While taking over the technology of Takaoka copperware, which is a traditional craft, we continue to create products with unprecedented copper colored.MOMENTUM FACTORY ORIIWe talked to Koji Orioi.
[1] About the trigger of pursuing the path of crafts, your own background, the history and formation of the workshop
[1] About the trigger of pursuing the path of crafts, your own background, the history and formation of the workshop
Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, is a production area of Takaoka copperware that has a history of over 400 years. MOMENTUM FACTORY ORII was founded in 1950 as the "Orioi Coloring Shop" that colored the Takaoka copperware, and now the third -generation Koji Orioi will challenge a challenge to create a new product that uses traditional coloring technology. I am continuing.Takaoka copperware is divided by the fact that the prototype, casting, finishing, coloring, carving, and by the factors and craftsmen for each process. After the war, the brazier sold like a flying bowl, and since then it has been popular as a zodiac figurine and corporate souvenirs, but after the collapse of the bubble, the demand for products will drop sharply. Mr. Orio, who has a sense of crisis that does not come in colored work even if he waits, has begun the development of original products that can be manufactured and sold within the company.
"The casting that requires a mold is expensive and it is difficult to produce a small amount, so I focused on copper plates that do not require a mold. For copper plates that are light and easy to process, not only small figurines, but also large figurines and building materials. You can also make items. "
It seems that Orioi's background has been born, but also has the spirit of trying new manufacturing while inheriting tradition.
"I used to work in a computer in Tokyo, but I didn't want to lose my coloring work as a family business, so I returned to Takaoka at the age of 26. Since I did not learn technology, I did not have a fixed concept and I was not bound by my expertise, so I think that it eventually became the next traditional crafts. I want you to
[2] Being working to stimulate your five senses and conscious
Orioi seems to be trying to interact with people other than the Takaoka copper wag industry in traditional crafts.
"There are new discoveries from conversations with people with common hobbies, such as exchanging information with different industries and common hobbies. There are, but I can accept the points and advice from people in different industries, and I am always surprisingly impressed with the challenge of the collaboration business. I try to challenge something new while thinking about that. "
It is said that the idea of new product development often comes up in unexpected directions due to unthinkable ideas and exchange of opinions that are unthinkable between the same traders.
[3] What we value and commitment in the work production, what we want to convey through the work and what we want to fulfill
"Because there is a high temperature process in the traditional coloring technology, copper plates can no longer be used. Therefore, combining technologies such as chemicals and exquisite temperature changes to produce complex colors even at low temperatures. Was braided. "
Momentum Factory Orii items have a unique texture unique to metals, a unique texture of astringency and deep colors, and has a quiet impact just there.
[4] What we are trying to inherit traditional technology and culture and what we want to challenge in the future
Orioi says that traditional crafts are not old, but want to blend into modern life as new and casual things.
"The young generation who does not know traditional crafts is aiming for a surprising and unexpected manufacturing that is also Takaoka copperware. I want you to feel" cool! "At a glance."
The Momentum Factory Orii, which is the standard of the next era, is the new technology born from past traditions.
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