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a design studio (...) creating new narratives from the legacy of Japanese folk craft. More
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“The Structure of Craft” 




ANF Work
at
MATTER and SHAPE (2026)
6–9 March, 2026



A coherent body of work exploring visual, narrative, or physical structure across folk art, lacquerware, porcelain and furniture. Developed through archives and collaborations with Japanese makers, the collections embrace deliberate simplicity, exposing processes to spark dialogue, cultivate deeper material understanding, and inspire contemporary applications.

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Notes

Municipal newsletter of the city of Ono, Fukui Prefecture, 1973
Tools used in Yamanaka lacquerware workshops
Photograph documenting rural life in Japan’s snow country
Hiroshi Hamaya, Yukiguni, c. 1950s
Blocks of raw wood left to dry, Yamanaka Onsen
Typology of Konpura bottles from “Searching for Satsuma Kompura Bottles”, Ikue Yoshimitsu, Reimeikan / Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material, 2021
Lacquer tree in lacquerware workshop, Yamanaka Onsen
Hiroshi Hamaya, Yukiguni, c. 1950s
Samples of wooden planks treated with several layers of kakishibu dye
Map listing lacquerware workshops in Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa Prefecture
Municipal newsletter of Ono, Fukui Prefecture, 1988
Exhibition leaflet dedicated to Houn Maeda, c. 1970s
Excavation site of Konpura bottles, uknown location

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Projects



TypeName
Designer


Recollection
New Yukinko
 Edition
Pedestal Furniture
      Luka Yasukawa

EditionCompra Vase
Baptiste Meyniel

 RecollectionNuriwake Tray
In-house design

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