Destinations
SVA Made in Yame, Japan
Though best known for its green tea, Yame is also home to an extraordinary concentration of traditional crafts and cultural preservation, and it provides an exceptional context in which to practice translating traditional Japanese crafts and forms into contemporary product designs.
The program includes inspirational trips into the surrounding hills, green tea fields and a centuries-old sake brewery. Upon completion of the course, interested participants will have the opportunity to show their work to buyers at the MoMA Design Store.
Tuition includes travel from Fukuoka City to Yame, local transportation and bicycle rental, lodging in Fukuoka and Yame with breakfast, admission to sites and museums, welcome and farewell meals and most lunches.
Applicants must have completed at least two years of college-level studies and have some experience in or knowledge of three-dimensional design for production.
A portfolio of at least six samples of three-dimensional design or design sketching must be submitted following a completed application form. Acceptance to this program is based upon portfolio review.
Faculty
Itinerary
Day 1 — Fukuoka City (Sunday 6/16)
*some participants may arrive too late to partake in these events
14:00 Free time for sight-seeing & shopping
18:00 Dinner
Day 2— Fukuoka City (Monday 6/17)
09:00 Meet in hotel lobby
10:00 Group sight-seeing & shopping
19:00 Dinner
Day 3— Fukuoka City to Yame (Tuesday 6/18)
08:30 Meet in hotel lobby
Check out
09:30 Visit Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
10:30 Visit Kyushu National Museum
11:30 Drive to Yame (lunch on the bus)
14:00 Welcome ceremony at Yame Mayor’s Office
15:00 Welcome prayer at Yame Fukushima Hachimangu Shrine
16:00 Tour: Kitaya Sake brewery
18:00 Welcome Dinner with Yame Craftsmen
Day 4— Yame (Wednesday 6/19)
09:00 Meet in hotel lobby
09:15 Tour: Yame Craft Museum
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Tour: Lacquer workshop
15:30 Tour: Fine wood working
17:00 Free time for bicycle, inspiration and sketching
Day 5— Yame (Thursday 6/20)
10:00 Meet in hotel lobby
10:30 Tour: Washi papermaking
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Tour: Paper lantern workshop
15:30 Tour: Wood stewardship & milling
17:00 Free time for bicycle, inspiration and sketching
Day 6— Yame (Friday 6/21)
09:00 Free morning w/ time for sketching
Optional walking tour of Yame
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Tour: Ceramic production kiln
17:00 Free time for bicycle, inspiration and sketching
Day 7— Yame (Saturday 6/22)
09:00 Meet in hotel lobby
09:30 Tour: Bow & Arrow workshop
11:00 Lunch on the bus
12:00 Tour: Indigo Dyeing workshop
14:00 Tour: Fine woodcraft workshop
16:00 Free time for bicycle, inspiration and sketching
Day 8— Yame (Sunday 6/23)
09:00 Meet in hotel lobby
09:30 Tour: Stone workshop
11:30 Lunch
13:00 Tour: Kasuri weaving workshop
15:00 Tour: Traditional Tea Ceremony
16.30 Tour: Bamboo weaving workshop
18:00 Free time for bicycle, inspiration and sketching
Day 9— Yame (Monday 6/24)
10:00 Free Day
Day 10— Yame (Tuesday 6/25)
09:00 Meet in hotel lobby
Travel to Hoshino Village for a day of inspiration
17:00 Free time for bicycle, inspiration and sketching
Day 11— Yame (Wednesday 6/26)
All day sketching and prototyping at Craft Museum
Can be used to make individual trips back to craft shops
Day 12— Yame (Thursday 6/27)
All day sketching and prototyping at Craft Museum
Can be used to make individual trips back to craft shops
Day 13— Yame (Friday 6/28)
09:00 Prep for final presentations at Yame Craft Museum
10:30 Opening remarks for final presentation of designs to team of designers, instructors, craftsmen and other stakeholders
11:00 1st half of presentations
13:00 Lunch
13:30 2nd half of presentations
15:30 Break
16:00 Q/A session with Yame press and officials
18:00 Farewell dinner
Day 14— Yame (Saturday 6/29)
08:30 Meet in hotel lobby
Board bus for Fukuoka Airport and Hakata Station
Travel home