HIDA: A Woodwork Tradition in the Making
Japan House Los Angeles
In the Hida Takayama region of Gifu prefecture, Japan, a woodwork tradition dating more than 1300 years has been passed on and continually refined, thriving to the current age. “HIDA: A Woodwork Tradition in the Making”, on show at Japan House Los Angeles, is an exhibition that explores the core of Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship through the woodworking tradition of Hida. This exhibition explores the interaction of “forest, human, time, and craft” that gives birth to this craft, through the products of Co., Ltd., one of the oldest furniture manufacturers in Japan.
飛騨高山には、1300年以上続く木工文化が息づき、伝統の技と心を礎にしたクリエーションが今も脈々と続いています。ジャパン・ハウス ロサンゼルスにて開催中の「HIDA: A Woodwork Tradition in the Making」は、飛騨高山の木工文化を通して、日本のモノづくりの心、美意識に迫る展覧会です。日本の歴史ある家具メーカー、飛騨産業のプロダクトを中心に、展覧会のテーマである「森と歩む」「人を想う」「時を継ぐ」「技を磨く」を表現しています。
Concept
Exhibition Design: Main Gallery
Exhibition Design: Front Gallery
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- Client
- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
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- Collaborator
- Hida Sangyo Co., Ltd.
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- Exhibition Designer
- Daigo Daikoku
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- Creative Director
- Daigo Daikoku
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- Art Director
- Daigo Daikoku
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- Designer
- Daigo Daikoku, Mika Tohmon
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- Motion Graphics
- Mika Tohmon
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- Project Manager
- Megumi Noguchi, Tokotah Ashcraft
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- Planning
- lntertrend Communications, Inc.
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- Content Contribution
- Historical Archive Office, Takayama City Board of Education
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- Planning Support
- City of Takayama