One of the most important art, design and philosophical movements to come out of Japan is now nearly a hundred years old. It's called Mingei, or folk crafts. It reflects a reaction to modernity and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “People have the perception that Mingei is just brown pots,” says Roisin Inglesby, a curator at the William ...

Mingei, a word coined by Japanese philosopher Soetsu Yanagi less than a century ago, means art of the people, or folk art. The Mingei International Museum presents art and craft from around the world ...

A detail from "The Battle of Imjin River," a hand-painted cotton banner used for festivals and performances, made in 1888. The exhibition, "Japan: Form & Function," fills the Crow Museum of Asian Art ...