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Feb. 28, 2026 | Posted in Reports, Bag Making & Leather Arts, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: K.M. | Course: Bag Making & Leather Arts, Woodworking
Bag Making / Furniture Restoration Short Course (#3) – K.M.

This week marked the first week of the antique furniture restoration course. 今週はアンティーク家具修復コースの一週目でした。 【Class】 Classes were held not at the school, but at the workshop of a renowned furnit… [read more]


Feb. 25, 2026 | Posted in Reports, Bag Making & Leather Arts, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: K.M. | Course: Bag Making & Leather Arts, Woodworking
Bag Making / Furniture Restoration Short Course (#2) – K.M.

This week was the final week of bag-making. 今週は、カバン作りの最終週でした。 On Monday, I finished the bag I started last week. I spent time perfecting the design details, so it took a total of four day… [read more]


Feb. 05, 2026 | Posted in Reports, Bag Making & Leather Arts, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: K.M. | Course: Bag Making & Leather Arts, Woodworking
Bag Making / Furniture Restoration Short Course (#1) – K.M.

This week was the first week of bag making. Luckily, since it's not a busy time of year, I had one-on-one lessons with the teacher. First, on the first day, I made a pouch to get used to bag… [read more]


Nov. 18, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: R.T. | Course: Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Summer Course (#8) – R.T.

Day 50 (Monday) Continued restoring the antique table. I used ox glue to bond areas where the veneer on the tabletop surface was peeling. First, I protected the peeling sections with cellopha… [read more]


Nov. 11, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: R.T. | Course: Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Summer Course (#7) – R.T.

Day 43 (Monday) Continuing from last week, I worked on restoring the tabletop of a non-antique table. First, I applied a thick layer of paint stripper, let it sit for several minutes, then us… [read more]


Nov. 04, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: R.T. | Course: Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Summer Course (#6) – R.T.

Day 37 (Tuesday) Today, I worked on repairing the insect-damaged section of the table top. First, I removed the surface finish using a paint stripper. While paint strippers are often avoided … [read more]


Nov. 02, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Bag Making & Leather Arts , | Tags: , Reporter: N.A. | Course: Bag Making & Leather Arts
Bag Making Summer Course (#1) – N.A.

This summer, I traveled to Florence, Italy, to take a two-week summer course during my university break. It was a valuable experience where I intensively studied bag making, delving into the … [read more]


Oct. 30, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Bag Making & Leather Arts , | Tags: , Reporter: A.Y. | Course: Bag Making & Leather Arts
Bag Making Summer Course (#1) – A.Y.

I studied bag making in Florence, Italy, taking a two-week summer course. In the bag-making class, we carefully cut the leather and assembled each piece one by one. Each time we repeated t… [read more]


Oct. 28, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Woodworking , | Tags: , Reporter: R.T. | Course: Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Summer Course (#5) – R.T.

Monday This day began with continuing the restoration work on the rattan chair. To repair the missing section of the seat, I prepared the surface by smoothing the curves to facilitate adhesio… [read more]


Oct. 24, 2025 | Posted in Reports, Interior Design , | Tags: , Reporter: S.M. | Course: Interior Design
Interior Design Summer Course (#3) – S.M.

During class, we visited an art museum along the highway. Its facade was unusual for Florence and quite interesting. 授業で高速道路の途中にある美術館の見学に連れて行ってもらいました。フィレンツェでは珍しいファサードで面白かったです。 … [read more]



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