Approximately since its founding130A long -established workshop that has been going for more than a year, making a paulownia product that incorporates tradition and modern newness.4We talked to Hiroaki Suzuki, the generation.
[1] About the trigger of pursuing the path of crafts, your own background, the history and formation of the workshop
Suzuki Ishitaro Tan Tan, which was founded in 1887, is a traditional crafts in Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture, "Kamo Kiri Kiri Jizu.(Paulownia tance)Is a long -established store. In the studio, based on traditional technologies that have been inherited for a long time, we are particular about high -quality domestic paulownia materials, and consistently perform from selecting materials to finishing. In the early Showa era, we have made a pure Japanese -style Kamo -ki -ki -ki, which is a standard for married tools, but also has been making "Japanese modern" products that are also suitable for modern lifestyles.
Mr. Suzuki, who had been a playground in his family business from an early age, went to a university in Tokyo after graduating from a local high school, and after graduating, he worked in Tokyo, but returned to his hometown a few years later. I became a craftsman. At that time, he said he entered the path of crafts without any hesitation.
"We have a workshop in Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture, the largest kiri chin, which is now known nationwide from the end of the Edo period, and is still in Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture. I try to make a simple, tired product so that I can get used to the lives of everyone living. "
With the sincerity of faithfully inheriting traditions with the spirit of craftsmanship, and the spirit of ingenuity to make playfulness, we continue to produce paulownia products that are accompanied by users.
[2] Being working to stimulate your five senses and conscious
Mr. Suzuki seems to have a hint for the next manufacturing while meeting people and walking around the city.
"Walking around various towns, looking at things, I think about making things, such as why people gather here and why I buy it. If you actively participate in the meeting and interact with people in different industries, you will be able to learn about the movement of the public.
Mr. Suzuki says that in his everyday life, he lives carefully about the changes in the four seasons that can be felt in the countryside and the diet according to it. It may be that you can reliably capture the change of modern lifestyle and evolve modern crafts modernly because you are in the flow of comfort and relaxing time.
[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. Suzuki continues to ask the "meaning of making that shape with paulownia" while continuing to make a paulownia as a matter of course, and thinks he wants to buy it someday even if he can't buy it now. We are particular about making things.
"I want to make something that I want to keep using even if I fix it. Also, it is not necessary for my life, but I also use what I want the creator to feel good. It will be a clue that conveys the goodness of traditional crafts. "
Some paulownia products made by Suzuki have a hobby playful element, such as a paulownia echo speaker that resonates music flowing from smartphones.
"The paulownia op speaker plays a gentle tone like a Japanese musical instrument. The speaker also makes the sound completely different depending on the material and shape."
We propose new traditional crafts that enhance your current life through paulownia items that are easy for everyone to incorporate.
[4] What we are trying to inherit traditional technology and culture and what we want to challenge in the future
"Many traditional crafts that have been used for a long time are suitable for Japanese culture," says Suzuki.
"I think that challenging new things while leaving the goodness of the sum will create a sense of" nostalgic but new ", and will lead to inherit the traditional crafts and Japanese culture."
By continuing to produce new ideas products using traditional technology, while keeping the goodness of the traditional crafts and the goodness of the materials, the charm will be passed on to the next generation.
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