Ikuya Sagara
A master thatcher based in Ogo-cho, Kobe, Ikuya Sagara brings the tradition of kayabuki grass-weaving into the contemporary art world. An aspiration to become a hyakushō (a person who possesses one hundred skills essential for living) led him to found the artisans’ collective Kusakanmuri. His work has been exhibited across Japan and in the Netherlands.