Introducing "Zuan" to enrich and enjoy daily life

Makoto Kagoshima's works, including vessels and objets d'art, brim with a cheerful charm, depicting motifs of plants and animals in his distinctive style.

This year's "Makoto Kagoshima's Zuan Exhibition" at doinel, following last year's event, will exclusively feature handmade ceramic works with "fish" as the theme. These are presented as "zuan" (designs) to enrich and enjoy daily life.

The exhibition unfolds Kagoshima's designs through a sensory experience of enjoyment and craftsmanship, showcasing mobiles suspended in the air that compose the space, paper products like napkins to adorn dining tables, and fabric items such as Kurume Kasuri, a traditional craft from the Chikugo region of Fukuoka Prefecture, and Indian woodblock prints.

Sales include Kurume Kasuri bags and paper product mobiles

Items available for purchase include Kurume Kasuri bags, monpe, paper product mobiles, paper napkins (4 colors), posters, woodblock print scarves (2 colors), cloths (6 patterns), and new wool blankets (2 sizes, 3 colors each) and bags from Finnish textile manufacturer "Lapun Kankurit."

Furthermore, a sales event for handmade works, including various ceramic pieces, will be held on the second floor of doinel on November 15th (Saturday). Entry tickets for this event will be distributed via a lottery system through email applications (http://doinel.net/mk2014_handmade).


Participating Creators
Kei Maeda (Art Director)
ima architects / Kyō Kobayashi + Mana (Interior Designers)
http://www.ima-ima.com/
Shimokawa Textile (Kurume Kasuri Weaver)
http://oriyasan.com/
Yuka Sonoo (Owner of Kinari, a shop for fabrics and crafts)
http://kinari201.petit.cc/
Unagi no Nedoko (Chikugo Region Crafts and Antenna Shop)
http://unagino-nedoko.net/

MAKOTO KAGOSHIMA EXHIBITION 2014
Makoto Kagoshima's "Zuan Exhibition" Opens
Dates: November 1st (Saturday) - 18th (Tuesday)
Hours: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Closed Wednesdays
Venue: doinel
3-2-9 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
http://doinel.net/MK2014

Makoto Kagoshima
A ceramic artist born in Fukuoka. After graduating from art university, she worked for an interior design company, handling displays and management. Since 2002, she has been creating ceramics, fabrics, prints, and more at her studio in Fukuoka. In addition to her own artwork, she also provides designs for various products beyond ceramics, including fabrics and paper goods. In recent years, she has held solo exhibitions internationally, including at Chariots on Fire (L.A.), xiaoqi +g (Taipei), and gallery Eclectic (London). Her fanbase is expanding not only in Japan but around the world.
http://www.makotokagoshima.com/