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  • An Exploratory Trip to Japan

    The partnership of Jo Maindonald and Robert Joyce and Kazari in Melbourne is now many decades old.To celebrate, Robert and Jo would like to share some of their stories from the early visits to Japan - written by Jo Maindonald Mt Fuji An exploratory trip to Japan in the late 70’s bore fruit when weleast expected. We’re often asked when and how Kazari started and I mostly reply ‘it was so...

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    Kokeshi at Kazari

    From time to time, on our buying trips to Japan, we come across an exceptional collection that we have the...

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    Transforming the Broken to the Beautiful: The Art of Kintsugi

      The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places. - Ernest Hemingway The famous American writers...

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    Wabi Sabi For Contemporary Spaces

    Scarlet Opus, a highly regarded global design trend forecaster, have given a macro trend forecast around the concept of imperfect...

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    Japanese Antiques in Contemporary Spaces // The Design Co-Op, Melbourne Design Week

        The Design Co-Op, at Melbourne Design Week 2018, was an opportunity to showcase how well Japanese antiques can...

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    Featured - Donna Hay Magazine

    Antique Japanese accounting ledgers supplied by Kazari + Ziguzagu have been featured in Donna Hay Magazine. These books date back...

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    Art Money now available at Kazari + Ziguzagu

    Kazari + Ziguzagu now partners with Art Money, the new, easier way to buy art.  Payments are spread over 10...

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    It's a wrap : The Design Co-op

      After some excellent planning and a few solid days of setting up, The Design Co-op kicked off in style...

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    Kazari at the Australian Open 2018

    Kazari + Ziguzagu were again proud to be part of this years Australian Open. Thank you to Chard International for...

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    Think outside the box!

    At Kazari + Ziguzagu we like to think outside the box for ways to use once traditional items in modern...

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    Featured - Other People's Problems - ABC iView

    We are delighted to share some exciting news! A select range of our products have been featured in the new...

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    Misusashi - Mizu-what?

    Mizusashi, Mizu-what!? Unique, decorative and functional Japanese Mizusashi (mizu-sashi) are lidded containers traditionally used for the storage of hot water...

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    Special Mention - Belle Magazine

    Kazari + Ziguzagu have received a special mention from Barbara and John Hermon of Hermon and Hermon in the November...

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