POTTER / 陶芸作家

Masashi Yokoi

名古屋にて、高校卒業までを過ごす。横浜国立大学工学部を中退後、武蔵野美術大学へ入学。デザインを専攻。卒業後は、大手のプロダクトのデザインを共同開発する会社へ入社。主に携帯電話・カーナビ・ATM等タッチパネル関係のUIデザインに関わる。自分自身が関わった仕事をお客様に直接手渡しできない事に違和感を覚え、その違和感が無い「自分に合った仕事」を模索。そのような中で沖縄にて陶芸に出会う。自分で作り出した作品を直接お客様へ手渡せる仕事は魅力的に映った。仕事を辞め、沖縄県那覇市壺屋の伝統工芸壺焼き窯元育陶園にお世話になることに。2008年、育陶園から卒業し沖縄県南城市に工房を構える。

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[Biography]

Independent in 2008.
Opened store in January 2009
Lives in Okinawa(JAPAN), Born in Nagoya(JAPAN), Graduated from Musashino Art University
Lived in Nagoya until graduating from high school. After dropping out of the Faculty of Engineering at Yokohama National University, entered Musashino Art University. majoring in design. After graduating, I joined a company that jointly develops the design of major products. Mainly involved in the design of display parts related to touch panels such as mobile phones, car navigation systems, and ATMs. However, at an early stage, I felt uncomfortable that I could not directly hand over the work I was involved in to the customer (user). Searching for "work that can be handed directly to the user" and "work that suits me" that would not feel uncomfortable. Under such circumstances, I encountered pottery during my stay in Okinawa. I found it attractive to be able to hand over the work I created myself directly to the customer.
After quitting his job in Tokyo, he learned the basics of pottery at a pottery class held by pottery artist Nobuyoshi Kato. Around that time, he devised a group of works called “Bingata Pottery” that combine Bingata and pottery. While studying at Ikutoen, he continues to search for ways to make Bingata pottery at home. Graduated from Ikutoen in 2008 and set up a studio in Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture.
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