Industry & Manufacture
The thoughtful process behind the design and creation of Japanese products - from knives crafted in Sakai through to the metalwork of workshops in Tsubame-Sanjo - are explored through stories, exhibitions and videos with Japanese industry experts.
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Stories | The Hida region: carpentry workshop of Japan
Stories | Sudō Reiko
Virtual Exhibitions | The Carpenters' Line: Virtual Exhibition
Stories | Kintsugi - Japanese Repair Technique
Stories | Kokeshi - Japanese Wooden Dolls
Video Stories | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Mageki (Wood-bending)
Video Stories | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: The Carpenters' Line
Video Stories | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Joinery
Recorded Events | Hybrid Trains in Hida: Regional Rail Innovation in Japan
Recorded Events | The Making of ‘The Carpenters’ Line:’ Talk & Panel Discussion
Recorded Events | Aizome Indigo Dyeing - Workshop Visit & Conversation with Higeta Tadashi
Quick Reads | Aizome Indigo Dyeing from Mashiko
Video Stories | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Hida Shunkei Lacquerware
Video Stories | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy
Stories | Meriyasu: The Rise of Machine-Knitted Fabric
Stories | Japanese Ironware Craft by OIGEN
Stories | Japanese Paper - Washi
Stories | Populomobile
Stories | Metalworking in Tsubame-Sanjo
Stories | GYOKUSENDŌ - Tea and Vase Copperware
Stories | Mokushikko TOKESHI
Stories | Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten
Stories | Shotoku Glass
Quick Reads | Japanese blade craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo
Quick Reads | Biology of Metal: Metal Craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo
Interviews | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design
Recorded Events | Sakai Forged Knives: Workshop Visit & Conversation
Recorded Events | Gyokusendō: Workshop Visit & Conversation
Video Stories | Mizuochi Ryoichi - Metal Craftsman
Video Stories | Gyokusendō - Metal Craft
Interviews | Kobayashi Yasuo - Washi Artist
Stories | Tango Chirimen - Plain-Woven Silk Crêpe
Stories | Akabeko Cow - Japanese Folk Toy
Stories | Takahashi Hiroko
Stories | Japanese Lacquerware
Stories | MoonStar - Japanese Shoes
Stories | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop
Stories | Hida Sangyo - Japanese Wooden Furniture
Stories | SIWA
Recorded Events | The Art of Kintsugi
Video Stories | The Making of Japan House London
Quick Reads | Tamamushi-Nuri – Lacquer Craft Revitalizing Sendai
Quick Reads | Mashiko – a town famous for pottery
Quick Reads | Natural Washi Dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa
Quick Reads | Face coverings by HIROCOLEDGE
Quick Reads | SPREAD: creative team behind the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival's design
Words & Thoughts | Mizuochi Ryoichi
Recorded Events | Sharpening Japanese Knives: Masterclass with Sakai City’s Yamatsuka Mitsuo