“Hirosaki Tsugaru Nuri Project” with overall supervision and design by Toshiyuki Kita aims at re-introducing the traditional craftsman of Tsugaru Nuri with its long history into the global market, to create everyday household items for use in various modern lifestyles today.
During April 4th through the 9th 2017, at the famous Triennale di Milano, Hirosaki Design Week organized exhibition “Milano 2017”, in the Hirosaki booth, tables, large cuisine plates and objets, items and tea caddy for Japanese tea ceremony, and a container in the shape of an apple called “HAPPY RINGO”, all made by traditional Tsugaru Nuri artisans was exhibited. Conscious of the global market needs, this exhibition will re-open up a new future for the ancient craftsmanship of Tsugaru Nuri tradition.

4,APRIL 2017 10:30-12:00
5-9,APRIL 2017 10:30-22:00
Viale Alemagna 6-20121 Milano
TRIENNALE MILANO (website)
Hirosaki Tsugaru Nuri Corner

At the INTERNI’s 20th edition major exhibition-event MATERIAL/IMMATERIAL, held during the 2017 Fuori Salone in Milano, Toshiyuki Kita exhibited a project announcing a newly reborn innovative material resource made of bamboo. (Sponsored by SHUKOH Co.,Ltd.)
VENUE
3-15,APRIL 2017 10:00-24:00
FuoriSalone 2017/ Universita degli Studi di Milano (historical courtyard hallway near the Press Office&Mac Stampa)
FLAT BAMBU SHIMANE : A New Material of Flat-board Bamboo
At the installation in the historical courtyard hallway of Universita degli Studi di Milano will be for INTERNI’s 20th anniversary edition, sponsored by SHUKOH Co.,Ltd., “FLAT BAMBU SHIMANE” series of various furnishings ultilizing the new flat-boarded bamboo material was announced and displayed.
Bamboo is not only used for materials, but its young bamboo shoots are acutally edible during early stage in the ground. After 3 to 4 years of rapid growth sprouting from the ground becomes a full-grown bamboo. It is said that its material can be used for 100 years. In this project, ordinary bamboos, which are round and curved in nature, are highly value added and reborn as new material for the future, by technology that can straighten and flatten out into flat boards.
This is only possible with WOODSTYLE Co.,Ltd.(Shimane Prefecture,Japan)’s new and innovative technology that can leave the bamboo’s subtle surface characteristic such as nodes and fiber grain patterns intact while completely straightening and flattening out the round curved bamboos into strong flat-boards. With Japanese bamboos, currently the technology can manufacture flat bamboo boards of 70 to 100 millimeters wide and up to 2 meters in length.
The project has strong ecological potential and aspects, since using bamboo as resource that can rapidly regenerate in only 3 to 4 years and at the same time, can absorb and fix huge amounts of carbon dioxides (CO2) during its natural growth. This FLAT BAMBU SHIMANE which is a fusion of nature and technology, has proven that with the power of design existing materials can be reborn into an innovative material with new possibilities.
Toshiyuki Kita’s Video Message at INTERNI’s Official Facebook :
http://www.facebook.com/internimagazine/videos/vb.70438847058/10155161148737059/?type=2&theater