On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami shocked the world. On that day, the news in Japan was a sea of negativity: bad news and sad st...
Read moreMiki Furusho’s works were the first collection to inspire me to showcase the work of artisans. I still can’t forget the first time I saw the placem...
Read moreIt was your everyday Wednesday morning in Tokyo, rainy and overcast. Yet a quiet gallery on the seventh floor of a famous department store was crow...
Read moreIn today’s Meet an Artisan, we’ll be sitting down with Mr. Doi and Mr. Nagaya, founders of 3RD Ceramics. Through this conversation we’ll learn more...
Read moreTsuruta, part of the province of Aomori, is a small town of 11,773 people located in Northeast Japan. Tsuruta is most famous for its apples and Ste...
Read moreToday, we’re proud to invite Koizumi Sho, founder and designer of Kamitaba, as part of our Meet an Artisan series. Spiraling upward and outward,...
Read moreWelcome to Norm’s very first Meet an Artisan! Today, we have with us Shota Kumiji, founder of Kumiji Design. Mr. Kumiji focuses on minimalism in ...
Read moreThe must-have meal in every Japanese home - Japanese-style curry rice. It's not uncommon for an average person in Japan to eat curry rice once a we...
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