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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Stories | Sudō Reiko
Stories | Kintsugi
Stories | Kokeshi - Japanese Wooden Dolls
Stories | Tango Chirimen
Stories | Akabeko
Stories | Meriyasu
Stories | Chiyogami
Stories | Takahashi Hiroko
Stories | Obata Taku
Stories | Lacquerware
Stories | Nara and the Silk Roads
Stories | OIGEN
Stories | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop
Stories | Komaruya Fans
Stories | Hida Sangyo
Stories | Washi
Stories | Kumade
Stories | Wrapping
Stories | TERADA MOKEI
Stories | Metalworking in Tsubame-Sanjo
Stories | GYOKUSENDŌ
Stories | Mokushikko TOKESHI
Stories | Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten
Stories | Hosono Hitomi
Stories | Yanagi Sōri
Stories | Shotoku Glass
Quick Reads | Tamamushi-nuri – lacquer craft revitalizing Sendai
Quick Reads | Natural washi dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa
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
Interviews | Takahashi Hiroko - Textile Artist
Video Stories | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy
Recorded Events | The Art of Kintsugi
Recorded Events | Kintsugi – Workshop Visit and Conversation with ZEN’s Watanabe Atsuko
Recorded Events | The Making of 'The Lost Textile of Ryukyu': In Conversation with Director Tsuchie Makiko and Textile Designer Sudō Reiko
Recorded Events | Transnational Curatorial Practices – A Talk by Takahashi Mizuki
Recorded Events | KYOTO Design Lab Series III: Exploring Tango Chirimen – Scenario
Recorded Events | Kibiso - Textile Sustainability in Yamagata: Workshop Visit & Conversation
Recorded Events | KYOTO Design Lab Series II: Exploring Tango Chirimen – Surface
Recorded Events | KYOTO Design Lab Series: Exploring Tango Chirimen – Structure
Recorded Events | Tango Chirimen: Factory Visit & Conversation
Recorded Events | Textile Innovation from Sudō Reiko: Talk & Conversation
Recorded Events | MAKING NUNO at Japan House London: Online Panel Discussion
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
Video Stories | Mizuochi Ryoichi - Metal Craftsman
Video Stories | Gyokusendō - Metal Craft
Interviews | Kobayashi Yasuo - Washi Artist
Activity Sheets | How to Make Orizuru (folded paper crane)
Activity Sheets | Six Native Dogs of Japan
Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Orizuru Origami Worksheet
Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Nuri-e Colouring-in Worksheet
Recorded Events | Reframing Raden: Conversation & Studio Visit with SIRI SIRI and Matsuda Shōkan
Activity Sheets | Make an Okiagari Kobōshi with an Egg
Activity Sheets | Design Your Own Okiagari Kobōshi
Activity Sheets | Create your own New Year card (nengajō)
Activity Sheets | Create Your Own Koinobori
Activity Sheets | Create your own Hina ningyō (Hina dolls)
Activity Sheets | Design Your Own Kokeshi