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Agent Hamyak We can make a creative team with anyone in the world if we have "Trust". Agent Hamyak is Tokyo based creative artists Agency.
クリエイティブアーティストエージェント。

Agent Hamyak is Tokyo based creative artists Agency. We manage artists from around the globe, with over 8 years experience producing international projects and advertising campaigns. We are also partnered with Dutch Uncle in London and New York to create a great team.

”信頼”があれば、世界の誰とでも仕事が出来る。
その信頼できるクリエイティブチーム／仲間をつくり、クリエーターの言葉の壁、国の壁を超える信頼づくりを致します。
エージェント・ハムヤックは、クリエイティ具アーティストエージェント。
ロンドンDutch Uncl

eで8年以上のアーティストマネージメントの経験後、東京に拠点を移し、日本・アジアのみならず世界各国でのプロジェクトにおける、アーティストマネージメント、企画プロデュースを行っております。
今、クリエイティブは国境を超えてボーダレスになり、一つのプロジェクトチームが様々な国籍の人達で構成されています。
エージェント・ハムヤックは、今までの経験と信頼に基づく世界のクリエーター・クライアントとのネットワークや、ロンドン、ニューヨークの提携会社Dutch Uncleを通してプロジェクト毎にインターナショナルなクリエイティブチーム／仲間をつくることができます。
そして、国を越え人と人との相互理解・信頼で産まれる新しいクリエイティブ、プロモーションを打ち出していきます。

"Sustainability-more saturated"
23/03/2026

"Sustainability-more saturated"

"We are connected"
23/03/2026

"We are connected"

"War is not over"
23/03/2026

"War is not over"

Workshop at a local high schoolDuring my first visit, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lecturegiven by the local hig...
16/03/2026


Workshop at a local high school
During my first visit, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lecture
given by the local high school students, and I promised them, ‘I’ll
come and visit you all next time, along with my friends.
So, when the workshop finally took place, we discussed how we, as
designers, should approach it, and decided to have everyone create
their own zine (a self-published booklet created and distributed
freely). The theme was to express Lumban’s ‘Past, Present and Future’
on separate double-page spreads. They divided into groups, with each
group assigning roles for illustration, storytelling and ideas, and
worked together on the project.

地元の高校でワークショップ
一度目の視察訪問で、こちらの高校生達のレクチャーにお邪魔する機会があり、「仲間を連れてみんなのところに行くからね」と約束をしていた。
そこで実現したワークショップ、デザイナーのみんなでどうやろうか？など検討し、ZINE（自由に制作・発行する自主制作冊子）をみんなに作ってもらうことにした。テーマは、Lumbanの「過去、今と未来」をそれぞれ見開きページで表現。グループに分かれて、それぞれ絵・ストーリー・アイディアの担当が分かれて共同作業をしていった。

We asked every member of each group to give a presentation, and what
they all had in common was that the “Embroidery Town of Lumban”
featured somewhere in their past, present or future. It seems that
someone in every family is involved in the embroidery industry. When I
asked them about it, it turned out that none of the students had ever
actually tried embroidery. Their parents encourage them to study and
pursue different career paths, so it seems there are actually very few
opportunities for them to take up embroidery.
Adults say, ‘Young people aren’t interested in traditional
industries’, whilst young people say, ‘We don’t have the chance to
experience traditional industries’. Surely this role of bridging the
gap is precisely the kind of interference we can offer.

グループごと全員に発表してもらったが、共通していたのは過去・今・未来のどこかに必ず「刺繍のまちLumban」が入っている。家族の誰かしら刺繍産業に関わっているそうだ。彼ら・彼女らによく聞いてみると、なんと刺繍をやったことがない生徒たちばかりだった。親たちは勉強してもっと違う道へと言って、刺繍をやる機会が実はあまりないそうだ。
大人は、「若い人は伝統産業に興味がない」、若者は「伝統産業を体験する機会がない」。きっとこの橋渡し、それがきっと私たちにできる「お節介」なんだろうな。

DOOR to ASIA Lumban"Lumban is more than Embroidery Capital of the Philippines".Lumbanの刺繍産業の中心で活躍する女性リーダー達が一斉に揃って、刺繍産業・文化...
13/03/2026

DOOR to ASIA Lumban
"Lumban is more than Embroidery Capital of the Philippines".
Lumbanの刺繍産業の中心で活躍する女性リーダー達が一斉に揃って、刺繍産業・文化についてを話してれた。刺繍は彼女らの生活そのもの・誇りであり、一緒に集まって作る家族の延長のような大事なコミュニティ。特別な刺繍技術が詰まった作品を見せてくれたけど、圧巻でした。

Lumban is more than the Embroidery Capital of the Philippines.
The women leaders at the heart of Lumban's embroidery industry gathered together to share insights about the craft and its culture. Embroidery is their very way of life and source of pride, forming a vital community that feels like an extension of family when they come together to create. They showed us pieces filled with special embroidery techniques – they were truly breathtaking.

その後、我々も刺繍を体験させてひと針が重なって作り出される刺繍のパターン、その手間隙を改めて感じることができた。先生にちょっと教えてもらいに行ったら、半分位作ってくれた先生！コラボレーションってことで。
刺繍の機械化も実は進んでいて、手仕事でないと出せない自然な表現などがあって、手仕事と機会と分業しながら、その価値を分けながら取り入れているそうです。

Later, they let us try embroidery ourselves. We could truly appreciate the patterns created stitch by stitch and the immense time and effort involved. When I went to ask the teacher for a little guidance, she ended up doing about half of it for me! A collaboration, shall I say.
Machine embroidery is actually quite advanced now. However, there are natural expressions that only handwork can achieve. They seem to be incorporating both handwork and machine work, dividing the labour and sharing the value.

DOOR to ASIA LumbanLUMBAN 我々が滞在したもう一つのまち、ラグーナ州のLumban町。フィリピンのまちの特徴は、教会がまちの中心にあり、その前に役所とメインストリートがあるので、まず訪れるのは教会となる。Lumban...
11/03/2026

DOOR to ASIA Lumban
LUMBAN
我々が滞在したもう一つのまち、ラグーナ州のLumban町。
フィリピンのまちの特徴は、教会がまちの中心にあり、その前に役所とメインストリートがあるので、まず訪れるのは教会となる。Lumbanの教会(San Sebastian Parish Church)は1578年に建立、その後火災や洪水で何度かの建て替えの後、1600年にマニラ以外でフィリピン初となる石造の教会となった。

Another town we stayed in was Lumban, in Laguna Province.
A characteristic feature of Philippine towns is that the church forms the centre, with the town hall and main street in front, so the church is usually the first place we visit. Lumban's church (San Sebastian Parish Church) was first built in 1578. After being rebuilt several times following fires and floods, it became the first stone church in the Philippines outside Manila in 1600.

まちのみんなの誇り、"刺繍/エンブロイダリー”。
"Embroidery Capital of the Philippines（フィリピン刺繍産業の中心地）"の起源は、16世紀にフランシスコ会の修道女たちによって、地元の女性たちに紹介された。一方男性たちのほとんどは、教会の建築に担っていた。以前は、男女ともに刺繍工芸に携わり、生活の一部であった。複雑で耐久性のある模様のカラド刺繍の技法が特徴で、フィリピンの結婚式や公式行事の定番のバロン（男性用伝統衣装）とフィリピニアーナ（女性用伝統ドレス）を作っている。
"Embroidery Capital of the Philippines"を称えるフェスティバル(Burdang Lumban Festival)を毎年9月に開催しているので、次回は参加したい。

The pride of the town of Lumban is its embroidery.
The origins of the ‘Embroidery Capital of the Philippines’ trace back to the 16th century, when Franciscan nuns introduced the craft to local women. Meanwhile, most men were engaged in constructing the church. Previously, both men and women practised embroidery as part of their daily lives. Characterised by the intricate and durable Kalado embroidery technique, it produces the traditional Barong (men's attire) and Filipiniana (women's dress), staples for Philippine weddings and formal occasions.
A festival honouring the ‘Embroidery Capital of the Philippines’ is held annually in September, which I hope to attend next time. Burdang Lumban Festival.

Illustration by Noma Bar Hiding in Your Shell.Almost half of adults feel lonely. But loneliness is a part of life, acco...
27/02/2026

Illustration by Noma Bar

Hiding in Your Shell.

Almost half of adults feel lonely. But loneliness is a part of life, according to philosopher Anja Machielse: that's what the government must promote. Psychologist Jean-Pierrevan de Ven argues that every person must solve their own loneliness.

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Happy Lunar New Year 🎊 Year of Horse 🐎 By Souemon Hara studio
17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year 🎊
Year of Horse 🐎
By Souemon Hara studio

Paete has another craft: TAKA, papier-mâché (Hariko, 張り子).There are many pieces, such as water buffalo, horses, lions an...
05/02/2026


Paete has another craft: TAKA, papier-mâché (Hariko, 張り子).
There are many pieces, such as water buffalo, horses, lions and more.
It apparently began when papier-mâché statues were made to replace heavy wooden sacred images for decoration or festivals. Women are primarily involved in the making. True to its reputation as the “woodcarving town”, someone in the family usually does woodcarving, so they make the wooden mould (now plaster moulds), and then layers of paper are applied to create the pieces. While it is an important source of livelihood, it is also made within a community where women gather and support one another. One mother working there makes coconut wine, called SASA, and when we visited, she kindly offered us a delicious meal.
Incidentally, that coconut wine is said not to cause a hangover, and indeed it didn't.
When I took some papier-mâché back to Japan as a souvenir, it was used as the cover image for The Toyota foundation's booklet.

Paeteには実はもう一つ工芸があり、それは張り子。
水牛・馬・ライオン・聖像などたくさんあります。
装飾やお祭りの際に、重い木製の聖像の代わりに、張り子で聖像を作ったところからが始まりだそう。制作しているのは女性が中心。やはり「木彫りのまち」、家族の誰かが木彫りをやっているので木型(今は石膏型)を作ってもらい、そこに紙を重ね貼りして作っていく。大事な生活の糧でもあるが、女性たちが集まってお互いを支え合うコミュニティの中で作っている。
そこで働くお母さんがSASA(ココナッツワイン)を作っているので、訪問したら試飲とご飯まで頂いてしまった。因みにそのココナッツワインは、二日酔いにならないと言っていただが、確かにそうだった。
最後の写真は、お土産でお渡しした張り子、なんとトヨタ財団の冊子のカバーイメージにPaeteの張り子の馬を使用して頂きました。

Edgardo Bragais / BlacksmithPaete is renowned as a woodcarving town, yet now there's only one blacksmith left in the tow...
26/01/2026


Edgardo Bragais / Blacksmith
Paete is renowned as a woodcarving town, yet now there's only one blacksmith left in the town who makes and repairs woodcarving tools.
Since I couldn't go his studio with everyone earlier, I decided to go alone on the final day. With only the information that it was ‘little up the mountain from the town’, I went for the 7am meeting. I ended up climbing quite high up and felt a bit uncertain, but after contacting him, I managed to reach the workshop safely. He showed me the entire production process from start to finish, and what's more, he gave me one of the woodcarving tools he'd made. It must have been his way of saying a message to me.
I'll be back again, bringing more friends with me. Because you are a very important person to the woodcarving town of Paete.

Edgardo Bragais / 鍛冶屋
Paeteは木彫りの町で有名だが、今では木彫りの道具を作ったり修理をしてくれくれる鍛冶屋は町に一人しかいない。
今回みんなとは一緒に行けなかったので、最終日に一人で行くことにした。「町から山を登ったところ」という情報のみで、7AM待ち合わせで行った。だいぶ上まで登ってしまってちょっと不安になったけど、本人に連絡してなんとか無事に工房に辿り着いた。一から制作風景を見せてくれて、なんとその作った木彫りの道具を頂いてしまった。きっと彼からのメッセージだったのだろうな。
また、楽しい仲間を連れて戻ってくるよ。あなたは、木彫りのまちPaeteのとっても大事な人だから。
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一緒に行きましょ！

The woodcarver/artist, Pio Fadul. His family are woodcarvers going back generations; all his brothers (four of whom I me...
21/01/2026


The woodcarver/artist, Pio Fadul.
His family are woodcarvers going back generations; all his brothers (four of whom I met this time) are woodcarvers, and his children and grandchildren also work as craftsmen. Pio is truly an artist too. When he went into the forest alone, he encountered Jesus and the Virgin Mary, and since then he has devoted himself entirely to carving the Jesus and Virgin Mary he saw at that time. Fortunately, I was able to witness his work every morning. On the final day of my visits, he greeted me with a brilliant smile.
That was so special to me.

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