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Yanagi Sōri
With a career spanning many decades, industrial designer Yanagi Sōri designed simple and beautiful items rooted in Japanese aesthetics.
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The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.
More itemsWith a career spanning many decades, industrial designer Yanagi Sōri designed simple and beautiful items rooted in Japanese aesthetics.
Read the full storyBiology of Metal, held at Japan House in autumn 2018, told the story of how craftsmanship and small industry are embedded in tradition, embrace the new and adapt in a changing society. It shone a spotlight on the metalworking factories and workshops in Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture and the skills of its craftspeople.
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