昨年9月、For Stockists展を見ようと14年ぶりに訪ねた日本で、私はこれまでもすばらしいと思ってきたこの国の在り方を再認し,またよりいっそうつよく感じることになり
ました。手仕事を敬う気持ちと献身、そしてプロダクトに注がれる仕事と気持ち。そんな精神のエッセンスを今度は私の国イタリアでみせられないものかと創案し、実現した
のが今回の展示会です。参加者の熱心な思いと、For Stockists展の創立者の一人でもある中原慎一郎氏の献身的な努力により、Thoughts from Japanが実現しました。
Luisa Cevese / ルイーザ・チェヴェーゼ
I am very happy to announce this showcase with these wonderful participants in Milan. Everyone here areindependent intheir business scale and mind, and have
developed their crafts and products with their own philosophy and story.It has beena pleasantly surprisingphenomena in Japan for last couple of years, that
these small individualsand makershave developednew sets of minds, and thinking beyond the traditionaldesign and crafts making. They are devout
inunderstanding where the product are coming from, and how it is made, and often why it is made in the specificregion.They are brave to be patient inseeing the
process, and also generous in embracing the whole aspect of product making.What they are producing andmakingis something a little more than just decorating
our lives, but will also bring prolificappreciation towards the life itself. I wouldlike to thank the generousinvitation and curation of my friend Luisa Cevece,and
cannot wait to bring the showcase to you ather beautiful studio.
Shinichiro Nakahara
Landscape Products Co., Ltd.
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