Where Craft Hides – Shining Light On Newly Produced Contemporary Craft
This article reflects upon the work of craft artists Giovanni Corvaja and Kazuhito Takadoi and highlights the unexpected approaches that they take to…
Genta Ishizuka is the winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2019
Kyoto-based lacquer artisan Genta Ishizuka has won the 2019 LOEWE Craft Prize! His submitted sculpture ‘Surface Tactility #11’ (2018) was chosen as the…
The INK series – TAG
TAG | artistic expression TAG, a Japanese stationery store with headquarter in Kyoto launched their first ink collection for fountain pens kyo no…
The INK series – inkstand
inkstand by Kakimori | customised inks inkstand is a unique specialist store in Tokyo’s Kuramae area that is reminiscent of a laboratory in…
Cutting deeply into the tradition of craftsmanship: a portrait of master carver Shoichi Kitamura
In traditional Japanese woodblock printing the process is a successful collaboration between the artist, the carver, and the printer. Kitamura-san is a master…
