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Stone Cut – A Short Film on Sculptor Etsuro Sotoo by David Cerqueiro
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Who doesn’t like a good short film? I came across this stunning piece by Director David Cerqueiro for NOWNESS titled ‘Stone Cut’ that gives us the rare insight…

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Botanical Animation – Story of Flowers 2 by Artist Makoto Azuma
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

I remember back in 2012 purchasing the first book by Makoto Azuma titled ‘Encylopedia of Flowers’. Drawn in by the book design by Kenya Hara, a designer who…

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Deep Beautiful Blue – Japanese Indigo Farmers and Dyers BUAISOU
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

BUAISOU are indigo farmers and dyers based in Tokushima, Japan and pride themselves on controlling the whole process from start to finish by using traditional techniques.

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Shinya and the Shokunin – Short Film on a Japanese Maker by Boyter & Pope
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Thanks to the tone in this short documentary piece by Boyter & Pope they were really able to capture the urgency needed to protect the different crafts that are slowly dwindling in Japan.

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The Scent of Sakai – A Series on Japanese Craftsmen by Filmmaker Edwin Lee
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

This short video series by Edwin Lee focuses on Japanese craftsmen, which this particular piece on craftsman Kinzaburo Kitamura who makes incense sticks and fragrances in Osaka, Japan.

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The Papermaker – A Short Film on German Craftsman Gangolf Ulbricht
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Gangolf Ulbricht is one of the last makers left in Europe producing paper by hand. This short film gives us a glimpse inside his studio in Berlin where he talks about the craft and his work.

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The Nature of Things – A Personal Portrait of Asahiyaki in Kyoto by Robert Wiezorek
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Robert Wiezorek is a German filmmaker who undertook the project of documenting the work of a traditional pottery workshop called Asahiyaki in Uji, a city just south of Kyoto in Japan.

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The Art of Yuzen Dyeing – A Short Film on Master Artisan Keikou Tanabe
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Keikou Tanabe is taking part in the tradition of Yuzen Dyeing, a technique that is part of the Kimono making process and requires the artist to apply dyes to the fabric in order to depict cultural life.

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Seeing Different – A Short Film on Stained Glass Craftsman Norbert Sattler
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Today I wanted a highlight a short film produced by Break Water Studios, they have put together a video on talented stained glass craftsman Norbert Sattler who resides in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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In the Heart of Aizu – Short Film on Urushi Craftsmen by Taylor Hawkins
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

The fantastic short film by Seattle-based filmmaker Taylor Hawkins explores the work made by a series of talented lacquer craftsman in Aizuwakamatsu, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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Film by Takashi Kuroyanagi – Handmade Japanese Paper of Kurotani Kyoto
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Takashi Kuroyanagi has visited many workshops in Kyoto to record the techniques of the various craftsmen based there, this subject is Kurotani, a paper making town near Kyoto.

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Brass Kitchenware by Master Artisan Kim Soo-Young
Film Posted by Mark Robinson

Imagery and a short film captured by Nils Clauss that pays homage to the work of Korean craftsman Kim Soo-Young, winner of the YÉOL Award for Craftsman of the Year 2013.

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