ART PROJECTS
Ikebana-inspired art projects and limited editions launched in collaboration with contemporary artists and craftsmen.
Sofu Teshigahara by Andy Warhol, 1976
Ikebana goes beyond traditional flower arrangements offering an incredible artistry and a vast field for creativity. The expressive genius of the legendary Ikebana artist and founder of Sogetsu school, Sofu Teshigahara and his son Hiroshi, both well known for their sculptural works, filmmaking and curatorial initiatives with established Western artists continue to serve an immense source of inspiration. Following their footsteps, IKEBANA projects bring forward diverse ikebana practices through collaborations with artists, architects and designers. We aim to celebrate the beauty and decay of the natural world, the ancient teaching and its contemporary reiterations through art residencies, exhibitions, events, limited editions and other forms of artistic expression.
THE HANADOME PROJECT
The Hanadome project is a collaboration between IKEBANA projects, YALI and PATERSON ZEVI, bringing together the craftsmanship of Venetian glassmakers with the aesthetics of Ikebana 生け花(Japanese art of flower arrangement).
NEW NATURE
A group exhibition in collaboration with PATERSON ZEVI gallery in London which brings together eleven international contemporary artists whose works make us rethink our relationship with flowers and plants based on the principles of Ikebana 生け花 (Japanese art of flower arrangement).
THE MOKUHANGA PROJECT: KYOSEN KAWASAKI
A series of rare botanical woodblock prints by Japanese artist Kyosen Kawasaki 川崎巨泉 (1877–1942) presented in collaboration with CAVE-AYUMIGALLERY in Tokyo, Japan.
THE ALMOND TREES PROJECT
A series of limited-edition art prints inspired by Van Gogh’s Almond Blossom (1890) and ikebana in collaboration with London-based fine art photographer Anna Skladmann.