POP UP Lab & Shop
of traditional Kyoto products
Kyoto—the ancient capital of Japan for over a thousand years—prospered as one of the richest cultural and artistic centers of the country. Blessed by the emperors who resided in Kyoto and invested extensively in the traditional Japanese crafts during this period, the city still remains home of many traditional companies that produce a diverse range of high quality arts and handicrafts with outstanding techniques and passionate devotion.
MAKER KAMER (maker's room) founded and based in Amsterdam, is a collaborative project to create a meeting place where traditional products from Kyoto and European creativity come together and everyone who is passionate about craftsmanship can talk, learn from and inspire one another. We tie up with various museums in Europe and host 'pop-up laboratories.' Our pop-up shop is designed to introduce you to the traditional products of Kyoto, and our workshops to demonstrate and teach you how they are made by our craftsmen from Kyoto. Also in collaboration with museums we created a platform for joint product development where we can together explore new artisanal products inspired by Japanese traditional techniques. Thanks to the feedback from local visitors and creators we successfully developed a number of new products after our first pop-up laboratory in 2016.
This year we will expand our activities beyond Amsterdam. Our aim is to further promote and connect our eleven long-established companies from Kyoto to more cities in Europe and to initiate developments of new products which marry Japanese traditional techniques and skills with European lifestyle and creativity. We will continue to offer opportunities for creative minds from both Europe and Japan to exchange ideas and skills.
活動を開始した2016年には、アムステルダムで6か月間にわたってポップアップ・ラボラトリーを開催し、オランダのクリエイターやお客様の声を取り入れた商品開発を行ってきました。今年からはさらに活動の場を広げ、オランダ国内に留まらずヨーロッパ各地にて京都老舗メーカー11社の工芸品の紹介、また彼らの伝統技術とヨーロッパのライフスタイルや創造性を融合させた新たな商品開発などを積極的に行っていきます。こうした活動を通じて豊かな暮らしへつながる提案をしていきます。
POP UP Lab & Shop
of traditional Kyoto products
of traditional Kyoto products
Kyoto—the ancient capital of Japan for over a thousand years—prospered as one of the richest cultural and artistic centers of the country. Blessed by the emperors who resided in Kyoto and invested extensively in the traditional Japanese crafts during this period, the city still remains home of many traditional companies that produce a diverse range of high quality arts and handicrafts with outstanding techniques and passionate devotion.
MAKER KAMER (maker's room) founded and based in Amsterdam, is a collaborative project to create a meeting place where traditional products from Kyoto and European creativity come together and everyone who is passionate about craftsmanship can talk, learn from and inspire one another. We tie up with various museums in Europe and host 'pop-up laboratories.' Our pop-up shop is designed to introduce you to the traditional products of Kyoto, and our workshops to demonstrate and teach you how they are made by our craftsmen from Kyoto. Also in collaboration with museums we created a platform for joint product development where we can together explore new artisanal products inspired by Japanese traditional techniques. Thanks to the feedback from local visitors and creators we successfully developed a number of new products after our first pop-up laboratory in 2016.
This year we will expand our activities beyond Amsterdam. Our aim is to further promote and connect our eleven long-established companies from Kyoto to more cities in Europe and to initiate developments of new products which marry Japanese traditional techniques and skills with European lifestyle and creativity. We will continue to offer opportunities for creative minds from both Europe and Japan to exchange ideas and skills.
MAKER KAMER (maker's room) founded and based in Amsterdam, is a collaborative project to create a meeting place where traditional products from Kyoto and European creativity come together and everyone who is passionate about craftsmanship can talk, learn from and inspire one another. We tie up with various museums in Europe and host 'pop-up laboratories.' Our pop-up shop is designed to introduce you to the traditional products of Kyoto, and our workshops to demonstrate and teach you how they are made by our craftsmen from Kyoto. Also in collaboration with museums we created a platform for joint product development where we can together explore new artisanal products inspired by Japanese traditional techniques. Thanks to the feedback from local visitors and creators we successfully developed a number of new products after our first pop-up laboratory in 2016.
This year we will expand our activities beyond Amsterdam. Our aim is to further promote and connect our eleven long-established companies from Kyoto to more cities in Europe and to initiate developments of new products which marry Japanese traditional techniques and skills with European lifestyle and creativity. We will continue to offer opportunities for creative minds from both Europe and Japan to exchange ideas and skills.
文化と芸術の中心地として大いに栄えた京都。そこには古くから伝わる工芸品を高度な技術と情熱を持って日々作り出す職人たちが数多く存在しています。MAKERKAMER（作り手の部屋）はそんな京都の伝統的なプロダクトを、アムステルダムを拠点にヨーロッパ各地へ紹介しています。京都の伝統技術とヨーロッパの創造力が出会う場、またモノづくりを愛する人々が語らい・学び ・刺激を与え合う場を作りたいという想いから、各地のミュージアムでのポップアップ・ラボラトリーを通して商品販売、京都の職人によるワークショップ、ミュージアムとの共同商品開発をしていきます。
活動を開始した2016年には、アムステルダムで6か月間にわたってポップアップ・ラボラトリーを開催し、オランダのクリエイターやお客様の声を取り入れた商品開発を行ってきました。今年からはさらに活動の場を広げ、オランダ国内に留まらずヨーロッパ各地にて京都老舗メーカー11社の工芸品の紹介、また彼らの伝統技術とヨーロッパのライフスタイルや創造性を融合させた新たな商品開発などを積極的に行っていきます。こうした活動を通じて豊かな暮らしへつながる提案をしていきます。
