Japanese woodworker Toshifumi Momose resides in Shizuoka where he runs his project ‘Hikimonojo 639’ from a 150 year old Japanese farm house surrounded by mountains and countryside. After…
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New at OEN Shop – Pre Order Glassware by Yuki Osako
Just sending a quick update to make you aware of some new pieces arriving by talented Japanese glass artist Yuki Osako. Yuki’s work has been sold out for…
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New at OEN Shop – Ceramics by Potter Katsufumi Baba
After more than a 3 year absence from the shop we are pleased to receive stock from popular Japanese ceramic artist Katsufumi Baba based in Kurume, a city…
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New in the Shop – Handcrafted Lacquerware by Fujii Works
One of my favourite selection of photos on our feature section were taken by Japanese photographer Issei Kashiwagi inside the workshop of Fujii Works in Hyogo, Japan. You…
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New Feature – A Look Inside the FUJIGOKE Workshop
We recently highlighted some special pieces by FUJIGOKE that are very intriguing and are a little offbeat compared to what we usually post here. Of course, nature is…
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New at OEN Shop – Copper Metal Dishes and Objects by 86400
Founded in 2018 by Nobuhisa Yamamoto and Shota Shimizu, 86400 is a Japanese design studio and brand with the concept of producing tools that can improve our daily…
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New at OEN Shop – Miniature Zen Gardens by FUJIGOKE
Just at the base of Mt.Fuji is a special farm run by the craftsmen at FUJIGOKE. Here they grow and prepare high quality moss used at many of…
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New at OEN Shop – Tumi-isi Wooden Stacking Blocks by A4
I have always been drawn to those stacked pebbles found by the side of rivers or streams. It’s rare to come across them, but it always made me…
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New at OEN Shop – Abstract Artworks by Dominique Lutringer
It’s interesting how art takes on a whole new meaning and presence when you know the entire backstory. I visited the Villa Chochikuyo (read my article here) built…
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New at OEN Shop – Woodwork by Japanese Studio OITECO
Visually appealing design is always nice to see, but sometime’s it’s skin-deep. That’s why craft is so underrated, the subtle change over time and the inconsistencies matches with…
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New at OEN Shop – Cutlery by Metalworker Rieko Fujimoto
Just on the outskirts of Osaka is where Japanese metalworker Rieko Fujimoto resides, crafting tableware out her quaint studio. Thanks to her fascination with collecting classic metalworking tools,…
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New at OEN Shop – Glassware Handcrafted by Saki Fujimoto
Just a quick update this week to let you know that we have now updated our selection of tableware handmade by glass artist Saki Fujimoto. We introduced Saki…
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