Toru K.
Toru is an artist who continually asks questions and exhibits a profound flexibility in choosing materials as the starting point of his expression, such as clay, metal, and nails
Yohei
Seiwaen still follows the traditional techniques passed down from his predecessors, and the simple tenet that creating good tea is as important as ever
Masao
Yushisha is focusing on Japan’s only remaining wisteria weaving technique as a means of promoting the revitalization of the Tango region
Toshiyuki
Makino Urushi Kogei collaborates with artisans and designers of different fields in order to regularly produce
objects that have never been
seen before
2024 Traditional Crafts Support Program & DENTO Awards Press Conference Held
On May 8 (Tokyo) and May 10 (Kyoto), the Traditional Crafts Support Program & DENTO Awards Press Conference was held. The event began with an introduction to the purpose and overview of the program by Mineaki Saito (former Vice-President of Hermes Paris headquarters and Representative of Scenery International). Next, Avi Lugasi (Representative of Windows to
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Koji
Momentum Factory Orii is known for its innovative copper casting and coloring in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, a town with 400 years of tradition, and a wealth of cutting-edge casting technology
Hitoshi
Maida Senga Kogei is characterized by its integrated production of all processes of Kaga yuzen kimono production
Akihiko
Akihiko is a Kanazawa-based artist specializing in lacquer work, inspired by the texture and appearance of ancient objects that have appeared at various times throughout history
Kazuya
Established in 1839, the Nanjo Kobo is one of the few workshops in Japan that specializes in the manufacture of orin, bells found on Buddhist altars and rung to accompany the reading of a sutra or to drive out the prayer’s evil thoughts
