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Atsushi Ogata is a Japanese potter based in Nara prefecture. Many craftsmen reside here thanks to the beautiful countryside and close proximity to cities such as Osaka and Kyoto …

Inside the Mother Tool workshop in Tochigi, Japan. Mother Tool Mother Tool is a workshop and design studio located in Tochigi, Japan. Owned by husband and wife Shunya…

About Keiji Tanaka Studied under the highly regarded ceramic artists Shigeyoshi and Yuriko Morioka. Now lives and works in Shiga Prefecture where Keiji specialises in producing contemporary-looking forms…

About Makoto Saito Japanese potter Makoto Saito is a young ceramic artist residing in the city of Seto in Japan. Many of the people that reside in Seto…

About Wazuka Many famous tea areas reside in Japan but one with the most breathtaking views is situated just an hour outside of Kyoto. The small town of…

About Naho Kamada Born in 1982, Naho Kamada is a Japanese metalworker from Kumamoto Prefecture who now resides in Tokyo. She studied under craftsman Takejiro Hasegawa, the third…

About Rieko Fujimoto Japanese craftsman Rieko Fujimoto graduated from the Osaka University of Arts in 2002 where she studied metalworking. After she was then employed in local cookware…

About Makoto Asebi Japanese potter Makoto Asebi was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, but now lives and works in Kamakura, Japan. This talented craftsman focuses on creating timeless pieces…

About Fujii Works Fujii Works consists of husband and wife team Kenichi and Minako Fujii. Kenichi, born 1975 in Kakogawa, and his wife Minako, born 1981 in Hunan,…

About Eiji Hagiwara Born in Tokyo, Eiji Hagiwara now works out of his studio in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture. Although he produces small pieces of furniture at his studio,…

About Inima Pottery With a motto of “Basic Use, Everyday Use”, husband and wife team, Yuichiro and Satoko Suzuki, craft their pottery in the beautiful village of Kawakami-mura.…

About Akihiko Sugita Each of Akihiko Sugita’s works are crafted by hand at his studio in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. His training under fellow Japanese craftsman Akira Noboru of…