http://youtu.be/quBO1QTlroI This video from Akita Shurui Seizoh showcases the craftsmanship and tradition that is behind the "Drink of the Gods". Sake (pronounced "sah-kay") is brewed somewhat like beer, but drinks elegantly like wine - but is truly a unique beverage! About Akita Shurui Seizoh: Small family breweries,...
http://youtu.be/esISzRH8oko Mr. Nobuyuki Takahashi a master wood carver (Sasano Ittobori). Nobuyuki-san has been carving Otakapoppo for 35 years now and highly recognized in Japan and around the world for his craftsmanship skills. Although Nobuyuki Takahashi pieces are simple, it takes a great deal of skill to...
http://youtu.be/8dGuXne80tE This is master craftsman Hiro Komatsu. As a child having grown up next to a blacksmith shop he wanted to become one very badly. He apprenticed at the age of 16 under a master craftsman of forestry and hunting tools. He specializes in hunting knives....
Ceramics now 10/12/13 Advance: “(···) The second edition of the Esencia project is inspired by the reflection of Japanese craftsmanship in the Valencian one and coordinated by Sanserif’s team of designers who worked together with 20 artisans from Alicante, Castellon and Valencia. The aim of this...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdrvMolW8kA&w=560&h=315] Reiko Sudo (Nuno) at Cooper-Hewitt's · 20/03/2013 Nuno combines the best of past and present; drawing on traditional aesthetics and attention to creative processes to inspire today's fashions, while enlisting modern technologies to make Japan's "lost art" more accessible to textile lovers worldwide. Nuno's creativity...
