四代目までの歩み三

　　Initially our Colourful urushi products received mixed reviews from customers and distributors,
　　we credited this to the teething issues experienced by any company entering an established
　　market with an atypical product.
　　However people soon realised that this colorful Wajima nuri tableware was more versatile than
　　its contemporaries fit to match both Japanese and European styles. Trade shows in the Tokyo　
　　area proved vital in establishing this fact which has gone on to become Nakakado shikki ten’s
　　sigrature style.



Now solidly established and confident in our core focus we have started collaborating with designers from different fields.

Recently, we have teamed up with Kunihiko Morinaga, joint founder of ANREALAGE, an internationally famous fashion brand, and asked him to
design a series of jewelry in Wajima nuri. The results have attracted a surprising amount of attention from a younger audience.

We also have collaborated with Lara Bohinc, a successful female jewelry designer based in London, and produced a series of big jewelry boxes,
a vanity table and chairs in Wajima nuri. Items from this collection are shown at Gallery FUMI in London.


色漆も製作した当時は、お客様や業者は見たことが無い輪島塗で斬新な輪島塗だと意見も賛否両論で中々受け入れて貰えなかったが、何回か東京方面で展示会を
重ねて行くにつれ、洋のテーブルでは色が有る事で、カジュアルになったり漆器は和の世界だが色漆での展開はモダンな設えが出来る事で、少しづつ受け入れて貰える
ようになり、今では中門の彩とまで言われる様になる。

当工房は今迄の経験を活かし、色々な業界ともコラボし新規顧客の販路開拓に取組んでいて、近年ではパリコレファションデザイナー（ANREALAGE/森永邦彦氏）とも
コラボで、アクササリーを制作し若い年代に、輪島塗のアクセサリーを発信して話題になる。

海外ではロンドンのジュェリーデザイナー（Lara Bohinc)ともコラボして、ジュエリーやジュエリーボックスなど、又大きな家具、鏡台制作にも取組み、ロンドンのギャラリー
（Gallery FUMI）で（展示）販売している。

当工房、商品の特色とこだわり
What makes our products stand out

Hiroshi Nakakado, a traditional top coat craftsman in Wajima, inspired by his research into the
unique characteristics of urushi (Japanese lacquer) has developed Akebono (literally translated as
‘dawn’). A two tone colour gradation pattern: that utilises glossy black and red urushi.
Developing other colorful gradation patterns called Irodori as well.

The gradation colour pattern is achieved by mixing the two colors using a highly technical
method that results in a soft texture with subtle colors.
This modern take on classic Wajima nuri has allowed our studio to stand out among its peers.

Some of our products, such as cups, boast our signature gradation pattern on both the inside and the outside.
The glossy surface takes on the appearance of glass and is considered the mark of a skilled artisan.
This translucence is the defining characteristic of Hiroshi's speciality.

Knowing that people tend not to use Urushi tableware during hot weather he has developed tableware for summer.

上塗の伝統工芸士である中門博は、色漆の変わり塗りを研究し輪島塗の特徴でもある黒漆と赤漆を艶のある漆を用いて、グラデーション（曙）や色漆のグラデーション（彩り）
を開発しました。
漆の性質を研究、独自の漆を調合し敢えて高度な技術で塗りたての、ふっくらとした質感や色漆の優しい色合いのグラデーションで塗り上げ、今迄の輪島塗の概念を破り
モダンな輪島塗が当工房の特徴です。

カップなどは内外にぼかしを入れ、艶の有る漆で塗り上げる事で、ガラスの様な透明感や質感は博塗りの特徴でもあり、夏にも漆器を使って頂きたいと思って開発した
職人技、技術力を求められる塗りでもあります。