Interviews
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Núria Just interview ![]()
Núria Just Interview
"Also I like to design my characters that don't have a normative beauty. I think it is more interesting and cool than drawing them looking standard."
Núria Just is an illustrator based in Barcelona, Spain. We spoke to her in detail about her career and her work.
Núria Just has worked on many client projects, including The New Yorker, VICE, EA Games, and Prime Video. Her work spans a wide range of fields, including festival imagery, product design, textile patterns and comics.
She says is influenced by visual culture such as MTV music videos, video games, anime, TV series, and manga, her work is characterized by vivid colors, charismatic yet awkward characters, and catchy compositions, sometimes woven with ironic or slightly bitter tones. -
Awakening in the Night - From a conversation with Rena Kudoh ![]()
"I prefer to stay awake at night," Ms. Kudo murmured during our conversation about her artwork
She enjoys nocturnal strolls, cherishing the solitude that night brings.
In introducing Rena Kudoh's work, we had several opportunities to speak with the artist.We have compiled a list of stories from our conversations that may help you understand the work. We hope you will find it helpful when looking at, touching, and thinking about the works. -
"Ceramic art is very close to people. Being able to touch and use ceramics is very appealing." Natsumi Noda on her production process and future plans ![]()
” 効率よくしてしまうと、自分も制作が楽しくないし、
ものが面白くなくなってしまうかなと思っています ”
そう語る野田夏実さんの作品は成形、素焼き、絵付け、釉薬をかけて本焼き、とすべての工程一人でを行い、つくられています。
第３回目となるインタビューでは、制作の方法や今後の展開について伺いました。 -
Natsumi Noda, who "adds stories, emotions, impressions of being there, and a sense of temperature," explains the concept and motifs of her work. ![]()
"ストーリーみたいなものとか、その時の人の感情とか、
そこに居合わせた印象とか、温度感を入れていけたらいいなと
思いながら作っています "
野田さんの作品には、Imustanの手のモチーフや野田夏実ラインの植物など、ユニークなモチーフがたくさん描かれています。
今回、第２回目として「野田夏実」「Imustan」という２つのラインのコンセプトやモチーフについて詳しく伺っていきます。 -
Natsumi Noda talks about the process of creating her artwork: "Communication with people at the dining place is the starting point of my work." ![]()
“ Eating places are a lot of fun, and
are similar to the downtown environment where I was born and raised. At the origin, people and food are deeply related.
How did the works come about, and how are they changing?
I would like to talk about each theme in three parts.
In the first installment, we will talk about how he started making pottery works, and how the two lines "Natsumi Noda" and "Imustan" were born.
