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Fermentation is "food as a form of folk art."
A joint project between Fermentation Department and D&DEPARTMENT TOYAMA.
We are holding an event themed around folk art and fermentation.

★We will be unveiling our original beer on this day. It's called "Fermented Folk Craft"!

Our guest will be Shunsuke Mochizuki from NAT.BREW, a microbrewery in Inami, Toyama Prefecture. We will discuss in detail the deep connection between Toyama Prefecture and the folk craft movement, as well as the commonalities between folk crafts and fermentation. What is the "beauty of external forces" in fermentation, and what is the "power of microorganisms" in folk crafts?
Please join us for a talk about the future of folk art and food in the 21st century.

A word from the cast

Shunsuke Mochizuki (NAT.BREW)
"We're unveiling a limited-edition beer combining folk art and fermentation!"

Miho Kuroe (D&DEPARTMENT)
"I'll be selling my selection of folk art books at the venue!"

Hiraku Ogura (Fermentation Department)
"I'll bring my brand new book, 'How Should We Live with Tradition?'"

NAT.BREW has previously collaborated with D&DEPARTMENT on product development.

A look back at a trip to Toyama exploring folk art and fermentation.

Speaker Profile
NAT.BREW / Shunsuke Mochizuki
Located in Inami, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, this brewery pours its passion and creativity into brewing the essence of the land. Shunsuke Mochizuki, originally from Yamanashi Prefecture and a former winemaker, aims to co-create alcoholic beverages that embody the "terroir"—the culture born from the land and the people involved—by utilizing his winemaking techniques and small-scale brewing methods.

Fermentation Department / Hiraku Ogura
Fermentation designer / Studied cultural anthropology at Waseda University's Faculty of Letters, and studied abroad in France during her studies. After studying fermentation science as a research student at Tokyo University of Agriculture, she has developed numerous projects on the themes of fermentation and microorganisms with brewers and researchers throughout Japan, and established a fermentation lab in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Owner of "Fermentation Department". Author of books such as "Fermentation Cultural Anthropology" and "A Journey Through Japanese Fermentation".

D&DEPARTMENT / Miho Kuroe
Director of D&DEPARTMENT? / Joined D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT in 2012. In the same year, he took charge of planning and operation of "d47 MUSEUM," Japan's first regional design museum at Shibuya Hikarie 8/ that rediscovers the unique characteristics of Japan's 47 prefectures, selecting and curating designs, crafts, and local products from all over Japan. Since 2019, he has overseen the operation of 13 stores in Japan and overseas as the Director of the Shop Division. Inspired by an exhibition at d47 MUSEUM, he co-founded Fermentation Design Lab Co., Ltd. with Hiraku Ogura and Hiroyuki Ono, and was also involved in the launch of the physical store "Fermentation Department."

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