
MONO NO AWARE, THE NOSTALGIC EMOTION OF OBJECTS
Have you ever been moved by the spectacle of ephemeral nature or by the nostalgic contemplation of an object that brings back precious memories? Th...
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It seems that Seoul is one of those cities that doesn't at all resemble the image we have of it. It's not a city whose beauty is obvious. And is it...
Read moreLE POP-UP ATELIER IKIWA x COMPTOIR DES VOYAGES: De précieux objets du Japon et de Corée d'artisans contemporains en laque, céramique, bambou, bois,...
Read moreKyōto, un carnet de voyage qui n’est pas une liste de monuments incontournables, mais plutôt des pistes pour visiter Kyōto différemment, s’éloigner...
Read moreLaurence Vouillemin is the talented designer behind the brand Ikémato. From her travels to Kyoto she learns techniques and brings back gems in...
Read moreThe Maryuku Shoten x Pauline Androlus collaboration revisits the tradition of chusen, a Japanese handcrafted textile print techniques that appeared...
Read moreThere is this colour which touches our hearts, a colour of evening skies and deep oceans, but also a colour that is as light and transparent as cle...
Read moreOh! INDIGO. From August 22 to October 4, 2022, Atelier Ikiwa dives into indigo for its first major thematic campaign: 6 weeks exclusively dedicated...
Read moreAs in other cultural and artistic domains, the successive Japanese Imperial Courts codified colours, their uses, prohibitions (colours reserved exc...
Read moreBhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom squeezed between China and India, has developed some remarkable soft-power strategies that differ radically fro...
Read moreA lacquered object will always retain the aesthetic awareness of those who know how to take their time, to look at it, to appreciate it not just vi...
Read moreKyoto: knowing where to find treasures, meeting craftsmen who continue to keep centuries-old traditions alive, learning how to push open doors even...
Read moreSince 1555 in Kyoto, Japan, Chiso specialises in kyo yūzen, an absolutely unique artisan kimono painting technique requiring 20 steps and 6 months ...
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