Profile of Artists/Makers
YADOME ”Yadome Jewelry & Metal Art Studio” ーーAbout Yadome Jewelry & Metal Art Studio Akita Ginsen-zaiku (silver filigree) is one of traditional crafts in Akita,which makes thinly processed silver wires into delicate artworks. The production starts…
UMETSU SHU ”Yabase Doll Hereditary Association“ ーーProfile Born in Akita City, AkitaUmetsu has personal interest in local dolls, so he collects them from all over the country. In 2010, he renovated his own house and opened…
KATO NAOTO ”Kawatsura Maki-e Workshop GOHEI“ ーーProfile Born in Kawatsura, Yuzawa City, Akita The 8th generation of “Emaki Workshop Gohei”. After apprenticing under his grandfather Kato Gohei and his father Kato Kazue in 2003, he challenged…
Fujita Reiko “Kitade Kiln Ceramics” ーーProfile She worked in a company, but after being impressed by the pottery of Seichi Murakami that she saw by chance, she developed an interest in ceramics. From 1980, she…
Muto Hajime ”Muto Craft Metal Casting LLC” ーーProfile Born in Akita City, Akita After finishing his master’s degree, he worked in Tokyo for about an year before joining the family business, “Muto Craft Metal Casting LLC”….
HAGIWARA HIRONORI ”Hagiwara Woodworks LLC” ーーProfile Born in Akita City, Akita10th generation of “Hagiwara Seisakujo” and is mainly in charge of furniture manufacturing design and planning design.He also participates in various collaborative projects, expanding the possibilities…
TAKAHASHI TOMOKO ”Ideha Washi Workshop” ーーProfile Born in Akita City, Akita After a change of career from working at a company, she encountered the works of Masaki Kikuchi and was struck by the possibilities of washi…
SUZUKI MIHOKO ”Nukumori Workshop” ーーProfile Born in Akita City, Akita Studied at Kyoto Kawashima Textile and Tokyo Textile. Awarded in numerous craft exhibitions, and received the Akita Prefecture Superior Technician Award in 2021. Her works include…
SAITO KUNIO ”Saito Lacquer Art Workshop” ーーProfile Born in Yurihonjo City, Akita After polishing his skills for 40 years at the “Ikoma-nuri lacquerware workshop” in Akita City, he established “Saito Lacquer Art Workshop” and began producing…
CHIGAI HIROSHI ”Chigai Crafts” ーーProfile Born in Gojoume, Southern Akita District, Akita Established metal processing company “Chigai Kogei Hardware Ltd.” in 1978 and renamed to C. K. Artec Corporation in 1992. Twenty years ago, he also…
