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Colors of the Universe / ガラスに宿る世界

ガラスの重なりに、水面の揺らぎや宇宙の広がりを映し出す。

伝統の気品はそのままに、もっと軽やかに、もっと自由に。

アートとクラフトの間を漂う、新しい七宝の姿。

Capturing the shimmer of water and the vastness of the universe within layers of glass.

Honoring tradition, yet staying light and free.

A new form of enamel that drifts between art and craft.

Into the Everyday / 伝統を、自由にする

ケースの中に飾るのではなく、日々の暮らしに寄り添う存在で

ありたい。

知識を超えて、ただ直感で「きれい」と手に取ってもらうこと。

七宝が日常に溶け込むとき、この伝統は本当の意味で自由になる。

Designed not for a display case, but for your everyday life.

Beauty that speaks to intuition—to be touched and felt, beyond knowledge.

When enamel finds its place in the ordinary, the tradition is truly set free.

Biography

1980 Born in Hokkaido, Japan

2003 Started enamel and learnt in Paris and Limoges

2008 Learnt Tokyo enamel from a master in Tokyo

2013 Awarded Governor of Tokyo prize by Japan HandicraftTeaching Association

Certified as a Teacher at the association

2014 Awarded Yomiuri Nihon Television cultural center prize by JHTA.

2015 Awarded a prize from Minister Education,Culture,Sport,Science and Technology by JHTA

2016 Awarded the top prize by JHTA

Certified as a Master by JHTA

Hitto Nakai | studio