Flow Gallery – The Spirit Of Things
When we aren't working or creating it's great to get ourselves out the office and take some influence from others through the medium of gallery exhibitions. The Flow gallery in Notting Hill, London which is owned by Yvonna Demczynska has been running a fantastic showcase recently titled the spirt of
Shaker-Style Oval Tea Boxes by Kobayashi Katsuhisa
I'm always on the look out for new and exciting shops that revolve around a concept like ours, I guess it's just the same as finding people with similar inspirations. Usually these little places are quite hard to find online, as they're ultimately not pushing towards a mass audience, but one that ca
The Successor of Kakiemon: The Story of the Kakiemon Porcelain Dynasty
I'm not usually the one bringing over videos or short films on to the blog, Daniel, my partner in crime, usually has that base covered. He's got a great eye for sniffing out the best in the film department, whether that be on Vimeo or through other parts of the web. But today I think I might have pi
Craft at Japanese Store Jikonka
As I'm sure a lot of you know from previous posts that I'm quite the avid reader, I always purchase more books than I can handle but each one goes in to my bookcase or office with the intention of being read. One thing I don't buy usually is books that are fictional, most of the ones I purchase are
Mushimegane Books, 2012 Collection of Works
Mushimegane Books is a special little company owned and run by Misa Kumabuchi, specifically out of her studio in Nishinomiya, Japan. The eagle-eyed of you may have noticed the label as the newest addition to our online shop, someone we’re extremely proud to represent over here in Europe. Despite t
Shiko Pottery Studio, Australia
Today I've selected some great photography from a studio's website based in Brunswick, Australia named Shiko. To be quite honest we've not really featured many artists from Australia here in the past, even though there seems to be some fantastic work going on over there, so this post today should gi
Tadao Ando Photographed by Donata Wenders
I've not talked about a highly acclaimed designer in a while so I thought I'd buck the trend today and bring you something slightly different. As you can imagine I regularly go through phases of inspiration, just like everyone else, so when I came across this brilliant photography matched with a sup
Wire Works by Masao Seki
I love wire sculptures and wire work in general, it's quite a fascinating subject in my opinion as it's out of the general scope of what artists usually produce. People like Alexander Calder have originated in this from and have then expanded out into other avenues such as mobile work, or larger scu
Furniture at Monokraft
Some delicious looking furniture I stumbled across at the start of the week by Monokraft, a Japanese company based in Tokyo. They've got a fantastic website that showcases their work beautifully, so I thought I'd bring a selection of my favourites across for all of you to admire. As I've said in pre
Plant Imagery by Qusamura
Plant pictures and imagery featuring greenery puts me in quite a trance, lately I've been excited by the mixture of vessels combined with living things such as a cactus or a bonsai. I actually own a bonsai myself and it takes center stage on a windowsill in my house, nurturing it is a very rewarding
New in the Shop, Wood Worker Mitsuru Maeda
Today we've got a new entrant in the store who goes by the name of Mitsuru Maeda. Born in Tokyo, the Japanese craftsman has been manipulating wood for over 15 years. After working at two different workshops during his career he took the jump and started his own workshop in Toyko, where he still make
Pure White Vessels by Takashi Sogo
Right, this is it. I promise today will be the final time this week that I showcase my favourite Japanese ceramic artists, to be fair it's quite easy to pick them out because there are so many good ones in that area of the world. As my final post I decided to pull out a specific series from one of m
