Event

Japan House: Oku

Saturday, 14th Sep
15.00 - 16.00
Join metalworker Kathleen Reilly in conversation with Japan House London Director of Programming, Simon Wright, to discuss the evolution of her award-winning knife design Oku. Inspired by Japan House London’s Biology of Metal 2018 exhibition, Oku is now being launched as part of the London Design Festival six years later.

Kathleen Reilly is a Scottish artist and metalworker with over ten years of experience whilst living in the UK and Japan. She graduated from The Glasgow School of Art Silversmithing & Jewellery department in 2015 and completed her Masters in Jewellery & Metal at the Royal College of Art in 2018. Her journey creating Oku began in 2018 when she visited the 'Biology of Metal: Metal Craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo' exhibition at Japan House London and discovered the skills of their craftspeople. In 2019, she moved to Japan on the Daiwa Scholarship. From 2020-2022, she trained with artisans in the Tsubame-Sanjo and developed Oku, which won Dezeen Awards Homeware design of the year in 2022.

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