Episode 476

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22nd Mar 2024

Passion for Natural Plastering and Building in Japan - Emily Kaneko Reynolds

Emily Kaneko Reynolds loves to build with earth and mud- in this talk, she shares some of her insights and passion for natural building materials.

Emily wrote a book about Japan's Clay Walls (link below) and she gave a Tedx Talk in 2021 worth watching called : Save Your World, Build with Earth – Japan Style - TEDxKUFS :   

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Emily is based in Keihoku (north of Kyoto) and is on the final stretch of a PhD in earthen plaster studies at Kyoto's Institute of Technology. She is one of the presenters at this year's Minka Summit in April. https://kominkajapan.org/speakers

Buy Emily's Book on Japan Clay Walls: https://a.co/d/fAHC75Z

Blog- Plaster with WA https://plasterwithwa.wordpress.com/

Instagram:  emily.kaneko.reynolds  

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