Yasunori Nagao
Born in Osaka in 1958.
Graduated from Osaka Prefecture University, B.E.
Pursued woodworking after 6 years of editing work.
1986 Matsubara Polytechnic (Osaka), woodwork
Moved to Okayama in 1987
1988 Tsuyama Polytechnic (Okayama), woodwork
1990 Moved to England, Edward Barnsley Education Trust,
Training under C. Faulkner and Alan Peters (-1991)
1992 Opened Arts & Craft Village with Toyomi Harada
Solo exhibition as Arts & Crafts Village
1994 Okayama, Maruzen Gallery (1996)
1996 Tokyo, Minami Aoyama, Norusuk
1998 Okayama, Takashimaya (2016~ 2019)
1999 Kyoto, Terra / Tsuyama, Tenmaya
2001 Selvis Gallery, Osaka
2002 Okayama, Maruzen Gallery / Kurashiki, Gallery Steer
2003 Kyoto, Takashimaya Kyoto Kawaramachi store
2004 Sapporo, Maruzen Sapporo
2005 Kurashiki, Arts & Crafts Exhibition
2006 Okayama, Maruzen Gallery 2007, 2009)
2007 Kurashiki, Hashimaya Gallery
2010 Okayama, Tenmaya Annex Living Gallery
2015 Okayama, Haremachi Gallery (2016)
2016 Okayama. Takashimaya (2017,2018,2019)
Group exhibition
1995 Milan, NOA Gallery,
1996 New York, CAST IRON
2000 London, Daiwa Japan House,
2010 Okayama, Art Garden (2011)
2017. Tokyo. Good for Tsuyama (2018)
Award
1993 24th Tsuyama Crafts Exhibition,
Okayama Prefecture Governor Award
1998 Selected as an exhibition of wooden chairs in daily life
Magazine publication
“El Deco”, “Fashion Studio”, “Plus One” etc.
2018 onwards, Part time Woodwork teacher at Tsuyama Polytechnic (Okayama)
Toyomi Harada
Born in Osaka in 1956.
Graduated from Doshisha University B.A.
After working at an NPO for 7 years in Osaka
Moved to Okayama in 1987
1986 Studied Saori weaving at the Institute for Modern Textile Weaving (-87) in Osaka
1990 Travelled to Britain and studied hand spinning in Dartington, Devon
1992 Taught weaving at the Tsuyama City Co-op to persons with disabilities (up to 1997)
1992 Opened Arts & Crafts Village with Yasunori Nagao
1996 – 2013 Exhibition director for a number of overseas shows
1999 Invited by the Arts Council of England to teach Saori Weaving in Plymouth, UK as a Visiting Artist
2000 Japanese Studio Crafts exhibition in London (Daiwa Japan House)
2013 Japanese Connections exhibition at the Knitting and Stitching Show
(London, Dublin, Hello Gate)
Other exhibitions in collaboration Arts & Craft Village
Translating 1992
“Dartington International Craftsmen Conference Report”
Co-Author
“William Morris and Arts & Crafts”
Haruhiko Fujita Supervised by Professor, Osaka University
