The master craftsman: Shimada Takayuki
Films — Design
English - October 09, 2020 11:00 - 4 minutes - 25.8 MB Video - ★★★★ - 14 ratingsDesign Arts design furniture fashion architecture grahpic design Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The unassuming Shimada Gama workshop in Gotsu doubles up as an open-air museum of traditional stoneware pottery. It specialises in creating large pieces that are burnt in a sloped wood-fired kiln. We talk to the 73-year-old master Shimada Takayuki about the challenges of passing the rare skill and aesthetic sensibility down to his son and grandson.