ADAM BLOG

About Yamanashi Prefectural College of Jewelry and Fine Arts

Hello. My name is Iijima, and I will be working as a staff member of ADAM from April. My name is Iijima. Until last month, I was attending a jewelry college in Yamanashi. I am still getting used to things, but as a new member of society, I will do my best in my daily work [...].

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I went to "Costume Jewelry: Reformers of Beauty

This is ADAM, Sangenjaya's custom-made jewelry. The other day, I visited an exhibition of costume jewelry at the Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art. Costume jewelry is a genre that I had not been familiar with before, and I was surprised to learn that beginners and [...]...

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[Art Report]I saw Hamas Hui and Danish paintings.

I have wanted to see Hamas Hui for a long time and this time my wish came true. Soft light pours into the quiet air. You are struck by a strange and pleasant feeling of discomfort, as if time has stopped and you can also feel the time that has passed. The "back" used on the poster [...].

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Art Report] I went to the "Saul Writer" exhibition at Bunkamura.

Photographer Saul Writer It was held at Bunkamura a while ago and was very good, so I went to see it again. Somehow, it is good. The colors are nice. I was thinking about it while watching the exhibition, and after watching it, I felt good.

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Winter Animal Footprints

My name is Kubota, an Adan staff member. The other day, on our wedding anniversary, we took a day off and went to Nagano. Although we had heard the news about the lack of snow due to the mild winter, there was plenty of snow on the ski slopes in Hakuba, Japan. Even so, I heard that there was less snow than usual [...]...

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I went to the "㊙︎ exhibition."

Hello, this is Shigeta from Adan Staff. The other day, I visited "㊙︎ Exhibition: Rarely Seen Designers' Original Paintings" at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Roppongi, Tokyo. This exhibition is organized by the Japan Design Committee and is a great opportunity for designers to showcase their work.

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Wirework Filigrana Sarda, Sardinia, Italy

This is Kubota, an Adan staff member. I would like to introduce a traditional technique of filigree jewelry that I came across in Sardinia, Italy, where I visited before. The name is Filigrana Sarda Fili=line and Grana=granule, a fine wire [...].

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Sangenjaya Lunch Information] Aburi-zushi Lunch at KINKA sushi bar izakaya

Hello, this is Nakai, a member of the Adan staff. Today, we would like to introduce KINKA sushi bar izakaya, a new restaurant just around the corner from Adan's atelier. Caze uz, which was introduced by Shigeta last time [...].

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I went to "Chiharu Shiota Exhibition: My Soul is Shaking".

Hello, this is Shigeta from Adan Staff. The other day, I visited the "Chiharu Shiota Exhibition: Souls in Motion" at the Mori Art Museum. There were many works that were OK to photograph, so I will tell you about them as well. It was my first time to see an exhibition of Chiharu Shiota's works [...].

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I went to the workshop of "Basque," a woodblock print of Tokat, Turkey.

Hello, I am Nakai, an Adan staff member. The Carrot Tower is right in front of our atelier. We visited the exhibition "Basque Woodblock Prints by Tokat, Turkey" at the Living Studio on the 3rd floor of the tower. I visited the exhibition.

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Italy Travel Report] Lago Blu, a lake with a spectacular view of the Matterhorn on the Italian side

This is Kubota from Adan Staff. It has suddenly become the hottest part of summer. Today, I would like to share with you a refreshing photo to make you feel a little cooler. There is a small lake in northern Italy, close to the border with Switzerland. Its name is "L [...].

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Travels in Italy] Gorgeous Old Book Decorations

This is Kubota from Adan Staff. In my last blog entry, I introduced Italian window decorations. This time, please take a moment to visit another wonderful world of decorations. The show windows of used bookstores in town, lined with many wonderful books. The si [...].

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Travels in Italy] Window decorations that are a part of daily life

This is Kubota, an Adan staff member. Actually, I have been steadily collecting photos of something. I don't know what I call them exactly, but I like the forge decorations that decorate windows, gates, balconies, etc. Whenever I find them while traveling, I snap a picture of them [...].

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I saw Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelite Nuns".

Hello, my name is Masada, and I am an Adan staff member. I was looking for a movie to watch, and I came across the following text: "The world's greatest opera, performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, will be screened in movie theaters all over Japan." A sentence like this [...].

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I saw the Klimt exhibition Vienna and Japan 1900.

Hello, this is Masada from Adan. I recently visited the "Klimt Exhibition Vienna and Japan 1900" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. I remember how excited I was to see Klimt's "Three Generations of Women" when I was little. And I was impatiently copying [...].

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Sightseeing in Kyoto: I visited the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Art Museum

Hello, this is Nakai. Last weekend, I visited Kyoto for two nights and three days. I visited the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Art Museum, which I have been curious about for a long time. The Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Art Museum is located near Kiyomizu Temple, a popular sightseeing spot in Kyoto. [...]...

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Glenfinnan Viaduct and Isle of Skye, a true fantasy world

This is Kubota from Adan Staff... Suddenly, the days are like mid-summer..! Today, I would like to share with you some refreshing photos that will blow away the sweltering heat. I visited Scotland last year on a trip, and it was just like a world in a movie.

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Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art "Joseph Cornell's Seven Boxes" Exhibition

Hello, this is Masada. Today I would like to talk a little about art. Have you ever heard of an artist named Joseph Cornell? He is said to be a pioneer of assemblage. It may sound like a difficult story, but I happened to find a flyer at a used bookstore in Shimokita and tama [...].

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