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 Exhibitions
2020 Japanese Metalwork Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary | Florida
Asia Week | New York
2019 Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition | Japan
2017 TEFAF | New York
2016 Spring Masters | New York
Group Exhibition, EAF Monaco | Monaco
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