shakuhachi

Nov.28

6 minutes:  Tsuru no Sugomori (Nesting of Cranes) is performed by Kohachiro MIYATA on the shakuhachi bamboo fl…

June.29

Gungendo – Pioneers in the Slow Clothes Movement

June.29 Shops

The Matsubas are to clothes what Alice Waters is to the Slow Food movement. Their 30-year old company, Gungend…

Feb.22

Yuzen Shirts by Hiroshi Saito

Feb.22

Whenever I wear a Hiroshi Saito Shirt in Japan or North America, I am always asked about it.

Jan.18

HORIKI Eriko: Pioneer on the Washi Frontier

Jan.18 Contemporary Art

Traditional handmade washi paper can be found everywhere in Japan, from name cards to beautiful wrapping paper…

Sept.10

Opposites Attract: Dyers and Innovators, Shigeki and Shihoko Fukumoto – part 1 (re-post from 2010)

Sept.10 Indigo

In Collaboration with Photographer, Helen Hasenfeld © Photos by Helen Hasenfeld By Steve Beimel and Rob S…