Handmade in Japan
Handmade in Japan is a beautiful gestalten book in a 22.5 × 29 cm format by Tokyo-based photographer Irwin Wong. It meets the artisans who keep Japan's traditional crafts alive, from indigo dyeing to Noh masks. In English, 320 pages.
Handmade in Japan: The Pursuit of Perfection in Traditional Crafts sets out to meet the artisans who carry on traditional crafts across the regions of Japan. Indigo dyeing, traditional parasols, Edo kites, Noh masks, hand-forged swords, matcha whisks or brushes: Tokyo-based photographer Irwin Wong documents their skills and their endless pursuit of excellence, in the service of an irreplaceable cultural heritage.
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Features
- Dimensions
- 22.5 × 29 cm
- Weight
- 1710 g
- Material
- Paper
Read before leaving, reread upon return
This selection brings together seventeen gestalten books that all talk about the same thing: going out. You follow legendary trails with Cam Honan, a year of cycling from Amsterdam to Singapore with Martijn Doolaard, the climbing scene with Julie Ellison, motorcycle routes, converted vehicles, and days spent below zero. One title leaves the road to tell the stories of lasting crafts: forging, weaving, sake brewing. All are in English, most printed in full color, in large formats that let the photography breathe.
Manufacturing
What we hold in our hands
All in color
Most titles are printed in full color, including photographs, from Wanderlust USA to One Year on a Bike, as well as The Great Outdoors and The New Traditional.
Wide formats
The pages range from 20 x 27 cm for The Great Outdoors to 24 x 32 cm for One Year on a Bike. A size chosen for landscape images.
Hardcover
Several titles are bound in hardcover, including The New Traditional, The Great Outdoors, and One Year on a Bike. The New Traditional is also sewn-bound.
Cards and advice
The series Wanderlust, Ride Out!, and The Hidden Tracks accompany their stories with detailed maps, landmarks, and practical tips.
Authors who have been there
Cam Honan has personally explored a good portion of the trails he describes, Martijn Doolaard shares his own cycling journey, and Julie Ellison has traveled around the world climbing.
Thick volumes
272 pages for The New Traditional, 272 for The Great Outdoors, 368 for One Year on a Bike. These are books to keep, not brochures.