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Artist Name

Kenta Hirai

Born: 1984

Hometown: Nara

Based in: Nara

Born in Shizuoka prefecture in 1984.In 2010, after learning woodworking in HidaTakayama, he went to Ireland and worked for three years at Joseph Walsh Studio. After returning to Japan, he moved to Kawakami Village in Nara Prefecture, where he opened ”studio Jig” in 2017. The same year, he received the Bronze Leaf Award at the International furniture Design Fair Asahikawa, as well as the Forestry Agency Deputy Director-General’s Japan Wood Design Award (Excellence Award).

 



Collections Featuring Kenta Hirai

5 Collections

Japanese Designers to Follow

Japanese Designers to Follow

20 Artists, 38 Products

Last updated: September 25, 2023

Transformative Contemporary Sculptors

Transformative Contemporary Sculptors

49 Artists, 51 Products

Last updated: October 20, 2022

The Art of Wood

The Art of Wood

30 Artists, 38 Products

Last updated: June 7, 2021


Articles Featuring Kenta Hirai

2 Articles