

Craft
Japanese craftspeople working in areas such as woodwork, metalwork, dyeing and folk arts, dedicate themselves to the pursuit of perfecting their art. Each generation tackles the challenges of mastering and improving age-old techniques to create objects which are renowned across the world for their precision and beauty.
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Interviews | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design

Activity Sheets | Six Native Dogs of Japan

Stories | Kintsugi

Stories | Sudō Reiko

Activity Sheets | Make an Okiagari Kobōshi with an Egg

Stories | Tango Chirimen

Interviews | Takahashi Hiroko - Textile Artist

Stories | Akabeko

Stories | Meriyasu

Quick Reads | Tamamushi-nuri – lacquer craft revitalizing Sendai

Stories | Chiyogami

Video Stories | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy

Quick Reads | Natural washi dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa

Stories | Takahashi Hiroko

Stories | Obata Taku

Stories | Lacquerware

Quick Reads | Japanese blade craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo

Recorded Events | The Art of Kintsugi

Stories | Kokeshi

Quick Reads | Biology of Metal: Metal Craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo

Stories | Nara and the Silk Roads

Stories | OIGEN

Activity Sheets | Design Your Own Okiagari Kobōshi

Stories | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop

Stories | Komaruya Fans

Stories | Hida Sangyo

Stories | Washi

Recorded Events | Reframing Raden: Conversation & Studio Visit with SIRI SIRI and Matsuda Shōkan

Recorded Events | Kintsugi – Workshop Visit and Conversation with ZEN’s Watanabe Atsuko

Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Nuri-e Colouring-in Worksheet

Activity Sheets | How to Make Orizuru (folded paper crane)

Recorded Events | The Making of 'The Lost Textile of Ryukyu': In Conversation with Director Tsuchie Makiko and Textile Designer Sudō Reiko

Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Orizuru Origami Worksheet

Stories | Kumade

Recorded Events | Transnational Curatorial Practices – A Talk by Takahashi Mizuki

Stories | Wrapping

Stories | TERADA MOKEI

Recorded Events | KYOTO Design Lab Series III: Exploring Tango Chirimen – Scenario

Recorded Events | Kibiso - Textile Sustainability in Yamagata: Workshop Visit & Conversation

Stories | Metalworking in Tsubame-Sanjo

Recorded Events | KYOTO Design Lab Series II: Exploring Tango Chirimen – Surface

Stories | GYOKUSENDŌ

Recorded Events | KYOTO Design Lab Series: Exploring Tango Chirimen – Structure

Stories | Mokushikko TOKESHI

Recorded Events | Tango Chirimen: Factory Visit & Conversation

Stories | Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten

Stories | Hosono Hitomi

Recorded Events | Textile Innovation from Sudō Reiko: Talk & Conversation

Stories | Yanagi Sōri

Recorded Events | MAKING NUNO at Japan House London: Online Panel Discussion

Stories | Shotoku Glass

Recorded Events | Tōhoku Craftsmanship – Kokeshi Workshop Visit

Recorded Events | Mashiko – The New Generation of Contemporary Ceramic Artists

Recorded Events | Make a HIROCOLEDGE Face Covering: Online Demonstration with Takahashi Hiroko

Recorded Events | Mashiko – A Celebration of Hamada Shōji and Bernard Leach

Activity Sheets | Create your own New Year card (nengajō)

Video Stories | Mizuochi Ryoichi - Metal Craftsman

Video Stories | Gyokusendō - Metal Craft

Interviews | Kobayashi Yasuo - Washi Artist

Activity Sheets | Create Your Own Koinobori

Activity Sheets | Create your own Hina ningyō (Hina dolls)

Activity Sheets | Design Your Own Kokeshi