Crafts & Design

Objects made with purpose, precision and imagination.

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Cover artwork for Japan in Colour – Yellow
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Japan in Colour – Yellow

Cover artwork for Japan in Colour – Red
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Japan in Colour – Red

Cover artwork for Shapes of Sake
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Shapes of Sake

Cover artwork for Storytelling Pen Case
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Storytelling Pen Case

Cover artwork for Japan’s Most Creative Button
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Japan’s Most Creative Button

Cover artwork for Samurai’s Luxury Pocket
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Samurai’s Luxury Pocket

Cover artwork for When Kimono Became Landscape
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When Kimono Became Landscape

Cover artwork for When Clothing Becomes Literature: A Uchikake Outer Robe Inspired by The Tale of Genji
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When Clothing Becomes Literature: A Uchikake Outer Robe Inspired by The Tale of Genji

Cover artwork for When Colour Was Banned: Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s Fabric Dyeing Animals in Late Edo Japan
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When Colour Was Banned: Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s Fabric Dyeing Animals in Late Edo Japan

Cover artwork for Craftsmen Who Supported Edo in 1842
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Craftsmen Who Supported Edo in 1842

Cover artwork for Her Dream of Chrysanthemums in 1890
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Her Dream of Chrysanthemums in 1890

Cover artwork for The Snowflake That Changed Edo Japan’s Fashion
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The Snowflake That Changed Edo Japan’s Fashion

Cover artwork for Just-in-time: The 1888 Japanese Pottery Rush
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Just-in-time: The 1888 Japanese Pottery Rush

Cover artwork for Japan’s First Luxury Startup? Inside a Cloisonné Showroom, 1878
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Japan’s First Luxury Startup? Inside a Cloisonné Showroom, 1878

Cover artwork for This 1879 Print Shows How Japan Outsourced Its Way to Global Fame
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This 1879 Print Shows How Japan Outsourced Its Way to Global Fame

Cover artwork for This 1876 Japanese Ceramics Booth Launched a Global Obsession
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This 1876 Japanese Ceramics Booth Launched a Global Obsession