赤木明登 ( あかぎ あきと)
塗師
1962年岡山県生まれ。中央大学文学部哲学科卒業後、編集者を経て輪島へ。
輪島塗の下地職人・岡本進氏のもとで修行後、1994年に独立。
現代の暮らしに息づく生活漆器「ぬりもの」の世界を切り開く。
Akito Akagi
Lacquer painter. Born in 1962, Okayama pref.
Moved to Wajima after a career of editor, and became apprentice under Sususmu Okamoto who was base coat painting craftsman. After independent in 1994, Akito Akagi has pioneered the world of 'Nurimono', lacquerware for daily life.
