Edo Tokyo Kirari is an international cooperation program, supported by the cities of Tokyo and Paris, that brings together professionals from Tokyo's craft industry and designers from the Bureau du Design, de la Mode et des Métiers d'art network. Its aim is to renew the offer of Japanese professionals and enable Parisian designers to discover Japanese know-how.

Since 2021, the Edo Tokyo Kirari program has brought together French designers and Japanese manufacturers to reinterpret traditional Japanese know-how. A retrospective exhibition "Edo Tokyo Kirari - When French design inspires French craftsmanship" unveiled the flagship pieces resulting from this unique collaboration between the city of Tokyo and the city of Paris from January 23 to February 4, 2025 at the Galerie des Ateliers in Paris.

Designed by studio Monsieur, the exhibition highlighted the evolution of this program, presenting the creations of 15 designers: AC/AL, Pauline Androlus, Jacques Averna, Pierre Charrié, Cluzel / Pluchon, Jean Couvreur, Flavien Delbergue, Nelson Fossey and Rimasùu, with a focus on the 2024 edition.

In pictures

HIMO fruit basket by Audrey Bigouin

Strata sake set by Döppel Studio

Adaptive Grid, decorative panel by Döppel Studio

Cotton Wa, flowers by Audrey Bigouin

Cotton Wa flowers by Audrey Bigouin

Futon by Audrey Bigouin