“Please don’t describe our work in too much detail,” comes the greeting from Yamada Ritsu, general manager of Gyokusendō Tsubame, as we began our visit to the head office of the long-established ...

Saying “Daibutsu” reminds many people of the Great Buddha statue at Tōdaiji in Nara or the open-air seated giant at Kamakura’s Kōtokuin. Those are two widely known historic “greats,” but Japanese tend ...

Copper cups, hammered by hand, are a specialty at Gyokusendo, a Japanese family company established in 1816. Workers crafting copperware at Gyokusendo, one of many metalworking companies in the ...

Highly ornamental, locally manufactured copperware is the symbol of this small village. Kebleyi Aliyev is a coppersmith who lives and works in Lahij. He tells us that his workshop is 300 years old. It ...

An exhibition on silver-inlaid black copperware is taking place at the Yunnan Nationalities Museum from May 18, featuring 126 art items and a live demonstration from a lineage holder in the making of ...

Erstwhile Wallpaper* Handmade collaborator and historic copperware specialist Mauviel1830 has given its home in Normandy a complete make-over – and we’re eating it up. In situ1830 transports visitors ...

A shop owner is seen at his shop in Safafeer copper market in Baghdad, Iraq on Nov. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood) For hundreds of years, the Safafeer copperware market in downtown Baghdad was one ...

A shop owner is seen at his shop on Nov 19 in Safafeer copper market in Baghdad, Iraq. [Photo/XINHUA] BAGHDAD - For hundreds of years, the Safafeer copperware market in downtown Baghdad was one of the ...

For the modern traveller, the variety of crafts on show in Azerbaijan reflect the country’s status as a historic trading hub and act as a window to the heart of the nation's culture. Travellers ...

Copper utensils may look elegant and carry a legacy of traditional Indian kitchens, but when it comes to cooking, they demand caution. Image Credit: Pexels While copper has excellent heat conductivity ...