Yasuaki Kikuchi

Yasuaki Kikuchi joined the Karakuri Creation Group of craftspeople in 2016. He brought with him the skill of woodworking from an early age and a tremendous sense of creative humor. He is drawn to the idea that his creations will be limited only by his own imagination and he equally enjoys the experience of the solver. His designs are always surprising, often challenging, and never the same.

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One Thing or an Otter

Otters are “semi-aquatic” mammals who live on coastlines, riverbank, lakes and oceans, eating fish and being generally playful and cute. They are also somewhat notorious for the lovely scent they deposit along their territorial habitats.

Playing With Your Food

The traditional dish of fermented soybeans, known as natto, has been a staple of Japanese diet for millennia.

Why the Long Face?

The famous monolithic statues of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) are instantly recognizable for their strikingly simple features that evoke mystery and mysticism.

one, two, TREE

I’m celebrating the season this year with a perfect puzzle box from Japanese Karakuri Group artist Yasuaki Kikuchi.

Flaskolation

Japanese Karakuri Creation Group artist Yasuaki Kikuchi has been thinking about life in the pandemic for a while, and wanted his new creation to express his observations, his frustration, his belief in science, and his ultimate hope.

Zipp Chack

First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down. – George Burns

Color-colo

“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life” – Oscar Wilde, 1891

Code Name L

Code Name “L” is an extremely creative box which will keep you guessing until you experience the wonderfully satisfying AHA moment.

Kickake

The centuries old Japanese tradition of secret box making evolved from a need for a safe place to store important documents and treasures while traveling or at home.

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Karakuri Creation Group