Partnering with TAKI Corporation, the long-term partnership connects Vietnamese lacquer art with Wajima-nuri, one of Japan's oldest and most iconic lacquer traditions.

While the two nations possess distinct centuries-old traditions, they face shared modern challenges, including disruptions in knowledge transmission and changing consumer markets.

The project aims to move beyond a parallel showcase of heritage by creating a platform for dialogue. It creates a shared space for artists, artisans, and researchers to share knowledge, address these challenges, and explore new creative approaches to lacquer in a contemporary context through workshotogether artists, artisans, and researchers to share knowledge, deal with these challenges, and explore contemporary approaches to the medium through residencies, workshops, and joint exhibitions.

The project promotes these traditional crafts to the public while fostering new creative possibilities for the next generation, and will be implemented in two phases this year.

The first phase, scheduled for September 2026, will send three Vietnamese creators to Wajima city in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture for field research and cultural exchange: lacquer artist and researcher Truong Hoang Hai; sculptor and lacquer artist Dinh Cong Dat; and visual artist Tran Thao Miên, Founder of Collective Sonson.

The delegation will work directly with local Wajima lacquer workshops and artisans to exchange technical skills.

The second phase set to take place in Hanoi in November 2026 as part of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026, will display joint creations and new products developed during the research exchange, alongside authentic Wajima lacquerware items presented to the public.

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