Mingei & More

Euphemia Franklin

Far East – China & Japan

Euphemia joined Maggs part-time in 2021 while completing her master’s degree in History of Design at the V&A and Royal College of Art. Soon after graduating, she joined the firm full-time.

Euphemia works closely with Dr. Titus Boeder in the Far East department, and has compiled a number of themed catalogues, including The Tokaido, Books from Mishima’s Library and Papermaking and Printing in the World of Mingei. She has also contributed to The Book Collector and wrote the introduction to a book on the Avant Garde artist Toshio Saeki, published by Baron in 2023.

As a trained graphic designer, Euphemia brings her expertise to the firm through a variety of in-house projects. She introduced the first ever Maggs-branded pencil and, more recently, was the creative director for the firm’s new website and rebrand.

She is fluent in Japanese.

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Catalogue 1528

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The third instalment of catalogues on the theme of mingei (folk crafts).

The Mingei Movement in Japan began in the 1920s and focused on what the founder and theorist Yanagi Soetsu called 'the beauty of everyday objects'. This catalogue includes works by seven key figures, who were either directly involved in the Mingei Movement or inspired by it. The final section features a handful of books on the theme of Japanese paper-making.

Please find a copy of the catalogue via the 'view PDF' button above, or scroll down below to see a selection of browsable items.

For orders and enquiries, please contact Euphemia on [email protected]