When Japan opened up to the world in the middle of the 19th century, Western merchant ships were quick to return home with exotic art from the once reclusive nation. The private galleries and ...

Artisan Shibata Megumi is on a mission to preserve Torigoe bamboo weaving, an ancient handicraft tradition from her native Iwate Prefecture that faces the dual dilemma of withering stands of source ...

Already known for her exceptional wood marquetry and gemstone creations (a decorative art form that dates from the times of Egyptian dynasties), São Paulo designer Silvia Furmanovich has now branched ...

Bamboo craftswoman Ketut Dipet’s fingers are adeptly weaving different colored sheets of bamboo. Once in a while, she weaved without even looking at what she was doing. “I’ve been weaving bamboo since ...