Los Angeles is about to celebrate the beauty of things made slowly and by hand. JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, the cultural hub at Ovation Hollywood, opens JAPAN CRAFT | Art for Living – Hyakkō on Friday, November 6, 2026, a joyful exhibition that brings together approximately 2,000 contemporary works by 123 living makers, craftspeople and artisans from across Japan.
The title holds the idea: hyaku means “one hundred,” a symbol of vast diversity, and kō means craft — the people, the practice and the objects themselves. Inspired by the utilitarian beauty of the 1920s mingei folk-craft movement, the show presents ceramics, glass, wood, bamboo, metal, leather and urushi, Japanese lacquer, side by side, without hierarchies. Bowls, teapots and flower vessels that have shaped everyday life for generations share space with bold new creations, and no two pieces are alike.
Visitors can watch short films of makers at work, settle onto a central platform to reflect on the words of Hyakkō, and, in the interactive library, even pick up selected works and feel them firsthand. A special conversation with curator Takahiro Nagata on Saturday, November 7, will explore where Japanese craft comes from and how it keeps evolving.
The exhibition runs through January 24, 2027, at 6801 Hollywood Blvd., and admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and weekends, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is a warm invitation to slow down and rediscover how craft and daily living shape each other.
Photo: Courtesy of MUJI, via JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
