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他希望未來能夠有更多的中日交流機會,帶著更多的作品來展示,將“切子”這項日本傳統(tǒng)的手工藝發(fā)揚光大。同時,他也歡迎中國朋友去日本時可以更多關(guān)注日本的傳統(tǒng)工藝制品,“那些美好的作品藏著日本的歷史。”
每年11月,有個令中國人無比激動的“節(jié)日”——“雙十一購物節(jié)”。而今年秋天,短短4天的“杭州國際工藝周”讓杭州小伙伴們的消費欲更強了。
杭州創(chuàng)意設(shè)計中心3000平方米的場館里,裝下了來自中國、日本、法國、意大利、瑞士等多個國家的手作好物,大到家居用品,小到耳釘戒指……現(xiàn)場部分藝術(shù)品在展會頭一天就被一搶而空。
在藝術(shù)品消費的背后是什么?
列夫·托爾斯泰說過:“藝術(shù)不是技藝,它是藝術(shù)家體驗了的感情的傳達?!币患玫墓に嚻凡恢皇且粋€物件,而是藝術(shù)家的靈魂,是他生命的片刻駐留。藝術(shù)家的傳奇之處在于可以通過自己的作品,帶領(lǐng)我們走入一個又一個新世界。
山田真照的手工水晶杯
走近日本展位,大家就會被清新又鮮明的和式風吸引。那些閃亮亮的水晶杯,散發(fā)著星星的光澤,令人不自覺地靠近。這是來自日本東京的山田真照先生帶來的自有品牌“山田硝子”。
“硝子”是人造水晶的意思。我國明代的曹昭在《格古要論》里就曾說:“假水晶用藥燒成者,色暗青,有氣眼,或有黃青色者,亦有白者,潔白明瑩,謂之硝子?!比缃瘢踝舆@個說法仍被日本保留,用來指稱玻璃制品。
在日本的傳統(tǒng)工藝中,“切子”的名氣不小。這種傳統(tǒng)的玻璃雕花工藝可以看作是日本的藝術(shù)瑰寶。“切子”的意思是指在玻璃器皿上進行加工打磨以形成漂亮的花紋。
江戶切子手工玻璃杯,每只價格在2000~5000元人民幣,盡管如此,30只杯子,4天時間全部售罄。
46歲的山田真照是山田硝子的第三代傳承人,他的爺爺開啟了山田硝子的品牌歷史?;貞涍^往,他覺得走上手藝人這條路,既不可思議,又像命中注定。他的少年時期,也正是日本經(jīng)濟高速發(fā)展的時期,年輕的他同樣喜歡當時年輕人喜歡的潮流事物,對未來充滿各種想象。19歲時,他走進父親的工坊,開始為父親“打工”。這樣一種200年歷史的傳統(tǒng)手藝,讓他一干就是20多年。如今,他已經(jīng)成為江戶切子工會的活動部部長。20多年的制作經(jīng)歷,讓硝子成為他生活中重要的一部分,也為他帶來了更多的責任與榮譽。
傳統(tǒng)切子工藝在日本的傳承人越來越少,能做出精品的匠人更是鳳毛麟角。山田介紹,完成一個完整的江戶切子杯需要經(jīng)過六個步驟——
第一步,圖樣設(shè)計,在玻璃上畫出線條記號;第二步,用粗砂輪進行粗磨,切削出大致圖案;第三步,用細砂輪切雕精細復(fù)雜花紋;第四步,用尖砂輪雕出花朵細紋;第五步,進行拋光打磨;第六步,粹磨,磨出明亮的光澤感。算下來,一天只能完成兩只杯子。
此次來到中國,也是切子工藝的一次全方位亮相。一只玻璃杯價格在2000元以上,其實在開展前,山田可沒有很高的預(yù)期,想象中應(yīng)該是“看熱鬧”的人會更多,所以也沒有帶很多作品,只是精挑細選了圖案經(jīng)典、造型有代表性的樣式來作為展示?!皼]想到全賣完了,中國的朋友們真的好熱情,非常感謝啊!”山田有些不好意思地說,難掩心中的喜悅。
展覽現(xiàn)場,陳先生提著打包好的江戶切子水晶杯禮盒準備回家,木質(zhì)的盒子沉甸甸,又很有古意。陳先生說他去日本旅行時就曾在高級的商場中看到過相似的水晶杯,當時沒舍得買,回來后惦記了很久。這次在杭州能看到,他就趕緊下手買了,彌補了那時的小遺憾。他說,“這次在杭州買的與日本看到的價格竟然差不多,似乎還更便宜一些,至少省去了跨國攜帶回來的麻煩?!迸R走前,他還留下了山田的聯(lián)系方式。
山田坦言,在中國受到這樣的喜愛真是受寵若驚,他希望未來能夠有更多的中日交流機會,帶著更多的作品來展示,將日本這項傳統(tǒng)的手工藝發(fā)揚光大,傳承下去。同時,他也歡迎中國朋友去日本時可以更多關(guān)注日本的傳統(tǒng)工藝制品,“那些美好的作品藏著日本的歷史?!鄙教镎f。
瑞士小伙子的手工皮具
雪山、古堡、小鎮(zhèn)、湖泊、葡萄酒莊園、巧克力……瑞士,是一個讓人心醉的美麗童話國度。瑞士人熱愛自然,善待自然。“杭州國際工藝周”瑞士館的設(shè)計師們也將他們的生活理念帶到了杭州。
皮具品牌VICUS由帥氣的大男孩Marco Lazzaroni創(chuàng)立于2015年。雖然VICUS的皮具初看起來款式似乎不那么新潮,但是越看越有味道,它代表了瑞士傳統(tǒng)的生產(chǎn)價值觀,例如嚴謹、精確,以及對細節(jié)的關(guān)注和執(zhí)著。每一只皮包都是用優(yōu)質(zhì)和傳統(tǒng)的意大利托斯卡納植鞣皮革制成的,邊緣平滑,拋光潤澤。Marco介紹說,所有皮具都是手工制作的,如果按照時間計算,一只完整的背包至少需要用上一整天的工作時間精心打磨。
一個20多歲的年輕小伙子怎么就愛上了制作皮具呢?Marco認為,現(xiàn)在的快速消費時尚實際上會給自然造成很大的負擔,“我們應(yīng)該用一些真正‘好的物品,給地球減少一些負擔。而且好的皮具是越用越美的,會留下時間的印記,那些是人生的痕跡。多少年過去,你會回想起與這個物件共同經(jīng)歷的歲月?!彼f過來一只包,“你可以聞到皮革天然的氣息,這樣的皮革不含有對人體有害的物質(zhì),并且這樣的物件未來是可降解的?!苯嚯x看,你可以在每一個針腳間看到這個大男孩對自然的崇敬與珍愛。
VICUS的展位旁是設(shè)計師Zeno創(chuàng)立的服裝品牌Zen O。這位瑞士設(shè)計師對大自然有著同樣的觀照。因為名字中的“zen”有“禪”的意思,他的設(shè)計也有著濃濃的佛系味道——他常在衣服上印上一個小和尚的小頭像。而真正吸引人的,是這些衣服的來源——他回收一些品牌的過季庫存服裝,進行重新設(shè)計加工,印上時尚的圖案,沒想到受到年輕人歡迎。這些差點被丟棄的“垃圾”就這樣被他“妙手回春”,找到新的價值。
瑞士館的“潮”吸引了許多年輕人的光顧,而設(shè)計背后的理念更是得到杭州觀眾的認同。一位時尚的杭州姑娘挑選了一款產(chǎn)品,與Marco交流皮具的養(yǎng)護等問題。VICUS的包包在展會期間也被訂購大半。
Marco非常喜歡杭州和杭州美食,他開心地分享道:“杭州真是一個快樂的地方,我們在這里認識了許多新朋友,他們會給我們講述這里的生活,還會帶吃的給我們分享。我也吃到了中國美食,我最喜歡‘外婆家()的味道?!?/p>
這么看來,一場展會,不止是物品的展示,也讓不同國度的年輕人有了交流的平臺。
The four-day event was held at the 3,000-square-meter exhibition space of Hangzhou Creative Design Center from October 24 to 27, 2019. Craft products on display were fashioned by designers and craftspeople in China, Japan, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland. These products caused a stir in Hangzhou. Most exhibits sold out on the first day.
Yamada Glass
46-year-old Masaaki Yamada is a third-generation glass-making master of Yamada Glassworks located in Tokyo. He brought 40 glasses over to Hangzhou. These beautifully crafted glass products attracted the attention of visitors to the Japanese Pavilion at the exhibition. The prices of these fancy-looking glasses ranged from 2,000 to 5,000 yuan a piece. With no expectation that his products would sell out, he had just picked and packed 40 glasses with representative patterns and shapes to showcase tradition and imagination and craftsmanship for the event in Hangzhou. He was surprised to see the warmth Chinese friends showed toward his works. He smiled and said thank you again and again.
A Mr. Chen bought a Yamada glass, which he referred to as crystal glass, at the exhibition. Chen said that he had seen such luxury glass products at a top-class shopping place in Japan when he was on a sightseeing tour there. He thought them expensive and didnt open his purse. But he regretted for a long while after he came back home. He was surprised to see Yamada glasses at the craft week. This time, he didnt hesitate. “The price I paid for the glass is similar to that I saw in Japan. I dont exactly remember the price in Japan, but I think the price is lower here and I dont have the trouble of bringing it back all the way from Japan.” He went away happily, with the contact information on Masaaki Yamada.
Masaaki Yamada began to work at his fathers workshop at 19. He has worked in the traditional glassworks for more than 20 years. He says that he can only make two glasses a day, as a six-step procedure is time consuming.
Masaaki Yamada hopes to have more opportunities to present his craft in China. He also hopes that Chinese tourists can pay more attention to Yamada glass products while traveling in Japan.
A Glance at Swiss Pavilion
Marco Lazzaroni started making VICUS leather products in 2015. One may not fall in love with these leather products at first sight, but one would eventually do because their beauty stand up under scrutiny. They enhance ones positive impression of the Swiss craftsmanship: accurate, faultless, perfect. Lazzaroni says all of his products are handmade and it takes him a whole day to make one backpack. Asked how a young man in his 20s can dedicate himself to the hand-making of leather products, he says he wants to make really good products. His philosophy is, good products last and fast products are wasteful. Young consumers in Hangzhou responded to the Swiss craftsmans aesthetics, business philosophy and craftsmanship warmly. Most of his leather products sold out at the four-day event. Marco Lazzaroni likes Hangzhou. He has made friends in the city. He likes the Hangzhou cuisine very much. He was tremendously impressed by the food he enjoyed at Grandmas Kitchen, a popular chain of restaurants.
Next to VICUS leather products was Zen O fashion crafted by designer Zeno. The designer cares for nature. And the fact that brand name Zen comes from the designers Zeno says a lot about his attitude toward environment protection. One key element of his craft products is that he buys from inventories of fashion houses. After redesign and printing good patterns on them, he resells these products as his own. His products are popular with young people.