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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Quick Read | Bizen yaki - rustic earthenware from Okayama Prefecture
Quick Read | Shunkei lacquerware - rooted in Hida Takayama’s woodwork tradition
Story | The Hida region: carpentry workshop of Japan
Quick Read | Edo Kiriko - intricately cut glass dating back to the Edo period
Quick Read | Hake and burashi - Japanese brushes for every occasion
Quick Read | Kibiso - reviving Yamagata’s silk production through creative new uses
Story | Sudō Reiko - Contemporary Japanese Textile Designer
Virtual Exhibition | The Carpenters' Line: Virtual Exhibition
Quick Read | The Lost Textile of Ryūkyū: uncovering the mystery of ton-byan
Story | Kintsugi - Japanese Repair Technique
Story | Kokeshi - Japanese Wooden Dolls
Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Mageki (Wood-bending)
Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: The Carpenters' Line
Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Joinery
Recorded Event | Hybrid Trains in Hida: Regional Rail Innovation in Japan
Recorded Event | The Making of ‘The Carpenters’ Line:’ Talk & Panel Discussion
Recorded Event | Aizome Indigo Dyeing - Workshop Visit & Conversation with Higeta Tadashi
Quick Read | Aizome Indigo Dyeing from Mashiko
Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Hida Shunkei Lacquerware
Video Story | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy
Story | Meriyasu: The Rise of Machine-Knitted Fabric
Story | Japanese Ironware Craft by OIGEN
Story | Japanese Paper - Washi
Story | Populomobile - Japanese Bicycles
Story | Metalworking in Tsubame-Sanjo
Story | GYOKUSENDŌ - Tea and Vase Copperware
Story | Mokushikko TOKESHI - Japanese Dishware
Story | Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten
Story | Shotoku Glass
Quick Read | Japanese blade craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo
Quick Read | Biology of Metal: Metal Craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo
Interview | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design
Recorded Event | Sakai Forged Knives: Workshop Visit & Conversation
Recorded Event | Gyokusendō: Workshop Visit & Conversation
Video Story | Mizuochi Ryoichi - Metal Craftsman
Video Story | Gyokusendō - Japanese Copperware
Interview | Kobayashi Yasuo - Washi Artist
Story | Tango Chirimen - Plain-Woven Silk Crêpe
Story | Akabeko Cow - Japanese Folk Toy
Story | Takahashi Hiroko
Story | Japanese Lacquerware
Story | MoonStar - Japanese Shoes
Story | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop
Story | Hida Sangyo - Japanese Wooden Furniture
Story | SIWA - Japanese Paper Maker and Designer
Recorded Event | The Art of Kintsugi
Video Story | The Making of Japan House London
Quick Read | Tamamushi-Nuri – Lacquer Craft Revitalizing Sendai
Quick Read | Mashiko – a town famous for pottery
Quick Read | Natural Washi Dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa
Quick Read | Face coverings by HIROCOLEDGE
Quick Read | SPREAD: creative team behind the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival's design
Words & Thoughts | Mizuochi Ryoichi
Recorded Event | Sharpening Japanese Knives: Masterclass with Sakai City’s Yamatsuka Mitsuo