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One morning in January, it was with immense joy that we hopped on a train from Kyoto bound for a small station in Shigaraki where we were to meet Momoko…

We were recently interviewed by intelligence Magazine and wanted to thank their team for the in-depth feature! Check out the latest issue for the full sixteen page story where we reveal…

We all have cutlery we consider “our faves”. The ones that get us excited to set the table, to actually properly set it. Mitsuhiro Konishi’s cutlery is that type. Knowing…

An Exhibition of Handmade Metal Cutlery by Mitsuhiro Konishi We are pleased to be showcasing Mitsuhiro Konishi’s metal cutlery collection during an upcoming solo exhibition, entitled Table Elements, at Nalata Nalata, New…

Mitsuhiro Konishi is a sculptor and blacksmith who creates handcrafted metal cutlery well known for its incorporation of textures. Konishi, originally from Okinawa, gained an appreciation of craftsmanship from his…

Our factory zoomer exhibition has come and gone too quickly. We were sad to take down the pieces, to say the least. Luckily we have more than enough photos that…

“Discovering the Joy of Glassware through an Exhibition of Works by Kazumi Tsuji + factory zoomer” We will be welcoming celebrated glass artist Kazumi Tsuji, founder of factory zoomer, to…

Every year in Kyoto, come the second week of January, the streets are flooded with young men and women lugging around exceptionally tall bamboo bows and feathered arrows. It’s the…

For those unfamiliar with Yuichi Takemata, he is a metal artist and the owner of Sayuu, a beautiful gallery in Kanazawa. He began his career repairing antiques, mostly jewelry, and…