{"title":"宮下 東吾 Togo Miyashita","description":"\u003cp\u003eTogo Miyashita (ganwyd 1999, Tokyo). Wedi’i fagu mewn teulu a oedd yn rhedeg bwyty soba mewn tŷ gwerin traddodiadol yn ninas Hachioji, Tokyo, treuliodd ei blentyndod wedi’i amgylchynu gan grefftau pren gwerin a diwylliant bwyd Japaneaidd hyd at 23 oed. Ers 2023, mae wedi astudio o dan law y crefftwr coed Takahiro Yoshino wrth droed Mynydd Fuji, gan ddysgu technegau gwaith coed Japaneaidd traddodiadol sy’n canolbwyntio ar waith saer a phlanwyr llaw Japaneaidd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMae’n crefftio blychau a chistiau bychan gan ddefnyddio technegau sy’n manteisio ar briodweddau cynhenid y pren heb ddefnyddio cydrannau metel. Gan dynnu gwersi mewn cytgord â natur o fywyd yn y goedwig, mae’n dilyn dau nod: creu darnau pren sy’n cynhesu ac yn dod â hapusrwydd i fannau bwyta, a dod yn bont sy’n cysylltu diwylliannau gwaith coed o fewn Japan ac yn rhyngwladol, wrth drysori technegau Japaneaidd traddodiadol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTogo Miyashita (born 1999, Tokyo). Raised in a family running a soba restaurant in a traditional folk house in Hachioji city, Tokyo, he spent his childhood surrounded by wooden folk crafts and Japanese food culture until age 23. Since 2023, he has studied under a woodworker Takahiro Yoshino at the foot of Mt. Fuji, learning traditional Japanese woodworking techniques centred on joinery and Japanese hand planes. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe crafts boxes and small chests using techniques that harness the inherent properties of wood without employing metal components. Drawing lessons in harmony with nature from life in the forest, he pursues two goals: creating wooden pieces that warm and bring happiness to dining spaces, and becoming a bridge connecting woodworking cultures both within Japan and internationally, while cherishing traditional Japanese techniques.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cadair-telyn-rhif-00-harp-chair-no-00","title":"Cadair Telyn Rhif.00 \/ Harp Chair No.00","description":"\u003cp\u003eFfawydd \/ Beech \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52.5×80×46cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMae’r darn hwn yn wyrth a aned o’r goeden ffawydd a’n cysylltodd ni drwy gynnig ei hun i’w thorri, gwahoddiad i Flwyddyn Cymru a Japan 2025, a’r cyfle i gymryd rhan yn Coed Coexist. Wedi derbyn cymaint o ysbrydoliaeth a charedigrwydd yn ystod mis o breswyliaeth, roeddwn am fynegi fy niolch i bobl Cymru mewn rhyw ffurf; felly fe’i modelais ar delyn Gymreig a chadair ffyn. Fe’i crefftais gan ddefnyddio offer Japaneaidd megis planwyr llaw a ddefnyddiwyd i greu’r gwead ar y sedd. Gan mai hon yw fy nghadair gyntaf erioed, nid yw wedi’i bwriadu fel darn o ddodrefn ar werth, ond yn hytrach fel gwaith i goffhau y prosiect hwn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis piece is a miracle born from the beech tree that connected us by offering itself to be felled, an invitation to Year of Wales and Japan 2025, and the opportunity to participate in Coed Coexist. Having received so much inspiration and kindness during a month of residency, I wanted to express my gratitude to the Welsh people in some shape; hence I modelled it on the Welsh harp and the stick chair. I crafted it using Japanese tools such as hand planes used to make the texture on the seat. As this is my very first chair, it is not intended as a piece of furniture for sale, but rather as a commemorative work for this project.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57689063227779,"sku":null,"price":555.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3858\/3084\/files\/TogoMiyashita4M2A4408.jpg?v=1774712426"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3858\/3084\/collections\/Screenshot_2026-03-28_152929.jpg?v=1774711800","url":"https:\/\/oriel-plas-glyn-y-weddw.myshopify.com\/collections\/%e5%ae%ae%e4%b8%8b-%e6%9d%b1%e5%90%be-togo-miyashita.oembed","provider":"Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw","version":"1.0","type":"link"}