Urushi Design & Innovation by Taiichi Kirimoto & Kohei Kirimoto 設計與未來桐本泰一桐本滉平漆展

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Urushi Design & Innovation by Taiichi Kirimoto & Kohei Kirimoto 設計與未來桐本泰一桐本滉平漆展 Exhibition period 1.6 - 30.6.2019

Kirimoto Family in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture of Japan, has been engaged in the lacquerware making for over 200 years since the late Edo Period. At the beginning of Showa era, the family started to specialize in carving wood materials of lacquerware.

來自石川縣輪島的桐本家族，傳承木漆工藝兩百年。從江戶時代晚期起，桐本家族已從事輪島漆器的事業，到了昭和時代初期，開始專攻漆器木材。

Taiichi Kirimoto succeeded the family business as the seventh generation. Before returning to Wajima, he majored in Industrial Design at the university and practised interior design. He resumed wood craftsmanship as he returned and started designing for lacquerware, furniture and architectural fixtures.

桐本泰一作為第七代家族事業的繼承人，在大學主修工業設計，亦從事過室內設計工作，最終回到了輪島。他從木藝學徒做起，其後為漆器、傢具和建築裝置進行創意設計。

The business is currently breaking out from the mould with a new contemporary range of goods that’s got everyone’s attention. Kohei Kirimoto, the son of Taiichi Kirimoto, and eighth-generation heir of the family, is the brand director of the new collection, “Iki“, inspired by human skin. “Iki” in Japanese means “breath“, “stylishness“, and “freshness“.

桐本家族銳意求新，桐本滉平是桐本泰一的兒子，也是家族的第八代繼承人，他創立的新系列“Iki”，在日語中有「呼吸」、「時尚」、「新鮮」的意思，靈感來自皮膚。

This Exhibition Preview x Talk will explore the future of lacquer art (Urushi in Japanese), and its applications in products, interior and architectural designs.

今次導賞講座將會探討漆藝未來的去向，以及在產品丶建築和室內設計應用上的潛質。

Date: 1 June 2019 (Saturday) Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Venue: The Gallery by SOIL, 52 Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan Language: Japanese (Cantonese/English interpretation) Free admission