Yufuko Takatori Takatori ware／Fukuoka Prefecture
Biography
Raised in Sarayama, Koishiwara, Higashimine Village (formerly Koishiwara Village) in 1989, he moved to Tokyo at the age of 18. Studied design.
In 2012, he graduated from Tokyo Zokei University with a degree in Industrial Design.
In 2013, he returned home from Tokyo to Kyushu on a bicycle trip and bicycle rides.
Studied tea ceremony under his grandfather, Hachisen Takatori (now Sosen), and his father, Shinobu (now Hachinojo Shinobu Takatori, the 14th head of the family).
Currently, he is exploring tea ceremony utensils, daily life vessels, and ceramic expression through his own interpretation and expression based on the techniques and aesthetics of Takatori ware.
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What inspired you to get into this work?
During her studies, she realized the preciousness of traditional culture and her interest in it.
When she returned to her hometown, she was strongly attracted by her grandfather's and father's pottery making and the scenery of life in Koishiwara.
What do you want to appeal the most in your work?
Inspired by his childhood interest in Western paintings, he has been creating works of art inspired by everyday scenes.
He now produces many works inspired by everyday scenes, using the vessel as a campus and glazes as paints.
In addition to a wide variety of Takatori glazes, he is currently researching volcanic ash glazes and glazes using minerals.
What do you keep in mind when creating your work?
He is inquisitive, adventurous, and hardworking.
What do you want to achieve from now on? Or how do you want to live?
Making matcha bowls that exceed what you can imagine.
Creating vessels for daily life that resonate with the heart.
We want to live with gratitude for the steps taken by our predecessors and the blessings of nature.
Through a single tea bowl, I want to live a life where we can have a rich exchange of hearts that transcends generations and races.
I want to live a life where we can have a rich exchange of hearts that transcends generations and races through a single tea bowl.
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How are you all doing?
I am looking forward to the day when I can hold an exhibition where I can directly interact with customers without anxiety, and I feel that it is precious.
Although the baked goods will not fill our stomachs, we will work hard to make it something that will fill our hearts.