Create a chair
If I hadn't met the blacksmith, Mr. Ohara, in 2008, the new chair would not have been born. The plane he brought was clearly different from the ones I had used up until then. He made tamahagane from iron sand he had collected himself, and the plane he forged showed a wonderful sharpness.
I could make a chair with this plane. At that moment, I had a revelation.
The technique of finishing with a plane was the trigger, and the inherent beauty of wood gave me the clue to solving many of the problems.And so I made a chair.

Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1952
1974 Graduated from Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture
Studied under the intangible cultural property holder, Mr. Hekigai Takeuchi
After that, he mastered advanced woodworking techniques and continued his creative activities.
1983 Furniture exhibition at Kitahama Central Gallery
Winner of the Japan Traditional Crafts Kinki Branch Exhibition
1985: Certified as a full member of the Japan Crafts Association
2002: Created the sacred treasure "Kuwaki-ga-Kisuku" for the 1,100th anniversary of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
2003 Invited to exhibit at the Contemporary Woodwork Furniture Exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Invited to exhibit at the Cheongju International Biennale in Korea
2008: Meeting blacksmith Yasuhiko Ohara
2011 Exhibited at the Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art's "Kansai Sun Now"
2014: Launched the Yoshino Cedar Project
In 2015, he exhibited his work at SOFA Chicago (Chicago, USA) and Collect (UK) through Ippodo, and it became a hot topic.