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'''Tatsuo TAJIMA'''[http://www.tatupipe.com/english.html] | '''Tatsuo TAJIMA'''[http://www.tatupipe.com/english.html] | ||
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Born in 1955, native of Tokyo. His previous life was a well decorated Film and Graphic Designer. Since 2005, as fate says under the guidance of '''[[Shizuo Arita]]''' and '''[[Shigeyoshi Yanagihara]]''' embark on pipe crafting as a second career. | Born in 1955, native of Tokyo. His previous life was a well decorated Film and Graphic Designer. Since 2005, as fate says under the guidance of '''[[Shizuo Arita]]''' and '''[[Shigeyoshi Yanagihara]]''' embark on pipe crafting as a second career. | ||
Drawing from other genre of smoking culture such as shisha and similar paraphernalia he makes you wonder and reconsider what smoking pipe actually is about. At most part, he would say the experience, the quality of smoke (moisture, flavour, and temperature) while using something that we can appreciate aesthetically. His work set boundaries free and invite smokers to be more universal and uniting at one point: on the flavour of tobacco and the experience of drawing a smoke. | Drawing from other genre of smoking culture such as shisha and similar paraphernalia he makes you wonder and reconsider what smoking pipe actually is about. At most part, he would say the experience, the quality of smoke (moisture, flavour, and temperature) while using something that we can appreciate aesthetically. His work set boundaries free and invite smokers to be more universal and uniting at one point: on the flavour of tobacco and the experience of drawing a smoke. | ||
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For inspiration, he goes to the same park most of the time. He picks up elements of nature that he saw interesting. "Nature is different everytime we visit." says Tatsuo-san. It is alive. Some days, even hours, leaning more towards the sun. It might be blooming, or fallen to the ground. There are movement. | For inspiration, he goes to the same park most of the time. He picks up elements of nature that he saw interesting. "Nature is different everytime we visit." says Tatsuo-san. It is alive. Some days, even hours, leaning more towards the sun. It might be blooming, or fallen to the ground. There are movement. | ||