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On the occasion of Brussels Design September, the Gokelaere & Robinson gallery is presenting a selection of pieces by twentieth century designers inspired by the Japanese art of living, in dialogue with the work of contemporary Japanese ceramists such as Machiko Hashimoto and Sawa Kiyotsugu.

After long isolation, Japan opened its gates to the rest of the world in the nineteenth century, revealing the richness of its culture. Since then, it has continuously fascinated and inspired the Western world.

Modernist architects and designers have, among other things, drawn on Japanese …