MingeiAn exploration of the evolution of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement within the context of today's concerns Originating in Japan in the 1920s, the Mingei movement was based on the principle that beauty is inherent in handmade, everyday objects created by anonymous craftspeople. Spearheaded by the philosopher Yanagi Setsu, and potters Hamada Shji and Bernard Leach, the movement sought to elevate the status of folk craft in a rapidly modernising