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Stories / Culture

Zen and the Art of Buying Ceramics

Zen and the Art of Buying Ceramics

We ask our customers to enjoy fukanzen no bi, but do we?
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Kintsugi: Fact and Fiction

Kintsugi: Fact and Fiction

Wabi or Luxury? The birth of Kintsugi
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Meet the Maker: Kyoto Kintsugi

Meet the Maker: Kyoto Kintsugi

Kyoto Kinsetsu Shirokanedo Master Craftsman

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Tenmoku Chawan from the Kyoto National Museum

The Tenmoku Glaze (and shape)

Tenmoku: What does it mean and its place in Japanese culture

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Raku Ceramics: Handmade Culture

Raku Ceramics: Handmade Culture

A brilliant book examining the Raku family history
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Takatori ware and the Kuroda Domain

Takatori ware and the Kuroda Domain

The engaging story of the Takatori kiln and the Kuroda Clan
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Mottainai, the Japanese culture of frugality

Mottainai and sustainabaility

A Japanese approach to respecting Nature
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Japan and Scandinavia

Japan and Scandinavia

"Japandi"? A new name for an old phenomenon
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Book Review: Bending Adversity

Book Review: Bending Adversity

A thoughtful analysis of the Japanese character
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Tea Master Kobori Enshu

Tea master Kobori Enshu

Elegant simplicity: from wabi-sabi to kirei-sabi
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Tanizaki Junichiro: Japan and Light

Tanizaki Junichiro: Japan and Light

Soft, warm and intimate - how our lighting is different
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