We, Aqua Ignis Art Management, Inc., based on various themes and keywords such as art, craft, design, space, interior design, etc., create and embody concepts by incorporating free ideas and modern elements while respecting the traditions and styles of "things" that touch people's inner and subconscious minds and "works" that enrich their daily lives. We create concepts and materialize them. We will send out proposals for quality and affluent lifestyles to the world, not only to Japan, but also to the world at large, with a view to the next generation, and to those who will live in the future.
WORKS
SUTUDIO 672 is a ceramic studio "lab" with elements of an experimental studio. Unlike the hands-on classes and pottery studios often found in tourist facilities, SUTUDIO 672 creates custom-made vessels and tools, original products, and prototypes such as samples and prototypes through detailed discussions and communication with chefs and makers.
COMPANY
- Name of the company : Aqua Ignis Art Management Inc
- Establishment : December 2017
- Representative : Koichi Uchida, President
- Business Activities : Produce, manufacture, retail and wholesale of arts and crafts
- Head Office : 4800-1 Komono, Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie 510-1233, Japan
Koichi Uchida
Born in 1969 in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.
After completing the ceramics course at Seto Ceramic High School, he lived and worked in kilns and ateliers in Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and other parts of the world, acquiring skills while working on-site. In 1992, he established his own studio and kiln in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at museums and galleries in Japan and abroad. He published "UCHIDA KOICHI" (Kyuryudo), "MADE IN JAPAN" (Anonima Studio), and many other books.
In 2015, he opened the "BANKO archive design museum" in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, which archives Banko-yaki pottery, an industrial heritage from the Meiji to Showa periods. In 2019, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award. In 2020, he comprehensively produced the Yunoyama Sotsukiai in Komono-cho, Mie Prefecture, and in 2021, he opened and supervised the KATACHI museum, a museum of food-related tools, at VISON in Taki Town, Mie Prefecture.