Those attending the hybrid event were rewarded with fresh ideas, colors and cultural contexts from the professional designers and participants in Indonesia and Japan. Sheila…

Japanese clay artist and YouTuber ネンドザイカーSNAIL Nendozaiker SNAIL (@nendo_snail) often takes inspiration from popular video game characters for his amazing works. For example, we’ve seen…

FUN’S PROJECT, a co-creation service for artists operated by Japanese company DNP, will hold an art exhibition called 昭和百年展 shōwa hyakunen-ten (Showa Centennial Exhibition), subtitled…

Some of our readers will recall the talented Japanese paper puppet creator and character designer Wasu from our article in 2020. Blessed with a remarkable…

Atelier puchuco’s charming accessories and windup dolls Japanese artist Hideo Fukuda 福田英生 creates charming silver pendants and other accessories as well as small windup dolls…

While it may seem incredibly specific, Japan has some great options if you happen to be looking for super realistic wool felt recreations of cats….

Husband and wife icing artist duo WHIP SUGAR (@YuicihiroG) can turn just about any anime or video game character into a deliciously adorable sweet. Whether…

Japanese university student Haruki (@02ESyRaez4VhR2l) can turn any package of sweets or snacks into a work of art. The paper craft artist has gained quite…

Japan has a long-standing reputation for achieving astonishing feats of miniaturization in mechanical devices and electronics, but it’s also an aesthetic principle found in such…

Revered as a UNESCO World Heritage site and an emblem of nature’s wonder in Japan, it’s no surprise that the iconic Mt. Fuji is often…

Shoji, or traditional sliding paper doors, require regular maintenance. In particular, the paper panel portions of the doors can be easily punctured and accumulate wear…

Japanese artist Yutaka Kitamura, who goes by the pseudonym GO motion (@rudesign), works mainly in design, video, and photography. One of his videos posted on…

As his pseudonym 我流切紙人 Garyū Kirigami-nin (literally, “self-styled paper-cutter”) indicates, Japanese paper artist Toshiaki Kawasaki 川﨑利昭 (@garyukirigami) takes a unique approach to the art of…

Ponjiro (@Ponjiro_clay) describes themselves in their Twitter bio as a person who “makes Pokémon and eats them”, and while that may sound a bit jarring…

A landscape photo of Japanese Twitter user Halube (@and_be0118) captured in Yamagata city, Yamagata prefecture is getting quite a bit of praise and attention, and…