メディア回帰する漆  [in Japanese] URUSHI(Japanese Lacquer) which adds to presence again as the media  [in Japanese]

<p>Design and a technique of URUSHI(Japanese Lacquer) craft were run by the division of labor system in the Edo era, the URUSHI craft was the high media in the design expression. After the Meiji Restoration, among the modernization and internationalization of the society, the entire craft, including URUSHI were clearly positioned in the lower to fine art by international and political factors. Craftsman aimed at reinstatement as artistic expression left the division of labor system and started the behavior as a personal artist. Due to the effect of the change in the post-war lifestyle, lacquer technique is no longer utilized in daily products. In the process of lacquer technology is highly pure and sophisticated as artistic expression, the understanding of URUSHI in general has decreased. While mechanization is not almost introduced in URUSHI, there are plenty room that can be replaced or updated by the modern digital technology through reviewing the process. This report shows the possibility of URUSHI as a modern media in the design expression through reinterpreting URUSHI technique by digital fabrication. </p>