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Howl's Moving Castle papercraft

jonson — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:33:19 -0800

Howl's Moving Castle - in papercraft. Stop motion animation of the assembly here, flickr set of the finished product here, details on the kit here. Found via.

Patchwork of Art

artifarce — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:09:51 -0800

TOKYO International Great Quilt Festival 2008, a photo collection of beautiful Japanese art quilts. From Moonstitches via CRAFT.

Traditional Crafts of Japan

grandcrewno2 — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:12:43 -0800

Traditional Crafts of Japan is an incredibly detailed web site maintained by the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries of Japan. It covers textiles, pottery, wood, metals, stationary and even tea whisks! It also includes detailed explanations of the background of each individual craft, in depth descriptions of production processes for each item, photo galleries for each product, contact information for manufacturers, interviews with craftsmen, tourist spots to visit in Japan to see each of the crafts being practiced and even quick time videos of these master craftsman at work. Truly a must see for anyone into anything old world Japanese.

Dentokogei

plep — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 07:51:13 -0800

Dentokogei. A site 'devoted to showcasing the work of the shokunin, or artisans, still working and carrying on the traditions of handcraft production in Japan. '