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Biography

1958  Born in Kiso-Hirasawa, Nagano Prefecture

1982  Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art

       Study under Shogyo Oba, a living national treasure

1983~ Creation of 'Urushi-makie-sage-dokei' of SEIKO

1987~ Reconsideration of 'Kiso-Shunkei-Nuri'

1989  Engage in a work of diamond jewelry for
      De Beers Diamond International Competition

1991  Supervision of lacquered panel, 'Taiki' at former
       Narakawa-mura Clinic

1994  Planning, proposal and study of la acquered medal for the 18th Nagano
       Winter Olympic Games

1996  Creation and production of 'Kaguya-Hime' for the Bamboo Festival at
       Kiso-Hirasawa

1997  Nominated as a leader for medal creation for the Nagano Winter Olympic Games

1998  Lacquered medals were presented to winners at the Nagano Olympic Games

      Creation of the stationery box 'Snow Flower', an offering to Emperor Akihito to               commemorate the Nagano Olympic Games at the request of Nagano Prefecture

2000  Creation of 'Hanaoke' to commemorate the visit to Japan by French President
       Jacques Chirac

2004  Creation of a lacquered watch for Baselworld

2007  Creation of a trophy for the Daihatsu Design Competition

2008  Creation of the 'Healing Treasured Box', a music box with fifty pins.

2009~ Study creation of the acquered watch 'Sun and Moon'

2010  Release of the lacquered watch 'Sun and Moon' by NICHIGETSU

2015  Creation of a lacquered helmet as a supplementary prize for the 2015 Super Car
       Race.

My current thoughts

 Living deep in the mountains in quiet Kiso, many thoughts pass through my mind as I work. At times about life, and at other times the various phenomena in the world, they differ from day to day. Humans are strange creatures, and even at this age, I do not have a strong understanding of myself. This recognition applies to my own skills and qualities. However, I feel that if I focus on a thought in my head for long enough, it will somehow take shape.
 “Realizing the dreams I have envisioned one step at a time…” I will be happy if I am able to continue to dream and pursue my dreams for all time.
Takeshi Ito
 Autumn 2015