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TORCHIN FOR TEMPO - WASHI PAPER ASH WOOD BATTERY LANTERNS MADE IN YAME JAPAN

This month, o-Bon chōchin (paper lantern) artisans Shiraki Kougei announced the release of Torchin, a series of portable, contemporary lamps crafted under the consulting and production advice of Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten and in collaboration with design unit Tent. Based in Fukuoka Prefecture, Shiraki Kougei specializes in the regional Yame style of o-Bon chōchin — washi paper-covered lanterns with hibukuro (firebox) frames of spiraled split-bamboo strips or wire. The new Torchin series translates five simple geometric shapes — circle, oblong, oval, square and bell — into three-dimensional firebox forms that echo Yame ellipsoids. A simple cylindrical beechwood stand transforms each Torchin into a table lamp that can also be held like a torch. Nothing interrupts Tent’s contemporary design of clean lines. The shade’s translucent washi is left white, a touch-sensitive round button is positioned to neatly cover the firebox opening at the top and, as a rechargeable lamp with a running time of up to 35 hours on its dimmest setting, no unsightly cable is needed when in use. - The Japan Times

COLDFRAME - INTERVIEW WITH HEAHEE PARK, KOREAN FINE JEWELRY DESIGNER

Finally, 10 years as a designer, art director and a brand representative, I have finally learned a little bit of what I like, what I am good at, and how I want to pursue my future. Therefore, I am going to shift and change COLDFRAME in my way from now on, not getting influenced by others. I am a designer and an entrepreneur, but more than this, I want to become a modern artist who loves the beauty hidden in the past. ->

INTERVIEW WITH YOKO SAKAMOTO - CRAFT CLOTHING BRAND FROM TOKYO

We have been dyeing our products with persimmon tannin and indigo since the beginning of the brand. We also prefer 100% cotton for our clothing, as it can be worn all year round. I've been thinking about why I like those things, and perhaps it's because there is no right answer. Even if I ask for a color to be dyed in a certain way, the temperature, humidity, dyes, drying time, and all other conditions are different depending on the craftsman. ->

P A S O J E W E L R Y

Based in Tokyo, Japan, PASO JEWELRY is a craft brand launched in 2015 by Ayumi Kawabata - a metal engraver and designer. The organic silhouettes and exquisite textures offers high-end unisex jewelry that blends into each individual's daily life. Timeless, seasons, unisex and natural, including silver 925, gold k10 and k18.

P H A N T O M H A N D S

'Phantom Hands' is a metaphor for generations of artisans whose contributions manifest in each piece of furniture we make. Phantom Hands makes handcrafted, design-driven contemporary furniture. Our workshop in Bangalore, India is an ecosystem of skilled carpenters, wood polishers, cane weavers, upholsterers, and tailors from craft communities across the country. We work with wood, fabrics, cane, metal, etc., and collaborate with furniture and textile designers to create collections that build on the heritage of Indian craftsmanship and design. Our furniture is a culmination of centuries of craft knowledge and skills, passed on from generation to generation. The name 'Phantom Hands' is an homage to the legacy of these past artisans whose contributions manifest in each piece we make. - Phantom Hands

I S S E Y M I Y A K E E Y E S

ISSEY MIYAKE is embarking on the ISSEY MIYAKE EYES PROJECT to showcase a new eyewear series. The essential design points are: Minimalism with quality and integrity while providing durability and longevity. It is these fundamental and evident elements in which ISSEY MIYAKE carefully strives to establish as the standard for tomorrow. This new master-made standard can only be achieved with assured skills and an accumulated experience. For this exciting project Issey Miyake has partnered with the legendary leading hand-made eyewear manufacturer Kaneko Optical Co. from Sabae, Fukui, Japan.

A R K J O U R N A L

At Ark Journal we explore the spaces around us, the objects we put in them and the people who make them. Bridging architecture, design and art, we show them as interplay rather than in silos, and with a sense of enduring Scandinavian values and aesthetics. We celebrate good ideas, honest and inventive design and materials and encourage critical debate. Each issue we visit extraordinary homes around the world that are more than the sum of their parts and that express the personal narratives of the people who live in them, their philosophies and influences.

S A N T A & C O L E - N A T U R A L L I G H T I N G

Santa & Cole is a small, independent and global editor of design products, with its roots in Belloch (Barcelona, Spain). We have been editing since 1985, when the company was first founded. By editing we mean preparing a work for the public domain, we mean adapting an item for every one's use. More than eighty creators have contributed to a rich catalogue of furniture and lighting products originating in very different contexts, by renowned designers such as Antoni Arola, Miguel Milá, André Ricard and llmari Tapiovaara. What a book editor does with stories, we do with objects. Acute and attentive to quality and detail, Santa & Cole outsources all of its industrial production to an extensive network of suppliers, mainly in Spain, but also in other countries such as Japan. Our mission is to build, safeguard and disseminate knowledge through design objects. Objects whose quality is recognisable at the touch of a hand, and that enrich people’s lives, whether at home or in shared environments. Our philosophy is more modern than futurist and we are more intrigued by silence than by stridency. Our focus is not the present market, but the future one; not Barcelona, but the world; not fashion, but history.

É C O L E D E P E N S É E - N E W W A V E T A I L O R I N G

Founded in 2014, École de Pensée was born with the idea of developing a utility room that transcends trends and time. The brand's approach is to create season after season coherent collections, evolving while maintaining a balance in cuts, materials and clothing. Always made with the greatest attention to detail, the School of Thought pieces are made according to the rules of the art, using meticulously selected fabrics from English, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese mills.

H E N D E R S C H E M E - U N I S E X F O O T W E A R

Ryo Kashiwazaki was born in Tokyo in 1985. While in college 2005, he started shoe making as a part-time job. Later in 2008 he began repairing shoes. He then launched Hender Scheme in 2010 at the historical neighborhood of Asakusa in Tokyo, a place known for centuries of leather tanning and boot making traditions. Now, his brand Hender Scheme exhibits two seasons per year, Winter Spring season and Summer Fall season. In addition to creating unisex footwear, Ryo Kashiwazaki experiments designing all sorts of accessories, clothing and homeware objects as well as taking vintage shirts, vintage furniture or new Vitsœ furniture and embellishing them. Ryo Kashiwazaki is extremely grateful to have established a very strong relationship its artisans, and to have received worldwide support for his creations. - Hender Scheme, Tokyo, Japan

S A S H I K O B Y S T U D I O D ' A R T I S A N

1970’s , the time of rapid economic growth in Japan, wave of economy made a value of “mass production” “mass consumption” permeated to all the country. This is the biggest impact for “Jeans industry” which replace new denim fabrics made by new loom as “mass production” instead of selvedge denim made by old loom, Because of lack of productivity. STUDIO D’ARTISAN & SA established in 1979 by a designer who learned it in France.It was very successful to reproduce and to take over the history of “real Jeans” made by old loom found in Okayama which fabric has especially tight, slubby, fading, those disappeared with value of “mass production”.- Studio D'Artisan, Osaka, Japan

F R E D E R I C I A

Since its foundation in 1911, the family-owned company Fredericia has built a strong tradition of craftsmanship and design, developed in close collaboration with a circle of internationally recognised designers. They all play a part in the design and craftsmanship brand Fredericia is today. Forming a creative culture characterised by integrity, artistic expression, material expertise and knowledge.

M A C K I N T O S H - I M P E R M E A B L E C O T T O N

Since 1824 Mackintosh has been one of the world’s most influential coat makers. The DNA of the brand surrounds its craftsmanship, unequalled expertise in the manipulation of rubberized fabric and the constant evolution of its designs. The brand has become synonymous with its outerwear products, but also with the introduction of new collections, including the Mackintosh Mainline and collaborations with some of the world’s leading fashion houses.

L I G H T N I N G 2 N D C L U T C H

A lifestyle magazine "Lightning", pursues a lifestyle with a particular focus. Launched in 1994, based on American culture Fashion, cars, food, interior, etc. We placed an antenna on what we feel fun and we constantly introduce all sorts of information on quality and lifestyle. CLUTCH Magazine was launched in February 2012 under the theme “Things that transcend time - cross borders, international standards, and people ”. “Over time” means not a transient boom, but an eternal standard, and “crossing borders” means the possibility of being recognized globally. In other words, CLUTCH Magazine takes on the things and people that have long been loved by people all over the world, or the things and people that we have been recognized for their potential.

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