Event: Utsuwa Tsukamoto YOYOGIUEHARA
“Utsuwa Tsukamoto” is a Japanese pottery shop which has no actual store, gliding from city to city on a skateboard to bring a pottery to customers with face to face.
One day limited pop-up shop will be open at OPRCT in Yoyogiuehara.
The average age of his main dealing potteries in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture is 83 years old!
With his skateboard, Tsukamoto, the owner of this shop, makes it possible to reduce the distance between customers and potteries who are too old to use SNS or Internet.
Under the state of emergency, he dialogued with customers to know their personality and let them know the charm of potteries using Direct Mail by Instagram or a video chat application.
Tsukamoto says “Talking directly with customers is the best way to tell them the charm of potteries.“
This is the first pop-up store by Tsukamoto who goes back and forth between potteries and customers.
Utsuwa Tsukamoto in Yoyogiuehara（Pop-Up Store）
Date：2020/9/20 (Sun)
Time：11:00〜18:00
Venue：OPRCT（1-29-10 Uehara, Shibuya-ku Tokyo）
Entrance：Free（One drink order）
Presented by Daisuke NAKASHIMA
Utsuwa Tsukamoto Profile
Norio Tsukamoto
Born in 1987, live in Tokyo.
Since his childhood, he was surrounded by lots of handmade vases and plates thanks to his parents who run a Sushi restaurant.
After working as a doorman of Barneys New York then driver of rickshaw in Asakusa and salesperson of fine arts and crafts, he started “Utsuwa Tsukamoto“ which combines his favorite objects and passions: potteries and Skateboard.
Little by little, his unique business style is getting attention, was picked up by lots of medias such as “POPEYE”, “SPUR”, ”KODE” etc.
People often worry that he might fall down and break a pottery while delivering on a skateboard, but he has never broken one.
Mashiko ware, Cup (W60-70 D60-70 H50-60 mm)
Mashiko ware, Matcha bowl (W120 D120 H80 mm)
Souma ware, Matcha bowl (W110 D110 H85mm)
Mashiko ware, Flower vase (W140 D140 H130 mm)
Notice:
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation below.
・Please wear the mask and take measures to prevent COVID-19 by yourself in the venue.
・Please sanitize your hands before you enter the venue.
・Please refrain from visiting the event, if you have cold symptoms such as fever, cough and body aches.
・Make sure to wear the mask if you have symptoms such as cough and sneeze.
・Please refrain from visiting the event, if you are not in good shape.
・Our staffs wear the mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.
We look forward to seeing you.
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