Meet the Makers
The Kyushu Crafts Club presents the stories and products of fourteen innovative makers living and working on the island of Kyushu.

Ureshino Chadoki
Sip local tea from handmade ceramics deep in the forests of Ureshino

Tsutsui Tokimasa Fireworks
The firework maker who saved native production of senko hanabi sparklers

Kentaro Kiln
Ceramic Innovation Treads Playfully Along the Boundaries of Tradition

Makurazaki Dried Bonito
Umami — the taste of Japan

Beppu Project
The city that’s bubbling over with art and creativity

Yotsume Dyehouse
Ornaments for everyday life

Hakata-ori DC
Building the next generation of silk weavers

Takarajima Senkou
Shaking up the Japanese Textile Industry

Nao Tesuki Washi
7th-generation maker brings washi to the 21st century

Ryumonjiyaki Pottery Union
The kiln upholding the Satsuma ware tradition

Yamanote
Meet the youngest lantern maker in Japan's history

Rakushindo-Hompo
Colourful Candy for Non-Humans

Yakuzen Komachi
The medicinal power of food

Ikeda Kasuri Kobo
Saving the craft from extinction
Mini-Documentary
Take a peek inside the daily lives of five talented makers.
Exhibition Programme
The Kyushu Crafts Club is taking place 10—16 December 2020 at Club Shop in Amsterdam.