There is a device that I just want to use. This may be due to the size, texture, and texture.
The vessels that Yoshio Samukawa creates are just right and fit well... I think that expression is appropriate. ``I wanted the ultimate tableware, so I collaborated with Mr. Samukawa to create this ``Five Bowls and Three Plate Series,'''' says Ai Hosokawa. The end result is an encounter with a vessel that you don't need anything else as long as you have it.
Written by Yoshio Samukawa
There is a word that comes to mind when I think of inspiration.
Thomas Edison's ``99 percent hard work and 1 percent inspiration.''
I don't think I put in that much effort, but I sometimes feel inspiration from my experiences and things I like.


A container with five nested bowls. This series can also be purchased from taishoji.https://www.taishoji.com
The dish is Ai Hosokawa's green vegetable yudame udon, made with boiled vegetable juice.
My first encounter with pottery was when I moved to Koishiwara village in Kyushu, which is famous for Koishiwara ware.
There I learned the basics of pottery.
At that time, I went to see a solo exhibition by ceramic artist Ryoji Koie in Fukuoka City, and was so impressed that I could express myself so freely with clay.I decided to study under Mr. Koie. There he learned how to express himself with clay.
After that, I wanted to use the most primitive method of firing with wood fire, so I moved to Hiroshima, my wife's hometown, and built a wood-fired kiln. At the same time, I also met Mr. Sakata of Kogu Sakata in Mejiro. I am still learning how to see, feel, and learn about old things, as well as ``Knowing the past and making new things.''
My current inspiration is Koishiwara Village, Ena, where Ryoji had his workshop, and Hiroshima, where I currently have a studio, all surrounded by rich nature. I believe that these two great sources of inspiration were the abundance of nature and the "learning from the past and newness" that I learned from Mr. Sakata.


I always cherish the desire to create products that will please the store staff and their customers. Soba choko ¥3,500 (excluding tax).
On a slightly different topic, my current hobby is trail running.
As I run through the mountains, I am grateful for the gifts of nature, such as the earth, stones, plants, sun, and sometimes rain, which serve as inspiration. I am grateful to my parents for giving me a body that allows me to run through the mountains with energy, and I am also grateful every day to the nameless people who have made so many beautiful things, to those beautiful antiques, and to the many good people around me.
Right now, I want to work hard to please everyone who sees my work, and I want to devote myself so that I can receive a 1% inspiration from God.
2. Kaoruko Watanabe (Pastry Chef)
3. Dan Utsunomiya (metalsmith)
4. Takeshi Sakamura (flower person)
(Titles omitted)


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Yoshio Kangawa
Potter
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1963. He started his pottery business in Koishiwara and studied under Ryoji Koie. After becoming independent, he built an anagama kiln in Hiroshima, which is still in use today. Upcoming solo exhibitions: June Morris (Hyogo), Tsubochuraku (Sora + Samukawa Exhibition, Kagoshima), August R (Tokyo) "Kiln Scratches Exhibition", September Xiaoran (Taiwan), October foodforthought (Tokyo) , December cite (Hiroshima), etc. Foodforthought(Tokyo)http://foodforthoughtshop.net/, Honda (Gifu), and Cafe de hanse (Hiroshima) have permanent installations.
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