

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