Takuya TSUTSUMI

ロニー賞受賞　堤卓也

Kyoto

Vision

概要「平安京の造営を支えた木材の源流・京北から、森林再生、木工職人の雇用と連携、移住者誘致を通じて、地域活性化と「木と漆文化」の再構築」

To reconstruct Wood and Lacquer culture by way of a multi-focused plan including reforestation, craft community development, inter-craft support and employing professional wood working crafts people.

Biography

Born in Kyoto in 1978 as the 4^th generation of a family of lacquer wholesalers, Tsutsumi was was raised within the traditional world of Japanese natural lacquer. After graduating from Hokkaido University, he joined his family business and has worked to develop a new blend called Korin lacquer. More than just a craft-related raw material, Tsutsumi sees urushi as a way to connect himself to people and nature, the past and the future, and to things that otherwise seem unrelated.

Commendations include:

2019 Film【 BEYOND TRADITION 漆 x alaia】 Best Documentation Short 2019 at Florida Surf Film Festival and Best Surf Film 2^nd Place at Toronto Beaches Film Festival

2020 The 3^rd Mitsui Colden Takumi Award

2021 Ronnie Prize at the Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest