JAPAN HOKURIKU

CREATIVEAND HISTORY

A FUSION OF A CENTURY-OLD TRADITION AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN—THIS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW JOURNEY.
EVERY NEW JOURNEY IS ACCOMPANIED BY CHALLENGES AND CRITICISM.
THE MANEKI BRINGS CONTEMPORARY ART CONCEPTS INTO THE WORLD OF MANEKI-NEKO, JAPAN’S TRADITIONAL LUCKY CAT FIGURINE.
WHILE CARRYING ON A HUNDRED YEARS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP, IT COLLABORATES WITH ARTISANS TO SHAPE A NEW CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.

THE MANEKI

Envisionig Culture
Redefining Craft
Rethinking History

Conveying What Truly Matters



Aiming Global from the local

THE MANEKI ART STUDIO

STUDIO AND PROCESS

HISTORY: 1907-TODAY
CRAFTMANSHIP TECHNIQUES: KUTANI-WARE
LOCATION: DESIGN IN TOKYO
CRAFT IN ISHIKAWA

THE MANEKI IS CRAFTED USING TECHNIQUES ROOTED IN KUTANI WARE, A TRADITIONAL FORM OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN CELEBRATED FOR ITS VIBRANT COLORS AND INTRICATE DESIGNS.
BY BLENDING KUTANI WARE WITH CONTEMPORARY ART CONCEPTS, THE PROJECT REIMAGINES TRADITION FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.

ART MANEKI

DESCRIPTION

While redefining the maneki-neko within the context of the next generation, we worked closely with a workshop that has continued its craft for over a century, engaging in dialogue and mutual understanding throughout the process. The project involved active collaboration with society, with respect for cultural heritage, allowing history and tradition to merge with emerging values and concepts.

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