Nami Takahashi
Nami is a ceramic artist based in Tokyo. She has been interested in the creative freedom of ceramics since childhood, and studied ceramic techniques at Musashino Art University and the National School of Ceramic Art in Faenza, Italy. She mainly produces white porcelain works through the Ikomi casting method, which enhances the shapes and shadows. She pursues expression based on the beauty of natural forms, as seen in the fruits and seeds of plants.
- BASED IN
- Tokyo
- WEB SITE
POINT OF VIEW
In the cool and graceful appearance created by the gentle curves, there is a hint of tension. The shades of light reflected on the pure white, sometimes faint, sometimes sharp, flow slowly with shifting time. One feels that Nami’s aesthetic sense, delicately perceiving the beauty of nature’s forms, resides in every moment of her work.
CRAFT ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
- 1973
Born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1997
Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design, majoring in ceramics
- 1997-99
Studied at the National School of Ceramic Art in Faenza, Italy
- 2016
Awarded “Best Young Artist” Prize at the 63rd Japan Traditional Kogei Art Crafts Exhibition
Exhibited at “FINE ART ASIA” in Hong Kong
- 2017
Exhibited at Sokyo booth at “SOFA CHICAGO” in Chicago, U.S.A.
Exhibited at “COLLECT 2017” in London, UK
Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum Award, “Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition 2017 XXIV”
- 2018
TOKI Oribe Grand Prize, “The 11th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Pottery Exhibition”
- 2021
Modern Crafts and Tea Utensils: Furnishings in Each Season—The Third of the National Crafts Museum’s Grand Opening Exhibitions