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A conversation with master craftsman Takahiro Yagi from Kaikado

The essence of the Shokunin: A conversation with master craftsman Takahiro Yagi from Kaikado Takahiro Yagi is a Japanese master craftsman and 6th generation head of Kaikado. Kaikado started making tea caddies - chazutsu (茶筒) - in Kyoto in 1875, shortly after Japan re-opened its borders to the world. For over 130 years, Kaikado has been producing handmade chazutsu that are not only built to last but also to become more beautiful with the passing of time, following the aesthetic philosophy popularly known as wabi-sabi. Allegedly, the way in which the lid of the tin slowly closes inspired Steve Jobs for the design of the iPhone’s packaging. Kaikado's caddies have been cherished by tea and coffee drinkers all over the world, and are present in the permanent collection of museums including the V&A in London. Yagi-san or “Taka” is a shokunin (職人), a master craftsman. He has collaborated with international designers, craftspeople, and technologists to create new products, like a wireless portable speaker with electronics company Panasonic in 2019. In this conversation with Gianfranco Chicco, curator of The Craftsman Newsletter, Taka talks about Kaikado's work, how a company that's more than a hundred years old can stay relevant today, and what role can the shokunin play in the 21st Century. This conversation took place on December 23, 2020. Video was supported by: Toshiba International Foundation: https://www.toshibafoundation.com Bistream: https://www.bistream.de/ Video Editor: https://geza.co.uk/ ** LINKS ** Kaikado, Kyoto: https://www.kaikado.jp/ Go On crafts collective: https://www.go-on-project.com/ Postcard Teas, London: https://www.postcardteas.com/ ** Timestamps ** 00:00 Introduction 00:07 Products by Kaikado (photos) 00:56 How the tea caddy closure inspired packaging for the iPhone 01:51 Meet Takahiro Kagi from his workshop in Kyoto 02:33 How Kaikado started 03:50 A tea caddy from 100 years ago 06:54 How Taka got started at Kaikado 13:26 A learning process without instructions 15:46 Being a shoku-shōbai 16:19 What is a shokunin 19:05 Thinking of the user 23:22 A wireless speaker with Panasonic 27:41 Feeling over function 33:00 Wabi-sabi and the need of the right words 34:36 Kōgei means more than just ‘crafts’ 38:52 Go On, a shokunin collective 43:06 Tacit knowledge and how to pass it on 47:52 Kaikado Café, point of entrance to the craft world 49:15 The tools and how to make the caddies 52:20 Focusing on making things one by one 55:32 how to inspire young people to keep at it through hard times 1:02:05 The challenge for the next generation ** Japanese Vocabulary ** Shokunin (職人): Craftsperson ; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman (although the meaning can be more nuanced than that). Shoku Shōbai (職商売 ): Craftsperson and business owner. It’s a combination of the words Shokunin and Shōbai (trade or business). Chazutsu (茶筒): Tea caddy. Kōgei (工芸): crafts ; industrial arts ; handicraft.​ Dentō Kōgei (伝統工芸): often used to identify traditional crafts. Bijutsu Kōgei (美術工芸): often used to identify arts and crafts, artistic handicraft or fine and applied art. Mingei (民芸): folk crafts ** THE CRAFTSMAN NEWSLETTER ** Subscribe: https://www.thecraftsman.email​ Instagram:   / thecraftsma...​   ** FOLLOW ME ** Web: https://www.gchicco.com​ Twitter:   / gchicco​   Instagram:   / gchicco​   LinkedIn:   / gchicco​   #craftsmanship​ #shokunin​ #handmade​ #kaikado #kyoto #japan