KURIMORI (JAPANESE)
Kurimori is an artisan with 46 years of experience and an 18 times winner of the Good Design Award, and an officially recognized Contemporary Master Craftsman. Committed to using traditional craftsmanship to meet the needs of today, Kurimori has come up with several groundbreaking mage-wappa designs, including tapered cups and nesting food containers. A true innovator, he is driving the evolution of his craft sing straight grain Akita Cedar, Mage-wappa art craft was first developed in the beginning of the 17th Century. Its first form took the shape of a lunch box made by a woodcutter in the Odate area of Northern Japan. The Lord of Odate Castle then encouraged the technique in a samurai’s work and it grew in popularity. In recent years the craft has been used as a base for the development of new techniques and modern design. Popular for its straight grain and light weight, the Akita Cedar used in these products is more than 250 years old.
Kurimoti’s main artworks are wine coolers, which has been made out of Akita cedar with the mage-wappa techniques. He spends three months to complete the artworks and received a Good Design Award with the artwork. ACCA presents this collection for Art Lovers at www.accaart.com/shop-art-of-wood
Represented by ACCA Beverly Hills
