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A Look Inside – Mjölk Issue No III
An exclusive glimpse inside Mjolk's newest publication, Volume III. Exploring the mysterious world of the Japanese tea ceremony, featuring legendary architect Terunobu Fujimori.
Japanese Woodworker Yusuke Tazawa-old
About Yusuke Tazawa Revolving around nature most of his life, Japanese maker Yusuke Tazawa decided to convey the importance of the forest through his woodworking skills. Yusuke produces wooden utensils, plates, vessels and furniture at his studio Think!Forest in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. When desi
Interview with Japanese Designer Masanori Oji
ABOUT OJI MASANORI About an hour-long train ride from Tokyo you’ll find yourself in Kawagoe, where Masanori Oji runs his design firm Oji & Design. The studio was founded in 2004 after many years working as both a graphic designer and an architect, the latter a subject he was educated in and gr
Metalwork by Japanese Maker Yumi Nakamura
I’ve been hunting through a selection of different makers that specialise in metalwork for the shop, mainly vessels like bowls and plates since we already stock some brilliant cutlery by Rieko Fujimoto. These goods are generally hard to come by, usually you have a lot of cutlery being produced but
Vessels and Spoons by Fushimi Lacquer Workshop
In the next few weeks we'll have a brand new selection of lacquerware by Fujii Works arriving in store, I'm super excited as I've decided to extend the range a little and offer more goods in the lacquer department. I was originally nervous to include such a 'niche' product in our line-up, as you nev
Lacquer Boxes & Vessels Designed by Oji Masanori for Wajima Kirimoto
Japanese designer Oji Masanori has been of major interest for many years now, he mainly designs ‘living’ products, this includes furniture and other smaller goods for the household. One of his most popular series was that designed for metal casting company FUTAGAMI, he made a selection of goods
Short Film on Lacquer Artist Masaru Nishimura
After an assortment of topics being discussed here on the blog this week, it seemed nice to switch it up a little and watch an experienced lacquer artist at work. I thought it might give some context to the items that we already have in the shop, particularly the lacquerware by husband and wife duo
Japanese Craftsman and Making Processes by Adam Fulford
Last night I was supposed to be getting on with some work but I ended up spending half of it watching through these incredible videos placed up by Adam Fulford. I previously sat through one on the lacquer process a few months back but he's uploaded a lot more and they're ever so inspiring, I was in
Short Film Featuring Lacquer Artist Isamu Odashima
After the article that I put together late last week featuring artists and sculptures Alma Allen, Ani Kasten & Adam Silverman, I thought I would showcase another video produced by the same Japanese company but on a slightly different wavelength. This particular video has no English speaking, or Engl
Collecting Lacquer with Kenji Suzuki
It's not often that I bring films into the archive, Daniel tends to have a knack for finding the best on the web in the fields of art, design and craft. But today I came across this short piece that doesn't have any commentary, but has very simple filming and features some curious ongoings. In fact,
Lacquerware Stones by Noboru Akagi Akira
My interest in lacquerware has hit quite a high, investigating the different methods is highly interesting as it's something that's totally new to me. Us folk in Europe haven't really experienced this sort of craft before, it's not something that's readily available and easy to find. Although I've t