wood works
The charity sale at Cool Japan Paris has finished. We would like to than you all who came and participated in the support for artists/artisans who were affected by the earthquake. We collected the donation of 256.5€ (42000yen around) this time. Thank you very much for your support. We will hand the donation to the… More Thank you for your visit and your support
MONO Japanese Art participates in a Japanese festival in Pantin, France. It’s just suburb of Paris, and it’s a cosy little event for two days, 25th-26th November. Here is the details : 8 Rue d’Estienne d’Orves, 93500, Pantin 25th 11-19h26th 10-17hEntrance fee 1 euro for under 16yo, 2 euros for who are over 16. MONO Japanese Art… More Festival japonais in Pantin “Omiya-mono”
So Maison et Objet 2023 took place from 19th-23rd January in the north of Paris. And it took 1h to get the venue Villpinte. But it was worth it. Firstly, there are so many exhibiters. There are 7 halls for their booths and products. All related to house deco, utensils, gifts, furniture…etc. Very decorative and… More Maison et Objet 2023 in Paris
This Autumn to Winter exhibition, we display our items at Salon de thé Sazanka. The theme is ‘Tea time with Flowers’. On Tuesday 13th Sept from 17h-21h, we prepare little drinks tea and sake with light snacks using our items. Please experience the display of the items and touch of them. The exhibition stays long… More Exhibition ‘Tea time with Flowers’ from 13th Sept – 25th Dec
Ryōsuke Andō‘s works, Wajima mihon-wans and Kaba-zaiku items are on view in Cool Japan, in Paris. Cool Japan is an elaborated select shop for Japanese items, located in Opera area the centre of Paris. The shop is very elegantly displayed and there are wide range of items. Many of them are authentic traditional art pieces, which are… More Our Items on view in Cool Japan Paris
Wajima Kirimoto is the company of Wajima lacquer ware based in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture. The producer is Tai’ichi Kirimoto, who creates beautiful table wares for everyday and a special occasion with his meisters. They produce the lacquer wares with traditional techniques from Wajima. Also, as they used to be specialized in wood processing, their products are not… More Wajima Kirimoto
Kabazaiku -Samurai craft- In the north of Japan, in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, they produce one of well-known Japanese crafts with wild cherry tree bark: Kaba-zaiku. The bark surface is very rough in the beginning. The maister polishes it, and it reaches silver colour first, and later crimson colour. Then, they stick the thin bark to the base… More Kabazaiku: Wild Cherry tree Bark crafts