{"id":61421,"date":"2022-09-14T10:28:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T01:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/?p=61421"},"modified":"2022-09-14T14:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T05:19:52","slug":"deshi-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/deshi-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulownia Drawer Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Aizu Paulownia Chest Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a woman who at the tender age of 18 became an apprentice to the Aizu Paulownia Chest Company in the town of Mishima, Onuma County, Fukushima&nbsp;&nbsp;Prefecture. <a href=\"https:\/\/minne.com\/@popoco-1010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akie Shida<\/a> is currently 21 years old. In today&#8217;s Japan, where an increasing percentage of students go on to college, have you ever heard of an 18-year-old who knows what they want to do from the time of graduating and directly approaches a company regarding an apprenticeship?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born and bred in Tokyo, what prompted her to enter and train in the world of artisanship in Fukushima?&nbsp;And what compels her to continue creating away from the city despite having completed her apprenticeship? We visited the Local Crafts Museum, the hub of her activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_114-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_114-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_114-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_114-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_114-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_114-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shida\u2019s interest in making things came from her father. A keen fixer upper himself, he kept a whole set of tools in the house. Since elementary school days she loved rummaging round the various shops in the Yanaka\/Sendagi area of Tokyo, bringing along her friends and mother after school and at weekends. Once at junior high school, she devoured books and magazines on&nbsp;interior design and went on to a high school specialized in woodworking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;It was during her second year of high school that her aspiration to enter the world of craftsmanship grew stronger. During a class given by a craftsman of traditional Edo wood joinery, she felt captivated by the visiting teacher&#8217;s work.&nbsp;Especially&nbsp;<em>tansu<\/em>&nbsp;(chests of drawers). She describes how she has always loved the sturdy appearance and chunkiness of these chests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_13-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, up until the summer break of the last year, she was just like her classmates in aspiring to higher education after graduating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was one university I had my eye on since my second year of high school and doing an apprenticeship had never crossed my mind. But during the meeting between me, my&nbsp;school and my parents, I suddenly uttered \u201cI\u2019ll find a job\u201d. I was somewhat aware around my&nbsp;junior year of high school that just working on my own initiative was not going to be enough for me to get anything properly done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Rather than facing up to the formation of my character during those long 4 years at university, I wanted to pursue how precisely I could make something against a tight deadline each time, while aligning to others around me.&nbsp;My thinking began to change, and I believed that if I did eventually reach the level of professional artisan, I could create to my heart&#8217;s content. In which case, I should focus first on trying things that I can&#8217;t do now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Following that parent\/teacher interview, Shida launched herself into her apprenticeship. However, the reality is that if you call a company out of the blue asking them to take you, you are likely to be rejected for being \u201cstill at high school\u201d or \u201cbecause you are a woman\u201d. The Aizu Paulownia Chest Company was the only one that offered to take her on, telling her to \u201ccome along if you want to do it\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_126-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_126-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_126-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_126-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_126-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_126-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2019 she bid farewell to her parents in Tokyo to start a new life in the town of Mishima, Onuma County, Fukushima Prefecture. Living away from her parents in a world known for the strict relationship between master and apprentice, was she not worried about the path she chose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came here resigned to do whatever it takes. However, due to the lack of heirs and the fact that I am the youngest, everybody was so kind and went out of their way to show me the ropes. I was totally fine with being away from my parents. On the contrary, I thought I needed to be in an environment where I couldn\u2019t just throw in the towel and go back home when I\u2019d had enough. I made the choice to come here to do what I love, and thus needed to move away from my comfort zone so I wouldn&#8217;t be able to quit one day on a whim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shida&#8217;s firm resolve is evident in every word.&nbsp;How was she able to take on craftsmanship and face herself head-on at such a young age?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cI really am good at nothing. I\u2019m not good at studying and have no other talents to speak of. But when it comes to making things, aside from whether I&#8217;m good at it or not, I genuinely like it. So I am keen to treasure my one redeeming feature.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_79-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_79-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_79-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_79-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_79-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_79-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_66-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_66-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_66-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_66-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_66-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/papersky_deshi_\u5fd7\u7530\u660e\u6075_66-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In April of this year, she completed her three-year apprenticeship and despite having the option to become a bona&nbsp;fide employee, decided to branch out on her own. While many of the teens and 20-somethings from Mishima are moving to other prefectures for higher education or employment, Shida says she hopes to continue producing her work here in the future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"last\">\u201cFukushima Prefecture accounts for 40% of the nation&#8217;s production of paulownia wood,&nbsp;making it the largest producer in Japan. I don&#8217;t only use wood from Mishima Town in mywork, but using local products is an aspect of artisanship that I have aspired to since I was a high school student. While it is often inconvenient compared to the city, I also feel that there is no other place in the world that is so blessed in terms of resources. That is why I would like to think a little more about what I can create in this land, or rather, what this environment&nbsp;enables me to do. While retaining the old methods and ideas of the past, I would like to make wood more accessible in the future, with designs that are not confined to the places or people who use them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-1358x2048.jpg 1358w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/79490027-scaled.jpg 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passing on artisanal skills from generation to generation has been the foundation of Japan\u2019s ability to create and craft the world\u2019s top products. 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