We are proud to announce our first branded OEN sencha green tea made in collaboration with Kyoto based farm d:matcha that’s now available to purchase at OEN shop.
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New Feature – Hiking in the town of Wazuka in Kyoto with d:matcha
Read our new feature on a company currently residing in the famous town of Wazuka called d:matcha, founded by Daiki Tanaka who is producing high quality matcha and sencha in Japan.
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New at OEN Shop – Introducing a Selection of Japanese Matcha & Sencha
Ceramics and tea have always gone hand in hand, so with such strong links I always wanted to incorporate high quality tea in to the shop and we are pleased to announce our first selection.
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Japanese Woodblock Prints – Nature and Teabowls by Ann Symes
Inspired by the Japanese aesthetic, artist and creative Ann Symes has been using the ancient method of woodblock printing to create unusual and abstract patterns on paper.
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Japanese Tea Wares at Everyone’s Tea
A showcase of some imagery from ‘Everyone’s Tea’. Owned by Kohei Yamamoto, their concept is to enhance peoples lives with rustic elegance and quiet simplicity.
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Japanese Tea Utensils at Kamon Engineering
My fascination with the Japanese tea ceremony isn’t anything new, I suppose it comes from my general attraction towards the lifestyle and mentality over there. I also quite like the idea of Buddhism and zen, this is also a theme that I tend to see in other designers that I admire, it’s sort of weird how everything links together in a way. Charles and Ray Eames for example had definite ties with Japan, even holding a Japanese tea …
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Vessels & More at Higashiya Shop
A rather enticing selection of vessels at Japanese store Higashiya, who seem to have quite a variety in their online shop. All these different categories of inspiration can sometimes be overwhelming, but it’s something that I think both of us here have adapted to. This blog is the perfect place to shed light on things that are inspiring, even if that falls into a totally different category to what we’ve talked about before (hopefully every now and then we surprise …
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