Craft
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Generation game
Traditional craftsmen and young designers are combining to create a new Kuramae.
Design
Lustrous Tokyo lacquerwork, handmade lighting from Sweden and a piece of Japan in London
License to kiln
In Cunha, Brazil, Japan's ancient legacy of firing and glazing lives on. Monocle meets the people keeping the ceramic tradition alive in this quiet colonial town between São Paulo and Rio.
Art of the ages
From cedar bentwood to eyewear, Japan’s dedicated craft capitals are an enlightening model of traditional manufacturing. We explore towns keeping ancient skills alive in the modern age.
Man of letters
Erik Spiekermann’s P98a studio has become a leading light in printing methods and typographical history. Here he casts his eye over the industry’s future in the face of changing tastes and technology.
On the make
Warsaw-based design studio Thisispaper was born out of an idea to promote lasting and well-crafted design in Poland. Monocle meets the team.
Precious time
At the Biennale des Antiquaires, the world’s top jewellers dazzle crowds with their most extravagant one-off creations. In a buoyant market fuelled by a timeless desire for sparkly things, there’s no rush.
Cut above the rest
Skilled craftsmen and quality products are to thank for UK scissor-maker Ernest Wright & Son’s century-long survival.
Helping hands
For nearly 200 years a small community in Aveiro in Portugal has created handmade porcelain that interprets the nation’s heritage.
Fresh pages
Japanese paper company Takeo is pushing the envelope for innovation with the help of Kenya Hara, one of the nation’s top designers. The result is the Takeo Paper Show.
