Junichi Hakose
Deep appreciations to you all. We will move on.
From the massive earthquake on Jan.1, 2024, the City of Wajima and our Workshop had turned into rubble and ashes.
A half year has passed since that day.
So many, countless, customers and friends have gathered and helped us in various ways to this day.
We cannot thank you more for what has been done.
We still have a long long way to go, however, backed by your warm heart,
we will move on.
Thank you, Junichi Hakose
Thoughts
Maki-e, urushi lacquer work,
what is needed here?
Tools, materials, techniques…
Of course they are essential.
But those alone are not enough to create a “piece of work”,
let alone,
attract your eyes of love for beauty.
What is more important than skilled work of hands,
It’s the will and the curiosity
In search of scenery that strikes me
I travel out to different cultures
It is such that curiosity
I am struck by what I experience
Being moved by what is felt
I realize what I want to cherish and what remains unchanged
There’s nothing to be wasted
Thoughts and emotions that come up day to day
are the souls of the “piece of work”
If this “piece of work” was caught in your eyes,
and if it appealed its existence,
and left some feelings inside of you,
I hope that those feelings will be cherished, connected, and passed on and on.
It’s not just from us to you
Those are the thoughts that connect the past to the future
Which is a thought,
called the tradition
Van Cleef＆ Arpels
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Junichi Hakose
It has been more than 10 years since the Collaboration with Van Cleef & Arpels first started.
In the summer of 2019, a project took place in Wajima.
There is a collection, called Papillon Laqué, which is butterfly jewelry decorated with maki-e lacquer.
The creation process of the Papillon Laqué collection was filmed.
Hakose’s mind, heart, and passion towards this Collaboration are finely captured in this film.
With the courtesy of Van Cleef & Arpels, we proudly present this film to you.
This Collaboration is a Jewel for us.
Please take a look.
What is universal,
those to be loved,
forever
Introduction to Maki-e Techniques
The Maki-e;
is about drawing something familiar, rather than what is imaginary
That is where we start