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ZOZO NEXT will present products and prototypes from its “Yobiiro” project overseas for the first time at the design festival “3daysofdesign” which take places in Copenhagen, Denmark, from June 10 to 12, 2026.“Yobiiro” is a project that combines Japanese craftsmanship with cutting...

Based in Uji, Asahiyaki will make it first appearance at 3daysofdesign, taking place in Copenhagen from June 10 to 12, 2026. The historic Kyoto kiln will also debut “osaa,” a new tableware collection developed in collaboration with Helsinki-based design studio Kaksikko.The “osaa”...

3daysofdesign, which began as a small design event in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2013, has grown into one of the Scandinavia’s leading design festivals and continues to attract global attention each year. The 2026 edition will be held from June 10 to 12, 2026 across eight districts i...

“Craft x Tech Tokai Project 2026 Tokyo Exhibition,” an exhibition showcasing newly created works born from collaborations between craftspeople from Japan’s Tokai region and internationally active creators, will be held at kudan house, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property locat...

LOEWE announced that the winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 is Jongjin Park, who was awarded the prize for his work “Strata of Illusion.”Jongjin Park is a ceramic artist from Korea and assistant professor at Seoul Women’s University, Seoul. He holds an MA in Ceramics...

The year 2026 marks two major milestones: the 100th anniversary of the 1926 publication of the prospectus proposing the establishment of a museum dedicated to folk crafts, and the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan). To commemorate t...