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SEKI Nanami (born 1993)AccumulationUrushi lacquer, diatomaceous earth, shell powder, silver-lipped pearl oyster mother-o...
02/06/2026

SEKI Nanami (born 1993)
Accumulation
Urushi lacquer, diatomaceous earth, shell powder, silver-lipped pearl oyster mother-of-pearl
2025
12 x 9.5 x 8.5 (h) cm

Nanami Seki draws a parallel between the long time of urushi lacquer and minerals formation. Her work Ice Stalagmite rises as a faceted prism with shifting reflections, emerging from a dark matrix of diatomaceous earth.

Shell powder, silver leaf, iridescent fragments of abalone are embedded into the surface in the raden technique, flaring like light caught in inner veins.

BA and MA, Kanazawa College of Art

Nanami Seki établit un parallèle entre le temps long de la laque urushi et celui de la formation des minéraux. Son œuvre Ice Stalagmite s’élève telle un prisme facetté aux reflets changeants, émergeant d’une matrice sombre de terre de diatomée.

De la poudre de coquillage, des feuilles d’argent et des fragments irisés d’ormeau sont incrustés à la surface selon la technique du raden, jaillissant comme une lumière capturée dans des veines intérieures.

Diplômée (Licence et Master) du Collège des Arts de Kanazawa.

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TASHIRO Rio (born 1999)Ethos #522025Urushi lacquer, gold leaf, linen and polystyrene foam10 x 10 x 10 (h) cmTashiro’s Et...
02/06/2026

TASHIRO Rio (born 1999)
Ethos #52
2025
Urushi lacquer, gold leaf, linen and polystyrene foam
10 x 10 x 10 (h) cm

Tashiro’s Ethos series offers a metamorphic, geometric vision of humanity, gradually brought to life through the layered process of urushi lacquer. A metaphorical genesis unfolds as the being emerges through the very act of making.

Patient accumulation, then ornament: gold leaf, shells, metallic powders. Historical depth made visible in a contemporary form.

La série Ethos de Tashiro propose une vision métamorphique et géométrique de l’humanité, progressivement révélée par le processus stratifié de la laque urushi. Une genèse métaphorique s’y déploie, l’être prenant forme à travers l’acte même de création.

Accumulation patiente, puis ornementation : feuille d’or, coquillages, poudres métalliques. Une profondeur historique rendue visible dans une forme contemporaine.

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SEKI Nanami (born 1993)Twinkle of a starUrushi lacquer, diatomaceous earth, shell powder, silver-lipped pearl oyster mot...
02/06/2026

SEKI Nanami (born 1993)
Twinkle of a star
Urushi lacquer, diatomaceous earth, shell powder, silver-lipped pearl oyster mother-of-pearl
2025
9 x 8 x 9 (h) cm

Nanami Seki draws a parallel between the long time of urushi lacquer and minerals formation. Her work Ice Stalagmite rises as a faceted prism with shifting reflections, emerging from a dark matrix of diatomaceous earth.

Shell powder, silver leaf, iridescent fragments of abalone are embedded into the surface in the raden technique, flaring like light caught in inner veins.

BA and MA, Kanazawa College of Art

Nanami Seki établit un parallèle entre le temps long de la laque urushi et celui de la formation des minéraux. Son œuvre Ice Stalagmite s’élève telle un prisme facetté aux reflets changeants, émergeant d’une matrice sombre de terre de diatomée.

De la poudre de coquillage, des feuilles d’argent et des fragments irisés d’ormeau sont incrustés à la surface selon la technique du raden, jaillissant comme une lumière capturée dans des veines intérieures.

Diplômée (Licence et Master) du Collège des Arts de Kanazawa.

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KANEYASU Hiroshi (born 1991)Second nature 20-02 Urushi lacquer and linen 202022 x 10 x 110 (h) cmKaneyasu explores how f...
01/06/2026

KANEYASU Hiroshi (born 1991)
Second nature 20-02 
Urushi lacquer and linen 
2020
22 x 10 x 110 (h) cm

Kaneyasu explores how form emerges from the latent colour of urushi, layer by layer, as a phenomenon that organises itself. Not seeking decoration, but a state, a passage, a transformation.

A taut black surface over raw h**p or linen. At the boundary between polished and uneven, lacquer becomes an active skin.

Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art
2024 LOEWE Craft Prize finalist

Kaneyasu explore comment la forme émerge de la couleur latente de l’urushi, couche après couche, comme un phénomène qui s’organise de lui-même. Non pas la décoration, mais un état, un passage, une transformation.

Une surface noire tendue sur du chanvre ou du lin brut. À la frontière entre le poli et l’irrégulier, la laque devient une peau vivante.

Diplômée de l’École des Beaux-Arts de Kanazawa

Finaliste du Prix LOEWE Craft 2024

KANEYASU Hiroshi (born 1991)Fragment of laminated color 18-2Urushi lacquer on plaster201810 x 10 x 20 (h) cmKaneyasu exp...
01/06/2026

KANEYASU Hiroshi (born 1991)
Fragment of laminated color 18-2
Urushi lacquer on plaster
2018
10 x 10 x 20 (h) cm

Kaneyasu explores how form emerges from the latent colour of urushi, layer by layer, as a phenomenon that organises itself. Not seeking decoration, but a state, a passage, a transformation.

A taut black surface over raw h**p or linen. At the boundary between polished and uneven, lacquer becomes an active skin.

Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art
2024 LOEWE Craft Prize finalist

Kaneyasu explore comment la forme émerge de la couleur latente de l’urushi, couche après couche, comme un phénomène qui s’organise de lui-même. Non pas la décoration, mais un état, un passage, une transformation.

Une surface noire tendue sur du chanvre ou du lin brut. À la frontière entre le poli et l’irrégulier, la laque devient une peau vivante.

Diplômée de l’École des Beaux-Arts de Kanazawa

Finaliste du Prix LOEWE Craft 2024

KANEYASU Hiroshi (born 1991)Formation of laminated color 20-1Urushi lacquer, linen and wire mesh202018 x 13 x 66 (h) cmK...
01/06/2026

KANEYASU Hiroshi (born 1991)
Formation of laminated color 20-1
Urushi lacquer, linen and wire mesh
2020
18 x 13 x 66 (h) cm

Kaneyasu explores how form emerges from the latent colour of urushi, layer by layer, as a phenomenon that organises itself. Not seeking decoration, but a state, a passage, a transformation.

A taut black surface over raw h**p or linen. At the boundary between polished and uneven, lacquer becomes an active skin.

Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art
2024 LOEWE Craft Prize finalist

Kaneyasu explore comment la forme émerge de la couleur latente de l’urushi, couche après couche, comme un phénomène qui s’organise de lui-même. Non pas la décoration, mais un état, un passage, une transformation.

Une surface noire tendue sur du chanvre ou du lin brut. À la frontière entre le poli et l’irrégulier, la laque devient une peau vivante.

Diplômée de l’École des Beaux-Arts de Kanazawa

Finaliste du Prix LOEWE Craft 2024

NISHIMURA Keikou (born 1966)Mizusashi  #7 Water container for the tea ceremonyZelkova serrata (Keyaki wood), linen, clay...
22/05/2026

NISHIMURA Keikou (born 1966)
Mizusashi #7 
Water container for the tea ceremony
Zelkova serrata (Keyaki wood), linen, clay, hinoki (Japanese cypress) and urushi lacquer
2025
24.5 x 16.1 x 14.2 (h) cm

NISHIMURA Keikou (born 1966)Tawame  #16 GoldZelkova serrata (Keyaki wood), linen, earth, gold leaf and urushi lacquer202...
22/05/2026

NISHIMURA Keikou (born 1966)
Tawame #16 Gold
Zelkova serrata (Keyaki wood), linen, earth, gold leaf and urushi lacquer
2025
46.4 x 42.3 x 13 (h) cm

NISHIMURA Keikou (born 1966)Tawame  #12Zelkova serrata (Keyaki wood), linen, clay, pigment and urushi lacquer202537 x 33...
22/05/2026

NISHIMURA Keikou (born 1966)
Tawame #12
Zelkova serrata (Keyaki wood), linen, clay, pigment and urushi lacquer
2025
37 x 33 x 11 (h) cm

20/05/2026

Philippe Boudin on Kikuchi Toshimasa’s work.

Kikuchi Toshimasa draws on scientific and mathematical models, among them the Kuen surface, a negatively curved form of uncompromising precision, and translates them into wood with extreme rigour.

Lacquer does not function here as a mere coating, but as an optical revealer: it unifies the form, sets light in motion across the surface, and heightens the sensation of an object that is at once conceptual and physically vibrant.

In 2021, he presented a monumental installation at the Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet, Paris. His works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

KIKUCHI Toshimasa (born 1979)
Needles – Geometrical Form
Kuen surface
Hinoki wood (Japanese cypress), pigment and urushi lacquer
From 2018 to 2022
Variable height from 160 cm to 225 cm

Urushi · Tradition & Abstraction.
April 9 – May 27 · Mingei Gallery, Paris

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