Chloé Michaud, current second year student at GFC, appeared on the episode “What You Need to Know to Make it Japan!” in the program Kawaii International by NHK world on November 8, 2019.
Please follow this link to see the episode available until November 8, 2020.
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 and current assistant professor Saskia Thoelen appeared as the host 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, kamaboko, and Azuki.
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/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2054123/
Saskia also hosted for 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/
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.
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:
bunkaglobalfashion.com 