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Beginning this Friday, December 6th, slightly longer holiday hours at KOBO!

December 01, 2019

Both locations open 11-7, Sundays 11-6 pm.

13th Annual The Simple Cup, November 2, 2019

October 20, 2019

2019 photos added! 13th Annual The Simple Cup with Seward Park Clay Studio and KOBO Seattle

Hasu-Seizo Japanese Handcrafted Kitchen Knives : Trunk Show

October 14, 2019

Hasu-Seizo Handcrafted Kitchen Knives Trunk Show

ForanSuon Ceramics at KOBO

October 07, 2019

ForanSuon Digital Ceramics — finding intersections between fine art and design, ceramics and architecture, traditional craft and technology.

LINKED : Seattle Metals Guild Exhibit, October 13-27

October 05, 2019

A juried exhibit as part of the Northwest Jewelry & Metals Symposium . . .

KOBO - Both locations closed on Monday, Labor Day!

September 01, 2019

Bird Blankets | New work by James Brems

August 01, 2019

Stop by KOBO on the way to ART FAIR 2019

Two Floral Design Workshops with Delinger + Radovich in September

August 01, 2019

Flowers in a Shadow Box | September 14th | 10am-12pm
Flowers in a Heiando Lacquer Box | September 28th | 10am-12pm

Preserved Bonsai and Floral Designs by Delinger & Radovich + Heiando America

July 13, 2019

Meet the Designers
Saturday, July 13 | 12 - 6 pm
July 13 - 28, 2019
KOBO at Higo | Japantown

Exhibition dates: July 13 - 28, 2019

Floral Designs | Bonsai Landscapes

KOBO - Both locations closed on July 4th!

July 04, 2019

KOBO at both locations will be closed on July 4th. We will reopen on Friday, July 5th. Enjoy the holiday!
Photo: Japan cooling off with a water mist in the Ginza.

Japanese Vintage Textiles - June 1-9, 2019 - Kobo at Higo

May 22, 2019

An exhibit and sale of vintage Japanese textiles from the collection of Hella Berg. We will be honoring Hella with an exhibit showing her love of fashion design and Japanese textiles. For textile collectors, artists, designers, and those who love to make new from old.