MONO MAKERS MEET

While MONO JAPAN has been managing a creative collaboration between Japan and the Netherlands since 2019, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has now become difficult to travel back and forth. And so, using the availability of digital communication, MONO JAPAN has created MMM (MONO MAKERS MEET), an online space where talented creatives from the Netherlands can easily meet up with different types of manufacturers, artisans, and designers from anywhere in Japan.

Through our online platform, which uses MONO JAPAN’s network, Japanese makers can meet up with Dutch creatives with an interest in Japanese craftsmanship, from well-known established designers to those just starting their careers. The platform has a tag function that shows each participant’s specialty or area of interest. It can also be used to search for someone to collaborate with or to inform others of a workshop. We also recommend that the people in charge of the Artist in Residence program use the platform as a publicity tool targeting artists. And when communication problems arise, MONO JAPAN can provide support in this case, too.

Take your first step towards an encounter with Japan!