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CRAFT
Masato Toyama / Toyama Kan'yo
This 4.5m-tall plasterwork, crafted entirely from Okinawan soil, expresses the hotel's STRATA (layer) concept. Based on kucha (mud) found in the deep mudstone layers of southern Okinawa's geological strata, it features accents of red clay collected from remote islands and white clay, now considered rare. Each layer has a different color and texture, selected from over 30 samples and combining over 20 patterns.
PROFILE
Masato Toyama / Toyama Kan'yo
Born in 1978 in Tamagusuku, Tamagusuku Village (now Nanjo City), Okinawa Prefecture.
After graduating from high school, he worked in a hotel restaurant for three years before joining the family plastering business.
While working under his parents' guidance and gaining experience outside the home, he learned about plaster and earthen wall plasterers, and after studying independently, went independent at the age of 34.
He felt the limitations of his self-taught plaster and earthen wall work, so he studied under a plasterer on the mainland.
He relearned the basics, gained experience through a variety of jobs, and continued to explore plastering techniques using local Okinawan materials, which has brought him to the present day.
He now focuses on plastering techniques using local materials.
Born in 1978 in Tamagusuku, Tamagusuku Village (now Nanjo City), Okinawa Prefecture.
After graduating from high school, he worked in a hotel restaurant for three years before joining the family plastering business.
While working under his parents' guidance and gaining experience outside the home, he learned about plaster and earthen wall plasterers, and after studying independently, went independent at the age of 34.
He felt the limitations of his self-taught plaster and earthen wall work, so he studied under a plasterer on the mainland.
He relearned the basics, gained experience through a variety of jobs, and continued to explore plastering techniques using local Okinawan materials, which has brought him to the present day.
He now focuses on plastering techniques using local materials.