TAKEHIRO KATO [Kyoto / Kyoyaki / Shimizu ware]

Kyoyaki and Shimizu -yaki are pottery that has developed with the culture of the tea ceremony and the tradition of Kyoto. Craftsmen from all over Japan have used excellent ingredients to create their own works while enhancing each other. One of the characteristics of Kyoto ware is handmade, and it is a pottery that expresses the heart of the hospitality of the teaman and the chef's commitment.

Hohiro Kato, whose father was a pottery craftsman (TAKEHIRO KATO)He grew up in the workshop as a playground since childhood. When I was a student, my father independently workshops and durable kilns (Joubu StudioWhen you launch)Takehiro) He decides to go on the pottery path. Focusing on various glaze research from my father's generation, Higuhiro (Takehiro) In the case of Mr., we are raising the expression of the glaze we have cultivated, and we are challenging the production that incorporates unusual metals as a pottery technology. His work gives the viewer a momentary surprise, "Why is it made?" This unique expressiveness is the length of the traditional technique (Takehiro) It is a personality born from his sensitivity.