Niigata
Created by the wisdom of our ancestors to increase the value of life and rich nature of Japan, Seiun Souemon Hara’s bronze casting technique was designated as an Intangible Cultural Property by the prefecture in 1978, and is still being mastered today. Each piece created is unique due to the natural production process.
Kanagawa
Aiwa Shibori have had substantial experience in Hera Shibori – a metal spinning technique. The specialized industry is constantly challenged with new demands: creating new shapes and sizes or having to apply the technique to new materials. The family team at Aiwa Shibori have always faced these challenges with innovation, and the experiences they have gained contributes to their production of high quality products.
Gunma
Asakura Senpu has been specializing in textile processing techniques since 1982. Some of their key techniques include super water-repellent and quick-dry fabric processing, which led them to their appointment to develop the Japanese national Olympics swimming and gymnastics teams’ uniforms. The NAGARE project created by Asakura Senpu revisits the furoshiki scarf that has been part of Japanese culture for 1,000 years, expanding the function of the furoshiki beyond its original purpose.
Saitama
Atsukawa Industry Co., Ltd. is committed to offering products that complement lifestyles across various aspects from housing to interior decor. Embodying our philosophy of “Yasashii Seikatsu Kobo”, the team is proactively engaged in consultation on the development of environmentally friendly products, in cooperation with the industry in our region, and the national forestry cooperative.
Tokyo
At Horiguchi Kiriko, we respect the intrinsic beauty of glass. We are always striving to use the elegant translucence and joy inherent in glass to move, delight, and amaze our customers. Horiguchi Kiriko offers genuine Edo Kiriko.
Niigata
Ishimoku Co., Ltd's products give satisfaction and pleasure in making everyday tools and furniture lighter and more comfortable than we are familiar with.
Ibaraki
Kozangama is a creative group of craftsmen who have inherited the soil of Kasama. They can produce earthenware with customised texture, weight, ease of use, forms and shapes, giving the seemingly similar products individual characters.
Tokyo
“Yurayura” is a project created with artisans practicing textile dyeing, weaving, dye formulating and patternmaking across the nation. Yurayura aims to represent the hand-dyeing craft of Japan through planning, designing and producing dyed textile products to create new market value and longevity of the traditional techniques. Our team of artisans are hailed to be the main players in the next generation of Japanese handiwork.
Niigata
Zeshin Shibata, a lacquer artisan from the late Edo to Meiji Eras was a master of tweaked lacquerware who refined the craft. The current generation of artisans and designers practicing Niigata Shikki started a challenge to recreate the 160-year-old lacquering technique in one of the few production districts, Niigata.
Chiba
Since our beginnings in 1932 in Tokyo, Sugahara's artisans have applied traditional Japanese design techniques to reveal and express the beauty of glass in unique handcrafted glassware. As the artisans shape the glass at its key moment – in an extremely hot liquid form, forms that capture the unique consistencies and intensity of the material are created. Infinite characteristics of glass are explored and expressed in our products.
Tokyo
Tomita Handicraft’s quality products marry the ingenuity of modern designers and artisans, and the traditional paper patterns to create refreshed products for today’s consumers. Today, more than 90% of silk products in Japan are imported, but we at Tomita Handicraft use only domestic silk made with silk yarn carefully spun in Japan.
Nagano
Each item produced by Tree to Green is handmade by craftsmen in Nagano Prefecture’s Kiso region, highly praised as “the forest that built Japanese history”. Kiso Hinoki wood is known for its antibacterial property, fragrance and high durability.
