Dezeen promotion: Shoppe Object's virtual homeware fair Shoppe Online is presenting Showcase: Japan, a handpicked selection of gifts, homewares and accessories from 25 Japanese brands.
Showcase: Japan sells a wide variety of goods that combine traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern, progressive design from brands including Kimoto Glass Tokyo, Style of Japan, Kamawanu and Aderia.
Top image: crockery from Maurmitsu Poterie. Above: glassware from SGHR Sugahara is among the products at Showcase: Japan
Semiannual New York design fair Shoppe Object chose the pieces in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), which it is selling on its digital platform Shoppe Online.
The aim is to showcase "some of the most ingenious contemporary designers, artists, craftswomen and men, who are working on expanding their presence outside of Japan," Yukari Niikura, fashion and design project coordinator and consultant at Japan External Trade Organization explained. Visitors can browse colourful chopsticks from Style of Japan
The brands are showcasing their pieces in a virtual show. Among the goods on sale will be dresses in shibori dye ? a type of traditional Japanese tie-dyeing technique ? glassware, minimalist candles, makeup brushes and sculptural objects.
Visitors will also be able to buy socks from Yahae made from natural materials, delicately crafted wooden animals from Polepole Animal and handmade glassware from SGHR Sugahara.
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