Discover and Practice Japanese Urushi Lacquer

The extraordinary beauty of Japanese lacquer (urushi), with its deep blacks, its immutable techniques and its objects that span the centuries, are an immense source of inspiration.

This workshop will allow us to get as close as possible to the magic of Japanese lacquer, in its cultural and historical dimension but also by practicing black urushi lacquer (the most precious) directly on wooden objects.

Japanese Incense, Listening to it and Making it

Did you know that in Japan, during kōdō (one of the three traditional arts along with the tea ceremony and ikebana) it is about “listening” to the incense?

This workshop is like a parenthesis of sweetness during which we marvel, we are astonished, we learn, we create (incense), we share. It is very contemplative, very playful too, and of course, wonderfully beautiful.

THE KOREAN ART OF PACKAGING

Pojagi, a fabulous Korean art, is a way of wrapping and embellishing objects of different sizes and shapes, the fabric that is used thus becomes a gift in itself and reflects the desire to bring luck to the recipient.

During this rare workshop (as this art is so little known in France) we will guide you step-by-step through an introductory session to this elegant facet of Korean culture and teach you some pojagi wrapping techniques.