MONO-SOLUM 131 -Takushi Takahara-

・mono_ piece Potter

Takushi Takahara

A ceramist based in Bizen, Okayama. Studied ceramics in Kyoto and apprenticed under his father, a Bizen ware artist. His work has been selected for the Chanoyu Zokei Exhibition 12 times (receiving encouraging awards 3 times). He has held numerous solo exhibitions in Aoyama and Shibuya, Tokyo, and is known for his style that sublimates the serendipity of fire and earth into serene forms.

・frame artist/Mayo Yoshida

Born in Okayama Prefecture. After working at a frame workshop in Okayama City, she apprenticed under a frame craftsman in Kurashiki City, learning gilding and carving techniques. She went independent in April 2021 and started creating custom frames. Fascinated by 14th-century Italian frames, she traveled to Italy and studied carving and classical frame techniques at a frame workshop in Florence. She creates frames as works of art based on Italian frames from the 14th to 15th centuries.

・art director/Yusuke Taguchi

Mainly engaged in product development and design that pursues beauty and charm by leveraging the essence of people and materials through collaborations with traditional crafts and domestic and international artisans and artists. He works closely with creators through intensive communication to jointly consider the entire process of "creating," "conveying," and "selling" through creativity.

・producer/the continue.

A company based in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, that regenerates ceramic waste to create new value. Operates the recycled ceramic brand RI-CO with the theme of "thinking about kindness from a cup of coffee."

《SIZE》

W24cm×D4cm×H24cm

《WEIGHT》

750g

《MATERIAL》

Recycled ceramic/wood/Japanese paper