Design Hunting in Tokyo: Updating Traditional Crafts
Show: DESIGN × STORIES --> Season: 2 - Season 2
AirDate: 3/21/2024
Runtime: 28
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Overview: Tokyo is still home to many traditional crafts and techniques that have been handed down through generations of artisans. 41 arts have been officially recognized as traditional crafts, including Edo Kiriko glass, Edokomon patterns and woodblock printing. A new generation has inherited these techniques but is updating them for the modern age. Join us on a hunt to explore these stylish, playful designs of historical Tokyo.