When I first laid eyes on Lladró’s new interpretation of The Guest, my breath caught in a way I did not anticipate. Porcelain, I’ve always believed, carries a quiet kind of magic, a delicacy that teeters between fragility and permanence.…
When I first glimpsed the Oriens Elephant by Lladro, I felt, unexpectedly, that I was staring at more than a porcelain sculpture. It was as if the air itself had shifted, the space charged with quiet reverence for the hands…
This spring, the Force shimmered in the East. From April 18 to 20, Star Wars Celebration returned to Japan, igniting a wave of fandom in the heart of Tokyo. Held at Makuhari Messe, the event gathered devotees from around the…