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