Learn About Japanese Craft
Explore Japanese Art and Craft. The Japanese sense of aesthetics has inspired the West for hundreds of years.
Transient Beauty
Dan Asenlund, writer for The Japan Times, Metropolis and filmmaker explores Japanese literature and the concepts of Wabi-Sabi and transient beauty as key to understanding "boro" patchwork.
Indigo
The captivating "Aizome" (indigo dye) has been the favorite color of the Japanese for hundreds of years. Learn more about the dying process, weaving techniques and the organic qualities of indigo.
External Links
Videos
Video on a Boro Exhibition
A video on the Boro Museum in Tokyo
Japanese documentary on Boro