June.15

Buaisou: Four Young Guys – A New Generation of Indigo Dyers

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Sept.23

Buaisou: Four Young Guys – A New Generation of Indigo Dyers

Sept.23 Mora Chartrand

Buaisou Indigo by Matt Gross from AirBnB Magazine. Introduction by Mora Chartrand Main Article: Buaisou Indigo from AirBnB magazine, written by Matt Gross If there is one color that epitomizes Japan for me, it is indigo — deep, mystical, midnight blue. The oldest evidence tells us that indigo dyeing first appeared in Japan in the…

Sept.20

The Cat and the Mouse

Sept.20 devapnek

by devapnek I knew we were in for a visual fest last spring, when we received an invitation to join our friend Masa to visit a temple and garden that is only open to the public for a short time in the spring and autumn. I didn’t know that the visit would prompt a spontaneous…

Sept.19
Sept.18

Glass artist brings Japanese sensibility to Venetian lace technique: Ushio Konishi

Sept.18 Dasha Klyachko

One of Japan’s more established contemporary glass artists, Ushio Konishi, is a world leader in the Venetian lace glass technique. This involves creating glass rods with a ‘lace’ pattern before blowing and shaping the final piece. The rods, also known as glass canes, are made by skillfully and delicately twisting molten glass of different colours,…

Sept.17

Colorful Flying Koi (carp) at textile event in Tokyo

Sept.17

The largest gallery space in Tokyo (18000 sq. ft.) was recently home to 300 koinobori (carp streamers) designed by Japan’s Reiko Sudo (founder of Nuno Corporation), one of the world’s leading textile designers where the fabric fish powerfully splashed their way through the exhibit. Sudo had been inspired by the traditional annual event of flying…

Sept.16
Sept.16

Amane Tatsumura Contemporary Weaving Artist

Sept.16 Amane Tatsumura

by Amane Tatsumura, As a child, I used to play in a workshop where some of the world’s most talented weavers sat at wooden looms and created masterpieces. Today, I am a 4th generation weaver in Kyoto. I design and weave one-of-a-kind art pieces. Instead of paints and brushes, I have chosen to make original…

Sept.15
Sept.15

A TREE MOVES IN MINATO-KU by Amy Katoh

Sept.15 Amy Katoh

A TREE MOVES IN MINATO-KU It’s a matter of priorities.  Minato Ward has its right! Unbeknownst to me, the powers that are in Tokyo’s Minato ward, where many Embassies are located, and many international residents of Tokyo live, decided that the venerable camphor tree in the historic Arisugawa Park needed to be moved.  By chance or…

Sept.14