TGS BLOG
Holiday Shipping Deadline - Tortoise General Store!
We are receiving a high volume of both online and in-store orders as we get closer to the holidays, and we understand the time sensitivity of...
japanese vintage tools exhibition + market / curated and collected by tortoise owner, taku shinomoto
Tortoise owner and Hasami designer, Taku Shinomoto has been traveling across Japan collecting rare vintage Japanese tools for the last 15 years.Beginning Friday, October 26th, Tortoise...
renowned japanese ceramicist, masanobu ando visits tortoise / meet + greet on saturday, november 24th from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Celebrated Japanese ceramicist, Masanobu Ando, is returning to Tortoise for the first time since 2014. Living in Tajimi, Japan – in Gifu prefecture – Ando creates...
tortoise kitchen unveiled for new pre-fab project / TGS taku shinomoto x OMD jennifer siegal
Hasami Porcelain designer and Tortoise owner Taku Shinomoto has a lifetime of experience, having formerly worked as an in-house furniture designer at Idée in Tokyo, Japan for 13 years before...
axe 'pre-order + pick up' pancake batter event!
AXE and Tortoise have a friendship spanning over 15 years and 2 very big moves. Since working side by side together on Abbot Kinney from...
chinese tea ceremony with ceramicist and japanese tea master, masanobu ando
Saturday November 24th and Sunday November 25th11:00am-12:30pm and 2:00pm-3:30pm This November, Tortoise is thrilled to welcome back the celebrated Japanese ceramist, Masanobu Ando. Our last exhibition with...
japanese vintage tools exhibition + market collection by tortoise owner, taku shinomoto
Friday October 26th to Sunday November 18th For the past 15 years, Tortoise owner and Hasami Porcelain designer, Taku Shinomoto has been traveling across Japan collecting rare...
Flatworks: Paint Cans + Boxes by Artist, Mitsuru Koga (Event: 8/23/2018 Thursday) - RSVP Below!
Reception Party: 8/23/2018 (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) Exhibition : 8/24/2018 - 9/23/2018 Location for Party and Exhibition: tortoise / 12705 Venice Blvd Los Angeles CA 90066 Please...