IPPIN Project fills its Industry City showroom with objects that are hard to find outside Japan: early-twentieth-century bamboo baskets, classic ceramics and vintage decor carried over by hand, beside contemporary indigo-dyed textiles and DAIDAI's Kurumi Ware, the walnut-ash glassware with its soft green cast. Customer demand brought the Kurumi Ware back from last year's edition. If you collect Japanese craft, this browse is worth the trip.
What to expect
The showroom is arranged more like a gallery than a flea market, with antiques and contemporary craft grouped so you can see how the traditions connect. Staff can explain provenance on the older pieces, and prices span from small tableware to serious collector items. It is a quiet, unhurried browse rather than a crowded market crawl.
Good to know
- Take the D/N/R to 36th St in Sunset Park and follow signs to Building 5, 67 35th Street.
- Handle the antique ceramics and baskets carefully — much of the stock is early-twentieth-century.
- Ask about provenance; staff can usually tell you where a piece came from.
- Bring padding or a sturdy bag if you plan to carry ceramics or glassware home.
- The Kurumi Ware glassware returns by demand from a previous edition, so it tends to move fast.
- Industry City's food halls are a short walk if you want to make an afternoon of it.
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Common questions
What kind of antiques are sold?
Classic Japanese ceramics, handcrafted bamboo baskets — many from the early twentieth century — and vintage home decor, handpicked and brought directly from Japan.
Is there contemporary work too?
Yes: indigo-dyed textiles, persimmon-tannin-dyed placemats, handcrafted ceramics and DAIDAI's Kurumi Ware walnut-ash glassware.
Where is IPPIN Project?
Building 5, 67 35th Street, inside Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
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