UDA MASASHI
1983
Born in Akita, Japan
2011
Established own studio “monom（モノム）”
2013
Exhibition 「陶と木工のやさしい暮らし展」~ Tokyo
2014
Exhibition 「藍の色彩」 ~ Kamakura
2015
Exhibition 「暮らしのカタチ -Life With Form」~ Tokyo
Exhibition 「食卓に向き合う時間」~ Korea
2016
Exhibition 「家族の◯△□」 ~ Shiga
2019
Exhibition 暮らしのもの市《川口暮らふと》
2020
Exhibition NEO FOLKLORE
Wood sculptor based in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture in Japan.
Uda Masashi studies furniture design at polytechnic. After graduating from design school, he joined a prop company, tailor-making crafts in stage sets. Later he found his passion on rather smaller functional objects and set up his own studio, ”monom（モノム）”, locating in a quiet mountain village in Chichibu. Masashi is now focusing on crafting tableware and home items from locally and responsibly sourced Japanese wood.
What makes Masashi’s work one-of-a-kind is the unique shapes of the wood pieces. A shape, according to Masashi, contains “affection” that produces an emotional tie between the user and the wood piece. The pieces Masashi creates are designed asymmetrically, warped or round-edged, embracing irregular organic form, and make people smile and relaxed.
埼玉県秩父に工房を構える木工作家
1983年秋田県生まれ。 15歳からインテリア、家具、ディスプレイなどのデザインを学びはじめる。大道具会社でテレビのセットなどを作るが、すぐに壊されることに切なさを感じて退社、家具工房に転職をする。長く使ってもらえる喜びとやりがいを感じ、ひたむきに仕事を覚えて前に進む。2011年に「monom（モノム）」として、埼玉県秩父の山中にて独立。
コンセプトは「使うほどに愛着が持てる形」。首を傾げたようなスプーン、語りかけてくるようなフォーク、自由な形と楽しい柄。使いやすさとユニークな形を合わせ、自分だけの世界を創作しています。
