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Good Company : Yoka is back and celebrates the 4th anniversary starting 10.29.2024! - tortoise general store

Good Company : Yoka is back and celebrates the 4th anniversary starting 10.29.2024!

       10.29.2024 Tuesday - 11.03.2024 Sunday I am thrilled to participate in this exciting 6 days pop-up event this October! It’s an honor...

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Mariko Hirasawa Monotype Art Show : Oct 11 (Fri) - 27 (Sun) 2024 - tortoise general store

Mariko Hirasawa Monotype Art Show : Oct 11 (Fri) - 27 (Sun) 2024

We are excited to introduce another talented artist, Mariko Hirasawa. Born in Tokyo, she works across a wide range of fields, including book covers, advertising,...

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Cultural Exchange: The Rise of Japanese Bamboo Baskets in America - tortoise general store

Cultural Exchange: The Rise of Japanese Bamboo Baskets in America

It is quite fascinating that the boom of Japanese bamboo baskets began not in Japan, but in America. The bamboo baskets, which were brought over...

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Paper Weaving - Haneno Suzuki 09.21 - 10.06.2024 - tortoise general store

Paper Weaving - Haneno Suzuki 09.21 - 10.06.2024

Haneno SuzukiVisual Artist Born in Tokyo in 1989.Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, specializing in visual communication design. I...

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Ten Years Later: A Decade of S/N - tortoise general store

Ten Years Later: A Decade of S/N

Designed in 2014 by TGS owner Taku Shinomoto, S/N is crafted by hand in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, a traditional production center for copper and brass castings where...

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Thank you, Amanda! | TGS on Food52 - tortoise general store

Thank you, Amanda! | TGS on Food52

It's an honor to be featured in Amanda Hesser's latest newsletter! Amanda is a food writer, former food editor of The New York Times Magazine, author of The Essential...

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MD Paper Products Pop-Up Event | Aug 31 - Sep 8, 2024 - tortoise general store

MD Paper Products Pop-Up Event | Aug 31 - Sep 8, 2024

Discover the Joy of Writing at our MD Paper Products Pop-Up! 📝 Step into the world of MD Paper Products at Tortoise General Store from August 31...

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All Around You - Mitsuru Koga Art Exhibition 07.27 - 08.11.2024 - tortoise general store

All Around You - Mitsuru Koga Art Exhibition 07.27 - 08.11.2024

In 2008, his debuted exhibition took place at our old, but expanded location on Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice. This marks his first exhibition in 6 years....

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Thank you David Coggins for featuring Hasami Porcelain in The Contender! - tortoise general store

Thank you David Coggins for featuring Hasami Porcelain in The Contender!

We're so excited to see Hasami Porcelain featured in the latest issue of David Coggins' excellent newsletter, The Contender!David Coggins is the author of "The...

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