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