On December 10th, the GFC course organised a Christmas party, following the Japanese traditions of “Bōnenkai” or “Year-end parties.”
The students and teachers teamed up and made all kinds of dishes from their own country to celebrate the cultural diversity of the students in the program.
After dinner, we shared some thoughts on the students’ research and their hopes for the upcoming year.
GFC alumna appearance on NHK
GFC alumna and current administrative assistant Saskia Thoelen appeared as the reporter for Trails to Oishii Tokyo, a television program by NHK World. In this episode, featuring Matcha, Saskia had the opportunity to interview several renowned matcha makers, tea specialists and restaurant owners.
For those who are interested, the program can be seen on-demand through the following link:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/oishii/20190612/2054091/
She participated in other episodes introducing mikan, kanpyo, buri, and kamaboko.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/oishii/20191120/2054101/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2054098/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2054107/?cid=wohk-fb-org_vod_ttot_buri-202002-001&fbclid=IwAR1hk7Gsoj8Dzcd5mmv_TZ3EmJFuEjxHxIsFhPAsj2–4h6mzM6J7jGhAlU
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2054113/
Saskia also appeared on the program Journeys in Japan, talking about the Sawara festival and the Nakanojo Art Biënnale.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/journeys/20191022/2007397/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2007390/
ZARA x Bunka on NHK world
NHK, the Japanese only public broadcast company, launched the ZARA x Bunka Collaboration news (in English) on NHK World. For those who are interested, please check it out through the following link.
ZARA x Bunka collab in the media
Over the past days and weeks, our ZARA x Bunka collaboration project has been shared by many magazines. We are very honored and happy for all this promotion, especially for the students, as this promotion is a major opportunity for them as future designers.
An overview of a part of the articles that were published can be found below:
ZARA x Bunka collaboration worldwide release
The collection of the ZARA x Bunka collaboration project VIEW.S will be sold at the online shops of ZARA worldwide from the 7th of June, 2018.
Furthermore, the collection will also be sold at ZARA Shinjuku／ZARA Nagoya／ZARA Shinsaibashisuji.
You can visit the ZARA online store here.
