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This photo book by product designer Yumi Terauchi traces the history of Japanese craftsmanship, a tradition supported by sincere craftsmanship and technology, through traditional crafts that live on in the modern era. This book will make you feel as if you are traveling around Japan with Yumi Terauchi.

shop manager's view

Yumi Terauchi has been in charge of product design for many products, including the makeup brush SHAQUDA.  She traveled by car with Yoshitaka Koshigaya and carefully collected the handiwork of artisans from around the country. The design is minimalist, but the attention to detail is evident in the beautiful finish.

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Planning_Yumi Terauchi

Project Editing_ Masako Matsuura

Photograph_Yoshitaka Koshigaya

Design_Koji Miyazoe

Printing_ Hakko Art Co., Ltd.

Size_W210 × D35 × H275 mm

Specifications_Hardcover

Number of Pages_ 184P

artist info

Yumi Terauchi

Born in 1967 in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Terauchi gained experience in planning at an interior design office and an interior shop before going independent in 1998 and founding Terauchi Design Office Co., Ltd. Engaged in design direction and contemporary art, Terauchi excels at consistent, multifaceted creative work aimed at establishing identity. He values nature, scenery, and Japanese aesthetics, creating products that capture their essence. He has received numerous awards, including the Good Design Award and Red Dot Design Award. In 2022, he published the art book "There I sense something," which won the Grand Prize at the 25th Japan Self-Publishing Culture Award. He opened "TOKIWAGI," a gallery in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, to convey the appeal of new crafts.