We talked to Takahiro Nagasaki of the Nagamine kiln, who continues to create a stylish and colorful design that suits the modern life.
[1] About the trigger of pursuing the path of crafts, your own background, the history and formation of the workshop
Nagamine kiln1936It was founded in Hasami -cho, Nagasaki Prefecture in the year. At that time, "white porcelain dyeing" was mainly manufactured using Amakusa Terus Stone from Kumamoto Prefecture, and Japanese tableware and cooking tableware were mass -produced.100He seemed to have a craftsman more than a person. but,2000From around the age, the shipment of the whole Hasamiyaki decreased, and the Nagamine kiln fell to 1/3 of the heyday, and if there was no successor, it was until considering the pottery.
Takahiro Nagasaki, who was born as the third son in such a pottery house, thinks that his brother will be a successor, and after graduating from high school, he has changed his job, such as working at izakaya and factories and helping oranges. Eventually, I came to think, "What can only I do?", Seeing no one inherit the pottery, and trying to start a pottery that was close to me since I was born.22～23Around the age, while studying painting and kurokuro's skills, while examining past potter's work,20It is said that the deeply resonating of Lucy Lee's style, Lucy Lee, who played in the late century, made it a reason to determine the path to potters.
"I was convinced that even after the age when the potter was alive, the modern people were attractive and could make a work that would make them want to get the bowl. teeth100Even in the year200I feel worthwhile that it may remain even in the year. "
While using carefully selected ingredients and raw materials from the time of its founding, the gaze of making a unique and colorful design that suits the modern life, the gaze of making your own pottery is far ahead of the future. There is.
[2] Being working to stimulate your five senses and conscious
It is said that Nagasaki usually looks not only on information on the pottery industry, but also about things related to "everyday" such as art, apparel, and architecture.
「SNSI look at the cooking photos of the housewife, researching what home cooking is currently being cooked, and going to an exhibition of houses and interiors to know the real life situation. For example, the current cupboards are more compact than in the past. There are hints to imagine the size of the vessel that is easy to stain and the shapes that are easy to layer. "
The elaborate daily observation is also a common point between what you want to make and what the world is looking for, and a long -lasting vessel is born in your life.
[3] What we value and commitment in the work production, what we want to convey through the work and what we want to fulfill
Mr. Nagasaki is boldly changing the style with the trend of the times while inheriting the traditional technique of Hasami ware.
"In the past, the vessel that dyed white porcelain was the mainstream, but now we are creating a glaze and form that focuses on glaze and form under the theme of" neutralization of modern forms and nature in nature. " However, it is difficult to set a matte texture, and it has a hard time riding on the track, but it is also a unique expression in Hasami ware. I want to find the texture from glaze research. "
Nagasaki's vessels, which are carefully created with passion and effort, include the desire to "enrich the customer's life with a simple and easy to use."
[4] What we are trying to inherit traditional technology and culture and what we want to challenge in the future
In the future, in order to further enhance the work of the tableware, I would like to try production other than grilled glasses and bowls, but at the same time, we are trying to revitalize the local pottery town.
"The population of the craftsmen involved in Hasami ware is declining year by year. While valuing the traditional technology and culture of Hasami ware, I want to continue to deliver the beauty of works that can only be done by myself as a craftsman. is"
The manufacturing that is loved beyond Mr. Nagasaki's era is the driving force behind the heart that believes in his aesthetics and the quest for new expressions.
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