Japanese Craft

MINI x RINPA ESHIDAN – MINI GINZA “LIVE CANVAS”

Our fellow Made with Japan contributor, NOIZ-DAVI who is also founder and member of the famous Rinpa Eshidan art crew, mixes it up with the rest of the group to promote the new Mini-Cooper in Ginza. NOIZ-DAVI is wearing a black cap and is painting the hood of the Mini in the beginning of the video.

アートクルー輪派絵師団（りんぱえしだん）がMini-Cooper Ginzaでペインティング。輪派絵師団のリーダーでもあるMWJメンバーNOIZ-DAVIももちろん参加！黒いキャップをかぶってボンネットをペイントしているのがNOIZ-DAVIです。

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Japanese Craft

MADE WITH JAPAN PHOTO DIARY/PART 5: KOJIMA TOWN OF DENIM ARTISANS

My next stop was Kojima in Okayama. This town has a rich history of textile manufacturing and has become known to be the “mecca of Japanese denim.” The original denim artisans of Japan who first saw denim during WWII are still alive and doing their thing! 親戚が住んでいる牛窓から、児島に行ってきました。ドライブは結構長かった記憶があるんですが、ドライブしてくれたゆきさんとお話しながらだったので、あっと言うまでした。 I think the car drive from my grandma’s…

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NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS – MWJ MEETS NINCOMPOOP CAPACITY インタビュー – NINCOMPOOP CAPACITY

While I was in Japan this fall, I met with Japanese designers and other cool people who have influence on youth-culture of Japan today. I interviewed these people with the goal to introduce their work while at the same time, to get a more personal view of them as individuals. I also asked them to…

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2011 A/W Collection

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com Some of the highlights from Yohji Yamamoto’s 2011 A/W collection were the flower and feather prints on black mesh, sheer woven tops, red coats, and hoop skirts. The visible cage under the skirts added a unique flavor to the overall punk theme styled with Dr. Martens and colorful cotton candy…

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NEW ARTIST: SAYOKO HIRANO

SAYOKO HIRANO Sayoko uses a traditional Japanese woodblock print technique called Mokuhanga. Her art focuses mainly around human bodies, plants and anything with “life”. She hopes to create positive energy that is healing or gives the viewer courage to move forward with her art. Sayoko also wishes to convey the strength and gracefulness of the…

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共栄 KYOUEI DESIGN NEW PRODUCT RECONSTRUCTION CHADELIER + PREVIOUS WORKS

RECONSTRUCTION CHADELIER Specification year : 2011 material : gilded steel (24k) . gilded steel wire(24k) size : W600mm x D600mm x H330mm weight : 4kg Kyouei Design reveals their first work to come out of 2011, the “Reconstruction Chandelier.” This Chandelier is made from 12 industrial clip lamps which were welded together, then gilded for…

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共栄デザイン

by kouichi okamoto SPECS year : 2011 material : Brass . Iron(brass plating) size : W500mm x D300mm x H400mm weight : 1.7kg Created as an instrument, ‘pendulum sound machine’ subverts a record player’s rotation to make noise with 16 plate-hitting pendulums. the brass-plated pendulums rest on original phonograph record with no grooves, and as…

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