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✨𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆✨○Just 2 more sleeps until our opening‼️It’s so excited for us to count down to our opening day❕We’ll open 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 ~ 𝟰:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 on our opening day, and open on both Saturday and Sunday. We’ve updated our temporary business hours on Google. Please check it out if you can’t make it on Friday😊○We can’t wait to see you at our gallery😉○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts

🪞𝒜𝓉𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝒶𝒹𝑜 (𝒦𝑜𝒷𝑒, 𝒥𝒶𝓅𝒶𝓃)🪞○Stained glass artist Madoka Yamazaki established her stained glass atelier in Kobe, Japan. All of her handmade stained glass mirrors show a warm expression because of the love and care that she focuses on during production. With her aesthetic and skilful craftsmanship, her works are truly beautiful in expressing diverse styles depending on the space, season and time.Sleek and elegant forms together with the ultra thin thickness are the symbolic features of Madoka’s creations. The back of each mirror is mounted with a quality layer of black velvet with a cute black silky ribbon🖤 This thoughtful design is to protect different wall surfaces for users. They’re absolutely enchanting pieces for decorating a space✨After hanging up these exquisite stained glass mirrors, gazing at the reflected views has become such a healing experience at our gallery😌DM for more info🪞○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #japaneseceramics #stainedglass #handmademirror #ateliermado #antiqueglass #interior #wallhangingdecor #woolwallhanging #artisan #craftsmanship #japaneseaesthetic

𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗬𝗔 (𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻)○The founder of Someya Nanako Suzuki started her plant-dyeing apparel brand based on her faith in believing that colours lead people to happiness🌈 Her dedication to creating natural dyes and pigments started from the close relationship between the area where she’s living in and the beautiful nature surrounding her🌱○In Nanako’s first collection, she has created the most beautiful and elegant colours of brick red, olive green and sumi charcoal using Japanese organic cotton with extraordinary soft touch and comfort. By simmering and boiling the mix of Indian madder and Japanese Pagoda tree, she has achieved the unique brick red pigment; extracted the calming olive green pigment from tall goldenrod flowers and produced the versatile sumi charcoal with Alnus Firma.Every procedure of hand-dyeing is done manually and being looked after carefully by Nanako. Each piece of garment has its own tag to record its dyeing data (temperature, humidity, number of times in dyeing the piece of fabric). We highly respect and appreciate all these stories and concepts that Nanako is striving toward🙌🏻○We’re proud to be Someya’s overseas distributor in Melbourne. We’re very excited to introduce you this ethical and respectful apparel brand. Visit us in Prahran or DM for more details✨○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #japaneseceramics #japaneseclothes #japanesefabric #plantdyeing #handdyed #ethicalapparel #artisan #craftsmanship #japaneseaesthetic

𖤣𖥧𖥣𖡡𖥧𖤣𖤣𖥧𖥣𖡡𖥧𖤣wica grocery dried leaves straw hats are now updated online👒 𖤣𖥧𖥣𖡡𖥧𖤣𖤣𖥧𖥣𖡡𖥧𖤣Thank you for the inquiries. Please visit our online store for more information😉○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #japaneseceramics #wicagrocery #strawhat #francescaamamlabel #japaneseclothes #wallhangingdecor #woolwallhanging #artisan #craftsmanship #japaneseaesthetic

🔖We’ve recently updated the first travel journal of our business trip in September and October last year. Special thanks to our dear friend @fuka09 , who’s a professional photographer being the ambassador for the latest Nikon Z fc in Japan, helping us to capture some of the precious moments during the trip📸○Still remember that on a sunny early morning we jumped on the local trains departed from Tokyo to Saitama, going to visit the atelier of our favourite straw hat brand Wica Grocery and the designer Yoko Orihara👒🧡 We had a wonderful time at her well-designed atelier where we could find stillness, calmness and JOY😌 ○Read the full article via the link in bio.○We’re so grateful to be the exclusive distributor of Wica Grocery’s artisanal straw hats in 🇦🇺 Visit our gallery to see and try on these exquisite straw hats. If you’re interested to see the hat styles but you’re not living in Melbourne, please DM or email us for more info😉○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #japaneseceramics #wicagrocery #strawhat #artisan #craftsmanship #japaneseaesthetic

One-of-a-kind handcrafted candle stands by popular Japanese ceramic artist Kaname Takeguchi @utsuwakobako ○The silhouette of each piece is so beautiful that it acts as a decorative object for the space, giving an elegant and vintage ambience to our favourite corner at home🕊️○Worth to mention, it’s also a smart idea to use it as an accessory plate on the dresser✨💍😉○🕯️: Handmade earl grey soy wax candle by Nagoya-based designer Sheep Design @sheepdesigninc ○We’ve recently updated our online store for those who can’t visit our gallery. DM for more info if needed🙌🏻○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #japaneseceramics #竹口要 #utsuwakobako #sheepdesign #handmadesoywaxcandles

✨Introducing some beautiful ceramic works by our dear friends from Shiga Prefecture✨○From our travel journals last October, we did a road trip driving to Shiga from Kyoto to meet Japanese ceramic artist Kaname Takeguchi and his wife Kaoru Takeguchi. This lovely couple has been working in their atelier in a Swedish cultural art village locally for years. We had so much fun talking about our common interests in Japanese antique furniture, and we even bought our pieces from the same supplier! Such a miracle coincidence and it means we treasure and appreciate the same aesthetics and designs☺️🙌🏻 ○Kaname Takeguchi has a passion for antiques and so his works always have an elegant touch of vintage styles. All of the forms and silhouettes are created by him, and the signature Ivory and Rustic Gold glazes symbolize his creations which make everyone recognize his works at the first glance😍 One important and beautiful feature of the Rustic Gold glaze is that it will change naturally as the ceramic piece is being used over time. It’s like a nurturing process of the art piece, which records the memories of living with the ceramic pieces for us😌🤍○We’ve recently updated our online store for those who can’t visit our gallery. DM for more info if needed😉○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #japaneseceramics #竹口要 #utsuwakobako

🕯️Handmade soy candles by Nagoya-based designer 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 🐑 ○Summer seemed to have come to an end in Melbourne. Recently, we have a morning ritual to light up a candle by Sheep Design for 2 hours to enjoy some slow moments with the beautiful and mellow fragrance as a good start of a day✨From observing the flows of melting soy wax, we’ve learnt to follow our hearts and accept things to happen with unexpected results. Sometimes it is what it’s supposed to be😌○If you also love natural and soothing home fragrances, check out the full range of handmade soy candles by Sheep Design at our gallery or DM for more information🤍○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #馬場勝文 #sheepdesign #soycandles

Sharing some precious and beautiful pieces by our dear friend Kaname Takeguchi, who is a popular ceramic artist currently based in Shiga Prefecture (will soon move to Hyogo), Japan. Takeguchi-san blends his own clay by using different kinds of Shigaraki clays. His works always have an elegant and antique style with a distinctively comfortable feel when holding. Practicality is another dedication that he has been striving for over decades when creating the unique forms of his works. Ivory and rustic gold are the two symbolic glaze colours that represent his creations. Takeguchi-san wishes that users will find that it’s a continuing enjoyment to appreciate the change of the rustic gold glaze finish over time😌✨○Only very limited pieces are exhibiting in our gallery now. Come in and try to hold the fascinating pieces in your hands to feel and communicate👐🏻 DM or email if interested.○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #gallery #utsuwa #ceramic #竹口要

Our Japanese antique black shelf is currently exhibiting a full collection of white porcelain gaiwans by Japanese artist Chie Kobayashi, who’s specializing in creating white porcelain teawares🤍○We’ve been working with Kobayashi-san since our first year in 2018. Her creations always show the absolute beauty of simplicity with elegance, purity and stillness. We still get amazed when admiring and appreciating her meticulous works nowadays😍 Rare and precious pieces to be collected by tea lovers 🍵○DM or email us if you’re interested😉○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #ceramic #porcelain #utsuwa #小林千恵

A beautiful spread of afternoon tea rituals using our favourite artists’ artisanal pieces🫖🍰✨○A big shout out to our locally popular sweet artisans🙌🏻🙌🏻Thank you very much for the Japanese wagashi by @minniesweetsmelbourne and caneles and tea cakes by @theflourmelbourne ❤️ Your creations are always so lovely and delicious!!😋 ○○○ #kurashijapanesecrafts #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japanesegallerymelbourne #livingwithart #prahran #utsuwa #ceramic #大谷桃子