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Important Notice 31 Dec 2008 | 11:00 pm
Dear PingMagMAKE readers, It’s the last day of 2008, and we have a sad announcement to make. From today, PingMagMAKE will be taking an extended hiatus, and will not be updated for the forseeable fut...
Looking at Tradition with a Scientific Heart: Ootsuji Asahi-do 16 Dec 2008 | 11:00 pm
Tin is a material made from tin ore. The bright, silvery, delicate metal has been used for years in making tinware sake cups and tea-related goods, flower vases, and religious paraphernalia. Satsuma t...
The Adventures of the Japan-made T-shirts: Kume 9 Dec 2008 | 11:00 pm
These days, “traditional manufacturing” and “t-shirts” don’t seem to be related at all. But Kume is a little company in Tokyo that has built its business on the simple yet versatile staple of modern f...
Tying the Knot: Kikuyu 2 Dec 2008 | 11:00 pm
Mizuhiki is the name for tightly twisted cords made of Japanese paper which are tied into elegant and complex knots and used to decorate money envelopes and traditional wedding engagement gifts. The t...
The Stone Merchant: Sato Teiseki ten 25 Nov 2008 | 11:00 pm
If you go for a drive in rural Japan you’ll occasionally come across billboards for stone dealers. Stone dealers do just what you’d think: they sell rocks. You might imagine that these people sell gra...
Preserving the Essence of the Kiri Tansu: Ogura Tansu Ten 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 pm
Traditional kiri tansu (paulownia wood chests) were originally a part of a woman’s dowry that she got from her parents and brought to establish a new household with. They were passed down from generat...
Natural Materials and Design: Tsuruya Shoten 12 Nov 2008 | 12:27 am
Bending, tying, and weaving; some of the oldest manufacturing techniques around are used in producing rattan goods. These rattan goods are made by a Yamagata company called Tsuruya Shoten. While being...
Learning From a Young Master: Ceramic Artist Ryota Aoki 4 Nov 2008 | 11:00 pm
Ryota Aoki is a ceramic artist. He’s just thirty years old. He wears a turban on his head and his slight body is swathed in fashionable clothes. At first glance, he looks nothing like your typical ide...
Tiny Works of Shogi Art: Tendo Satoh Takashi Shouten 28 Oct 2008 | 09:00 pm
Tendo City in Yamagata prefecture is known as a production center for shogi pieces (Shogi is Japanese chess. The pieces are known as “koma” in Japanese). Most people probably don’t have a clear image ...
Tada Mokko: A Woodcrafter’s Tale 21 Oct 2008 | 10:00 pm
Tendo City in Yamagata Prefecture is known as a wooden furniture manufacturing town surrounded by a vast green forest — which supplies the wood for this local industry. Tada Mokko is a local furniture...
