CATALUNYA CRAFT CENTER BARCELONA. The KICC (Kyoto International Craft Center) and A-FAD (Fomento para las Artes Decorativas) are organizations in Kyoto and Barcelona respectively, whose mission is to promote the art, artists, designers, and craftsmen of their cities. Jackie & Partners coordinated an agreement between the two...
Genroku kosode style, in particular, can be considered the origin of the modern kimono. This style flourished from the Momoyama period (1573-1615) to the early Edoperiod (1615-1868). Its designs have been passed down as a symbol of wealth and authority as well as a source of the unique Japanese sense of beauty. This...
After graduating from the prominent Murasakino high school in Kyoto, Takahashi met the American artist Stanton Macdonald Wright, then a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. The lasting impression from his interaction with Wright and the influence from his father, a painter, convinced Takahashi to...