The Latest from Us

Shibui Partner and decorative arts historian, Jo Lauria, examines the expanding set of tool choices in a digital age and the role of the human hand for American Craft Magazine in the coming issue for April/May 2010.  (Read More)

We had a great time in Chinatown on the March 13th, thanks to our many wonderful speakers, guests and visitors. Pictures of the evening’s events, can be found on the events page of this website. Take a look and see if you can find yourself in the huddled crowd or corner of a reflection. (Read More)

Shibui Designs is going outside with a new event during the Los Angeles China Town Art Walk, on March 13th, 2010 from 5:00 through 9:00pm. There will be a panel of makers talking about outside spaces as well as a host of new objects and concepts, centering around the idea of outside living spaces, on display. (Read More)

For those of us that don't like the idea of becoming grub food underground or becoming a heavy burden on our family on our way to our next destination, after we have or have not passed onto the next world, cremation has always been the cleaner more portable option. The Los Angeles Times, published an article, on funeral urns outside your standard stone or brass cylinder and happened to mention two of our partners, Joan Takayama-Ogawa and Randall Wilson. (Read More)   

We are happy to welcome Robert Apodaca into the Shibui Designs family. As the newest partner Robert carries with him a lot of experience and expertise that will bring lots of new creative talent to the Shibui designs offerings. Himself a designer whose style focuses on simplicity of form, economy of materials and an elegant approach to problem solving he currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. (Read More)