(Tokyo, Kyoto, etc.)
(Tokyo, Kyoto, etc.)
(Tokyo and Kyoto)


Kenta Hirai
Nara
Project
Summary: "Exploring new techniques that combine woodworking with existing techniques from other fields, or new ways of woodworking that combine woodworking with new materials and new techniques."
Biography
Born in Shizuoka in 1984. Graduated from the Department of Environmental Design at Kyoto University of Art and Design. He worked in the design department of a general contractor, but felt a desire to create things with his own hands and went independent. He has been involved in woodworking since 2010.
Awards:
Bronze Leaf Award, 2017 International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa
Excellent Award (Forestry Agency Commissioner's Award), 2017 Wood Design Award
Excellent Award, 2021 Traditional Crafts Revival Contest
















