from asia and elsewhere

magazine of inspirations

Projects, stories, discoveries, addresses, favorites: discover our magazine, dedicated to Asia and Craft.

Inspirations

“48 teas and 100 mice", Japan and colours

“48 thés et 100 souris”, le Japon et la couleur

“48 teas and 100 mice", Japan and colours

As in other cultural and artistic domains, the successive Japanese Imperial Courts codified colours, their uses, prohibitions (colours reserved exc...

Le Bhoutan, une stratégie de soft-power singulière

Bhutan, soft-power strategy with singularity

Bhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom squeezed between China and India, has developed some remarkable soft-power strategies that differ radically fro...

La laque japonaise, jeu du clair et de l’obscur

Japanese lacquer, the play of light and dark

A 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...

Kyoto: découvrir les plus belles adresses d’artisanat et de design

Kyoto: guide to the best addresses for crafts and design

Kyoto: knowing where to find treasures, meeting craftsmen who continue to keep centuries-old traditions alive, learning how to push open doors even...

A la découverte de la maison Chiso, Kyoto, spécialiste du kyo yūzen

Discovering Chiso, from Kyoto, specialist in kyo yūzen

Since 1555 in Kyoto, Japan, Chiso specialises in kyo yūzen, an absolutely unique artisan kimono painting technique requiring 20 steps and 6 months ...

Korea Art & Crafts

Korean Art & Crafts Showcased in Paris A few years ago we organised an exhibition in La Vallée Village’s Art Gallery to feature seven Korean Artist...

Artisanat et Artisans, l’histoire du geste

Crafts And Artisans: Setting The Scene

The man is bent over his workbench, his movements are precise, slow but wide. He carries the stories of his ancestors, generation after gener...

L'artisanat, un « Soft Power » créateur de valeur

Crafts Value Creation

We believe Crafts and Artisans from Asia have a meaningful and powerful role to play in our fast-changing environment, bringing resonance, differen...

Manifesto

Our conviction is that:When we travel again it will be with renewed intensityWe are now looking for emotions probably more than the over-used« expe...

Préserver le Patrimoine de la Mode Française

Preserving French FashionHeritage

Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs (museum of Decorative Arts) is an internationally renowned Parisian institution founded in 1948, carrying a collection...

Hiyoshiya, The 170 Year-Old Japanese Wagasa Maker

Japanese umbrella are called wagasa. Less than 10 wagasa makers still exist in Japan, and only one in Kyoto, Hiyoshiya, a 170year-old craft institu...

To See A World In A Grain Of Sand

The story of a sand collection initiated in childhood and its role in anchoring journeys in memory and understanding the importance of souvenirs.

Iris et le cadeau des enfants de Rocinha

Iris And The Gift From The Kids Of Rocinha

Iris had come to pick me up in Copacabana... ...in front of the Copacabana Palace in which I was lucky enough to stay during a work-related trip to...