Horiki is a genuine designer, artisan and artist and embodies the essence of what it means to be Japanese. She has taken traditional Japanese paper and propelled it into the future so that it can thrive in both Eastern and Western settings. Her ingenuity paired with a profound understanding of the paper’s capabilities conceived the concept of washi in design ...
Kita’s work life has allowed him to crisscross between Japan and the West. He has dedicated his creativity to form links of communication and exchange between the two civilizations. Further, he feels at home in both cultures and thus Japan and the West have inspired his work. With a strong foundation in tradition and legacy, Kita has developed a personal ...
After graduating from the prominent Murasakino High school in Kyoto, Takahashi met the American artist Stanton Macdonald Wright, then a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. The lasting impression from his interaction with Wright and the influence from his father, a painter, convinced Takahashi to become an artist. He then enrolled in and graduated from the Otsuka School ...
Tsukuru Inari graduated from the Department of Theological Literature at Aoyama Gakuin University. As a student he met the ceramist Yu Fujiwara, who was designated as a National Living Treasure by the Japanese Cultural Ministry. He was taken not only by Fujiwara’s personable qualities but also by the color and the smell of this unusual Bizen pottery. For twelve years ...
Isao Nakamura was born in Kaminaka-cho, Haigyu in Tokushima prefecture on the island of Shikoku, one of Japan’s four main islands. This area of Tokushima has a long-standing tradition of washi (Japanese paper) making. His father and other craftsmen in Haigyu taught Nakamura the traditional techniques of washi throughout his youth. As the number of craftsmen able to create Haigyu ...
After graduating from the prominent Murasakino High school in Kyoto, Takahashi met the American artist Stanton Macdonald Wright, then a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. The lasting impression from his interaction with Wright and the influence from his father, a painter, convinced Takahashi to become an artist. He then enrolled in and graduated from the Otsuka School ...