山田 隆太郎｜Ryutaro Yamada

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山田 隆太郎｜Ryutaro Yamada

やまだ・りゅうたろう／陶
1984年生まれ。20代でデザインを学び、2010年岐阜県多治見市陶磁器意匠研究所で陶芸を学ぶ。その後、2014年に神奈川県相模原市に工房を移転し、故・青木亮氏の窯と作業場を受け継いで作陶する。

藤野の山中にある工房では、猫と犬の2匹がそれぞれのびのびと過ごしています。作品は力強い表情と繊細さが同居し、使い勝手の良さのバランスが魅力的。一点づつ異なる表情に選ぶ楽しさがあり、暮らしの中で育てながら、長く使いたくなるうつわです。

Born in 1984, he studied design in his teens and studied ceramics at the Ishoken (Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center) in Gifu Prefecture in 2010. He then moved his studio to Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2014, where he inherited the kiln and workspace of the Ryo Aoki. In Ryutaro Yamada's studio located in the mountains of Fujino, Two cats, Chobi, a black cat who has been with him since he lived in Gifu, and Usi, a white cat who became a family member after coming to Fujino, are spending their days in a relaxed lifestyle. The bowls created for the cats are a charming harmony of originality and usability.