Iede Takahiro Japanese, b. 1962

Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1962, Iede Takahiro is one of Japan’s leading Contemporary metal artists due to his innovative metal-weaving techniques. Iede draws inspiration from traditional Japanese bamboo basketry and weaves together colorful strips of rigid metals. He first heats and hammers each strip, then crimps it along its length to conform them, and painstakingly weaves the strips together starting at the center. In 2016, Iede received the Medal of Purple Ribbon for Artistic Achievement from the Japanese government.

 

Selected Public Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York 

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

Tokyo National Museum | Japan

National Museum Wales | UK

Manchester Art Gallery | UK