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ジョナサン・ストラットンは1996年、アメリカ・バージニア州に生まれ育ちました。
4年間の専門課程を修了し、デザインとアートを学ぶ中で創作の基礎を築きましたが、どこか満たされない感覚を抱き、22歳のときに自身の情熱に導かれるように木工の世界へと足を踏み入れました。
2018年より独学の木工家として、研究と試作を重ね、指導を受けながら、機能と美を兼ね備えた作品を生み出すための技術を磨いてきました。環境や出会いに恵まれ、自身の工房を立ち上げたことは、彼の人生において大きな意味を持つ出来事となりました。家具制作への情熱は次第に深まり、良質な家具を生み出すために欠かせない、時代を超えて受け継がれてきた技法への敬意を育んでいきました。
Jonathan Stratton's work reflects his passion through design and creative form. Blending the boundaries between art, functionality, and beauty; he strives to create pieces which reflects the perfect and imperfect balances within nature. Influenced by a combination of Mid-Century Modern / Japanese style, his focus is to strip away the unnecessary details within design and focus on the pure essence of what furniture represents, which is "elegance in simplicity".
PHILOSOPHY
ジョナサン・ストラットンは1996年、アメリカ・バージニア州に生まれ育ちました。
4年間の専門課程を修了し、デザインとアートを学ぶ中で創作の基礎を築きましたが、どこか満たされない感覚を抱き、22歳のときに自身の情熱に導かれるように木工の世界へと足を踏み入れました。
2018年より独学の木工家として、研究と試作を重ね、指導を受けながら、機能と美を兼ね備えた作品を生み出すための技術を磨いてきました。環境や出会いに恵まれ、自身の工房を立ち上げたことは、彼の人生において大きな意味を持つ出来事となりました。家具制作への情熱は次第に深まり、良質な家具を生み出すために欠かせない、時代を超えて受け継がれてきた技法への敬意を育んでいきました。
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Jonathan was born on 1996 and grew up in Virginia, USA. He obtained a 4-year trade degree and pursued a background in design and art. However, he felt something was missing and was compelled to follow his passion and began to explore his interest in woodworking at the age of 22.
As a self-taught woodworker since 2018, he studied, mentored, and spent countless hours developing skills that would further him in his quest for functional art. God blessed him with the talents and resources to start his own business, which has fulfilled this important aspect of his life. Jonathan's passion for building furniture matured immensely and sparked a deeper appreciation for the time-honored techniques which goes into creating quality pieces of furniture.
THE JOURNEY
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At the age of 27, Jonathan had the opportunity to travel to Japan where he was deeply inspired by not only the culture, but the traditional landscapes which is reflected in his work. After going back and forth from America to Japan for quite some time, he decided to pack up everything and move to Japan where he now calls home. After a 2 years emersed in the culture, he established his own design studio in Tokyo where he focuses on creating one-of-a-kind pieces to this day.
WHY JAPAN
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