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北の手
Hand-knitted wool hats stacked on a wooden bench by the river.
KITA NO TE

北欧の作り手 Hands from the North

Issue 01 · Autumn 2026

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Kita no Te — presented by Scandi Japandi Collection

北欧の作り手を、その工房で。彼らの声を、日本語で。

Nordic makers, in their own workshops. Their voices, in Japanese.

Letter

ノルウェーからの手紙 Letter from Norway

There are a thousand pictures of Nordic design in Japan. There are almost no voices.

Kita no Te visits Nordic makers in their own workshops. The questions are asked from behind the camera, and the maker speaks. Their words are subtitled in Japanese.

This first issue visits four workshops in Norway and Sweden: wool, lavender, wood and enamel. In each place we record how things are made.

At the end of each chapter are the objects from that episode.

— Curator

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Contents

Chapters in this issue

  1. A chunky knitted wool sleeve and a mittened hand.

    01 · Ullvogna AS · Norway · Film 0:08

    ノルウェー、ウール、ぬくもり Norway. Wool. Warmth.

    Ullvogna makes goods in one hundred per cent pure wool. Their line is “We keep you warm”.

    Read the chapter Working title

  2. A linen shirt hung on a wooden fence.

    02 · Lillavendel · Helgeroa, Vestfold · Film 0:08

    ヘルゲロア、ラベンダー、グーロ Helgeroa. Lavender. Guro.

    In Helgeroa, Vestfold, Guro Rimstad makes soap, candles and farm goods.

    Read the chapter

  3. A hand resting on an old wooden bench.

    03 · Alvadal · Sweden · Film 0:08

    スウェーデン、木、マグヌス Sweden. Wood. Magnus.

    Magnus at Alvadal makes wooden cutting boards in Sweden, with a lifetime warranty.

    Read the chapter

  4. Light through a cream wool cape by the water.

    04 · MOIA form · Norway · Film 0:08

    ノルウェー、ウールとホーロー、ルビー Norway. Wool and enamel. Ruby.

    Ruby Semb and MOIA form make wool throws, seat pads, enamel mugs and kitchen textiles.

    Read the chapter

Coming

Later in this issue

Two more chapters are filmed in October and join the issue after the shoot.

  • Filming October 2026

    ウール、農場の動物たち Wool. The farm’s own animals.

    Dyra på Gården

  • Filming October 2026

    リネンと綿 Linen and cotton.

    Skredderen fra Damaskus

The channel

Episodes and updates

The workshop films are published on YouTube and on the episode pages. New episodes are announced on LINE.

All episodes

For makers

Nordic and Baltic makers who want to speak to Japanese viewers in their own words.

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For media partners

Carry film from Nordic workshops in your own channels.

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All films and images in this preview are placeholders. Footage from the workshops will be added after filming in October 2026.