About Kensaku Oshiro Japanese designer Kensaku Oshiro is currently based in Milan where he designs products and furniture for various companies. Born in Okinawa, Kensaku studied at the…
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Akiko Kuwahata & Ken Winther
About Akiko Ken MADE Akiko Ken Made is a woodworking studio consisting of makers Akiko Kuwahata and Ken Winther. Akiko’s background is as a woodworker and furniture maker…
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Interview with Studio Gorm
About Studio Gorm Oregon based Studio Gorm, founded by John and Wonhee Arndt in 2007, have committed themselves to exploring culture, history and technology to see how these…
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Japanese Potter Atsushi Ogata
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 …
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Inside the Mother Tool Workshop
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…
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Japanese Potter Keiji Tanaka
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…
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Potter Makoto Saito
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…
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Hiking in the Town of Wazuka with d:matcha
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…
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Japanese Metalworker Naho Kamada
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…
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Inside Japanese Metalworker Rieko Fujimoto’s Studio
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…
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Inside the Pottery Studio of Japanese Potter Makoto Asebi
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…
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A Look at Japanese Woodwork Studio Fujii Works
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,…
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