Category: Living Arts


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…

Mar.08

Nakamura Takuo: Contemporary Potter

Mar.08

Nakamura Takuo is a contemporary potter who has reinterpreted the Kutaniyaki style of his native Kanazawa, by …

Yonezawa Bamboo Art
Feb.27

Innovative Bamboo Basket Artist, Yonezawa Jiro-san, returns to Japan.

Feb.27 Contemporary Art

Almost completely unknown in the west until about 15 years ago, Japanese artists specializing in one-of-a-kind…


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