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New Feature – Interview with Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro
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We recently released the ‘Kino Stool’ by Memo Furniture in collaboration with Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro. Born in Okinawa, Kensaku studied at the Polytechnic School in Milan and…

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Download our Free Guide – Our Top 10 Favourite Places in Japan

Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin on Naoshima Island We are often asked what our favourite places to visit are for art and design inspiration. Naturally, through producing content for…

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OEN Membership – Join us on Patreon and receive OEN Issue 1 and 2
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Download OEN Issue 1 & Issue 2 as Ebooks on our Patreon ⟶ We are looking for OEN members and we think this would be perfect for you.…

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OEN Member – Design Guides & More on our Patreon Page
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Our Top Locations in Helsinki for Art, Design & Craft Inspiration Considering the current climate we know it’s not the best time to write design guides! But we…

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OEN Membership – Join Our Patreon for Exclusive Content & More
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We have spent the last 10 years dedicated to finding the best art and design content on the web. Without advertising we have persisted as our passion for…

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OEN Issue 2 – A Visit to Woodworker Shuji Nakagawa’s Studio
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With hundreds of years of tradition comes hundreds of years of history to uphold. No pressure then. It takes a special maker to not only take a craft…

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New Feature – Visiting the Studio of Japanese Potter Atsushi Ogata
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I’m not really one to get nostalgic about a particular trip or experience but my journey to Atsushi Ogata’s studio in Nara, Japan was certainly enlightening and one…

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New Feature – Hiking in the town of Wazuka in Kyoto with d:matcha
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Read our new feature on a company currently residing in the famous town of Wazuka called d:matcha, founded by Daiki Tanaka who is producing high quality matcha and sencha in Japan.

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New Feature – Inside the Workshop of Japanese Metalworker Naho Kamada
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It’s been a while since we last put together a feature, but this time we collaborated with photographer Kazuhiro Shiraishi and asked if he would go to the studio of metalworker Naho Kamada.

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From Around the Web – Join OEN Newsletter for Interesting Craft & Design
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Want a selection of interesting craft and design straight to your inbox? Join OEN newsletter here on our website and we will send you interesting content from around the web on a weekly basis.

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New Feature – Inside the Studio of Japanese Metalworker Rieko Fujimoto
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We release a series of photos from inside the studio of Japanese craftsman Rieko Fujimoto, we visited her studio in Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture where she makes her metal cutlery by hand.

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New at OEN Shop – Quirky & Characterful Woodwork from Studio KUKU
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When we saw the collection of woodworks made by Studio KUKU we were drawn in by the quirkiness mixed with the functionality and wanted to represent them here in the shop.

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