Gianfranco Chicco 亀甲

The Enoura Observatory is Hiroshi Sugimoto's masterpiece, a place to feel art and craftsmanship, not read about them. Ironically, I wrote about it on the latest The Craftsman: www.gchicco.com/where-to-put...

www.ft.com/content/fd95... The irresistible allure of the Korean hanok

Only 12 tickets left for Papercamp 5. it should be a grand day out. Saturday September 19th 11am-5pm at St Bride Foundation (near Blackfriars). Get your ticket and bring a friend. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/papercamp-...

Want to try -> Nissin launches two instant Cup Noodle varieties in Japan that do not require putting the kettle on www.ft.com/content/9195...

A Canadian company has seen that demand and came up with a radical thought: What if they made a new, repairable, “no-tech” tractor to solve what has become a gigantic pain point for farmers? Now, demand is booming. www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...

Did Ferrari need to do this? HTSI's Nick Foulkes reviews the Luce – Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s ‘molto disruptive’ hypercar: ft.trib.al/Q7nmq07

„Building the #Eurostack without building the migration tools is like building fabulous public housing for East Germans in West Berlin. That housing is going to sit there empty until we tear down the wall.“ @doctorow.pluralistic.net / @eff.org at #republica2026 #rp26 #enshittification

This urushi covered Casio S100X calculator is possibly too much but can't deny it's gorgeous and wouldn't mind having one on my desk :D www.casio.com/jp/basic-cal...

I didn't have a small cha he, so I made one with a chunk of soot bamboo I had from my chashaku practice. The result is not too bad!

I accepted a decade or so ago that The Brits is really not for me, and I only knew about 10% of the acts nominated this year, but I sought out the Rosalia performance – because Björk – and fuck me, this has made my weekend. youtu.be/7fyufPkXLbs?...

Hope these work (coming out in about a year) and eventually become affordable: ‘Autofocus’ glasses can change their lenses in real time edition.cnn.com/science/auto...

“We suffer from stupidity.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Meet 'Mountain Eel', a chashaku I carved under the guidance of master Kyokko Kaida. www.gchicco.com/mountain-eel...

Senke Jusshoku: The Ten Craft Families of Tea Ceremony -> www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

I wrote about the SUI COLLECTION, presented in Kyoto last month. It'ss the Cabinet Office of Japan’s strategic pitch to global markets that the country has much more to offer by leveraging its craftsmanship and culinary excellence. www.gchicco.com/the-structur...

“Don’t waste your time on anything that doesn’t thrill you or bring you love. See you out somewhere in the cosmos.” This is the posthumous message left by Gil Gerard. The actor who played Buck Rogers in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) has just passed away at the age of 82.

I don't blog enough but definitely enjoy it more than instagramming. Latest post is on an unexpected trip to Kyoto www.gchicco.com/salt-and-pep...

I put together a list of (mostly) UK related/based books and ceramics you can use as inspiration for your Christmas gifts: www.gchicco.com/winter-speci...

A tiny Japan moment made it into the FT’s Working It: a robot tour guide showing me around, operated remotely by a disabled worker elsewhere in the country. A reminder that the real future of work is human (and also kawaai)

Finally found the time to update the book page. www.mundomendo.com/books/

Difficult to disagree with any of it: Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world

My sketches of Japanese Craftsmanship during London Design Festival a couple of weeks ago. Featuring lots of sake, roses and chopstick-making -> www.gchicco.com/sketches-of-...

@olereissmann.de hello! I came across your ramen.haus via Kristoffer Tjalve (and rotatingsandwiches.com). Inspired my to work on a personal project re: crafts. Have you written a tutorial on how to make images/videos of rotating objects?

I have a handful of invites for Comet, the AI broswer from Perplexity. Ping me with your email if you want one: www.perplexity.ai/comet

I'm giving away the last few copies of my book, from the early print runs in 2021/22. Email me if you'd like one! Details here: gilest.org/notes/free-b...

Mr Dalliard, we've been activated! www.twentythree.com/summit

Equally looking forward and afraid about this doc on Jeff Buckley. Trailer: youtu.be/DRrcgLRX8Qc?...

Decline is inevitable, and it occurs earlier than almost any of us wants to believe. But misery is not inevitable. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... @theatlantic.com

Looking for a Substack alternative? What about @ghost.org? "Millions of people can discover, follow, like and reply to your posts from any supported social web client - including @bsky.app, Mastodon, Threads, @flipboard.com, @ghost.org, @wordpress.org, @surf.social, WriteFreely, and many more."

"I don't want to survive, I want to live!" We're optimising for convenience in all the wrong places: www.gchicco.com/aliveness-wh...

Aonishiki didn't win the last Sumo championship on Sunday but he'll get there much sooner than later: youtu.be/EoVbRevoQfU?...

I wrote a post about visiting the last stamp store in Chicago and living a life that’s fun, but worthless. I really like this one, hope you do too. dansinker.com/posts/202…

Join us! Starting in 50 minutes, online conversation with potter Tarragon Smith www.gchicco.com/off-the-hump...

Shodō practice on Sunday: 放 Hanatsu (放つ), meaning “to release” or “to let go”, to move towards "nothingness" (無) or “no-mind” (無心). In Zen this refers to freeing yourself from the attachments, delusions, and mental baggage that weigh you down. Brushed in three styles, from formal to informal.

Here's my list of craft and design related events, exhibitions, books, podcasts and makers to check out this summer: www.gchicco.com/summer-speci...

@dansinker.com PSA: your website links to your old ("squatted") BlueSky account.

This Friday at 10am UK, first online session of The Summer Sessions: Craft & Design Textile artist Cindy Lilen on "miracle fibres" from the Andes and creating Argentina's London Design Biennale pavilion. Craft meets ancient wisdom: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #craft #design #textiles

My interview with Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen from Norm Architects explores how Japanese and Danish design find common ground through natural materials and light. We discussed "hygge" vs "ma" and craft as a shared language: www.musubi.academy/finding-beau...

Carry a towel! #towelday