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Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch’s Design Trip to Tokyo

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    Buying spoons at an artisan lacquer gallery.

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    Chisels and bowls in an artisan’s woodshop.

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    At Kohoro buying ceramics.

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    Robin and Stephen take a pit stop at the Public Garden in Tokyo.

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    Lunch at Shabu Shabu.

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    Talking about wood at Kazuto Studio.

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    Japanese candies.

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    Tokyo, says Alesch, has “the greatest food halls in the world.“

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    Kenta Anzai spinning a pot in his studio.

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    Reviewing pots at ceramist showroom.

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    Before lunch, Robin walking around the garden of the International Japan House.

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    Looking at how lacquer and ceramic work together on a table.