LACQUER, GOLD AND TEA CEREMONY: THE SECRETS OF JAPANESE NATSUME
The beauty of exceptional Japanese craftsmanship is concentrated in a single object that fits in the palm of your hand: jet-black urushi lacquer wi...
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Sung Woo Choi's leaf spoons, made from wood patiently carved in his workshop in the north of Seoul, fill us with wonder: they touch something deep ...
Read moreIn Japan, the main aim will be to block out natural light, which will then only be indirect, diffused, attenuated, precarious and transformed by th...
Read moreAtelier Ikiwa is committed to skillfully wrapping your purchases in delicate fabrics that we bring back from our travels to Seoul, thus allowing th...
Read moreHave you ever been moved by the spectacle of ephemeral nature or by the nostalgic contemplation of an object that brings back precious memories? Th...
Read moreIt 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...
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