item details
NameTrip journal
ProductionHelen Mason; writer; 1960; Japan
Warwick; printing firm; 1960
Warwick; printing firm; 1960
Classificationjournals
Materialspaper, ink, metal
Techniquesprinting, handwriting
DimensionsOverall: 140mm (width), 225mm (height)
Registration NumberCA001136/001/0002
Credit lineGift of Helen Mason, 2012
Overview
New Zealand potter Helen Mason kept this trip journal when she attended the first World Design Conference (WoDeCo), held in Tokyo, Japan, 11-16 May 1960.
The conference was supported by the Japanese Government, and brought together Japanese designers, architects and industrial designers with their counterparts from Europe and the United States to discuss the theme 'Total Image for the 20th Century'.
To Helen Mason, Japan was also a 'potterly Mecca', and her trip included meeting local potters.