RESOBOX Leads Mizuhiki Workshop for Covington & Burling in New York

RESOBOX held a mizuhiki workshop for Covington & Burling, the international law firm, at its New York office — introducing Japanese decorative knot-making to professionals in a corporate setting, as part of our growing series of workplace cultural programs.

Why Mizuhiki Speaks to the Workplace

Mizuhiki is the Japanese art of tying fine paper cords into decorative knots. For centuries, these knots have adorned gift envelopes and celebratory offerings in Japan, because each knot carries meaning: connection, celebration, and care for the person receiving it. The idea at the heart of the craft is musubi — the act and symbolism of tying things together.

That symbolism translates naturally to a professional team. Mizuhiki is quiet, tactile, and absorbing: for an hour, participants put screens aside, work with their hands, and concentrate on a single strand of cord. It is demanding enough to hold full attention, yet approachable enough that a complete beginner can finish the session with something beautiful.

Inside the Session

For Covington & Burling, RESOBOX designed an accessible introductory program together with mizuhiki instructor Satoi Adams. The session moved from a short introduction to the craft and its meanings, to a step-by-step demonstration of the fundamental knots, and then into focused hands-on practice — with individual guidance as participants shaped their own pieces.

By the end, every participant had learned the basic techniques of the craft and made mizuhiki pieces of their own to take home — small, personal reminders of an hour spent slowing down together.

Building Japanese Culture Into Workplace Experiences

Mizuhiki is one of RESOBOX’s newer workshop offerings, and the response to this session reinforced its potential for corporate teams, professional groups, and private events. The craft is visually elegant, meaningful, and approachable even for first-time participants — qualities that make it equally at home in a law firm, a tech office, or a client event.

RESOBOX will continue refining this program with Satoi Adams and expanding the ways Japanese craft workshops can support team engagement, cultural learning, and creative workplace experiences.

Plan a Workshop for Your Team

RESOBOX designs hands-on Japanese culture workshops for companies across New York — at our East Village space or your office. Alongside mizuhiki, teams have joined us for tea ceremony, sumi-e ink painting, kazari maki sushi, ikebana, and more, with programs hosted for Bloomberg, LinkedIn, Estée Lauder, Blackstone, Datadog, Adobe, and Intuit, among others.

Learn more and plan your own session on our Corporate & Private Group Workshops page, or read more workshop stories: Ikebana at Intuit, Miniature Food at Adobe, Tea Ceremony at Lemonade, and Kazari Maki Sushi at St. John’s University.