Woodenware by Masahiro Endo
Some beautiful wooden objects by Japanese woodworker and designer Masahiro Endo, he's been on my watch list for quite a while and I've had his personal website bookmarked for a later date. Today seems like a good day to have a browse through the portfolio and talk about some interesting elements reg
Ceramics at Utsuwa Gallery
I've got some wonderful imagery to share with you all today, I actually found this website over the weekend and I spent quite a long time just browsing through the different photographs. In fact I couldn't find too much out about the company itself but I've tried my best to conjure up some informati
Bamboo Cutlery by Saya Okihara and Kazuho Shimomoto
You've probably noticed my little fascination with wooden objects as of late, I'm embarking on a small project myself which will involve me making wooden spoons and cutlery. Actually, I ordered a couple of books off Amazon Japan last week which arrived yesterday, both are by an author named Nishikaw
Lacquerware by Toshio Fukuda
Here are some beautiful objects made by Toshio Fukuda, a lacquerware artist out of Japan. It looks like he's got an amazing eye for simplistic form in general, as with most Japanese creatives, and has been able to create some astonishing shapes that are both functional and very natural looking. This
Cups, Pots and Bowls by Ryoma Matsubara
Some beautiful cups, pots and bowls that I found whilst browsing a favourite around here, kurasukoto.com in Japan. They've always got an interesting selection of ceramics, textiles and cutlery, so as you can imagine I'm constantly looking that way for inspiration and they rarely disappoint, this tim
M.Saito Wood Works
Stumbling across the M.Saito Wood Works website really made my morning, I've been thinking about the different ways of manipulating wood for a little while now and carving small objects seems like a good way to get used to the material. Originally I was just cutting and sawing bases for some wire sc
Ceramic Work by Keiichi Tanaka and Aya Omachi
I've been meaning to write a little piece about these great objects, but firstly I had a problem with the image sizes and secondly we've had so many ceramics on the blog it's been hard not to saturate the schedule with the same sort of thing again and again. So I've held off just a little while, but
Yoshiyuki Kato’s Woodworks
It's not always always an easy job finding new and interesting creatives to talk about, a lot of the time you stumble across the same individuals that are doing great things. One place I've always been fascinated by is Japan and Japanese culture, mainly their way of life and also their simplicity in
Taro Tabuchi, Wood-Fired Kiln Porcelain
This is possibly the first time this year that I've come across a selection of imagery from an artist that's just too vast. It's that expansive that the 15 images I placed here in my opinion are nowhere near enough to represent the message that I want to convey, but I guess you've got to work with w
Murata Yoshihiko, Japanese Lacquer Artist
Wow. Incredible work by Japanese Artist Murata Yoshihiko who works with lacquer, this isn't a process that I'm really familiar with but I decided to root around a bit to find some information on this art. From what I found out it seems like Murata uses a maple wood to create these fantastic sculptur
Tortoise Life, A Look Inside
Every so often I come across shops that resonate with me and seem to be on the same wavelength as us who work here, usually these stores sell totally abstract functional products or items that I've never seen before. It's a pleasure to view objects like these seen here and it peaks my interest in de
Ornaments by Nobuho Miya, Kamasada Ironware
I’m not usually one to bring across a small selection of items, I prefer putting together a post that’s more substantial with captions and all the relevant information. Today I guess is an exception, these ornaments by Kamasada Ironware really grabbed by attention from Japan and I couldn’t let
