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Greetings

My name is Awajitani Yoshiyuki, and I am the representative and craftsman of this company.
Ever since I was a child, I have loved making and taking apart things, and I would rarely leave the house, staying at home making something.
One day, when I went to see craftsmanship with my father, I met my master. Unlike the works I had been making with all my heart, I learned how to make and think about sophisticated things by considering the shape, structure, and origin of things. At the same time, I began to feel more and more frustrated and worried about my work. That's when kendo helped me. I was able to sweat and face my work with a fresh mind.
It was through kendo that I first encountered stingray leather.
Stingray leather is beautiful and durable, and has been used in Japan since ancient times for Japanese swords and armor. I want to use the techniques that only I can possess to create the best stingray leather, a romantic material beloved by master swordsmen, in the modern era. This is a piece that I have worked hard to create with that desire in mind. It takes time because it requires a strong attention to detail, but I finish each piece carefully. I want to create things that will move everyone.

History

  • Yoshiyuki Awajitani was born in Osaka in 1989. He had many opportunities to come into contact with art, and by the time he was old enough to understand, he had become a boy who loved matching colors and making things.
  • 1997 – At the age of 8, he found a teacher and began serious craftsmanship (making artificial bait).
  • 2007 – At the age of 18, I taught myself how to sew.
  • 2008 - At the age of 19, while engaged in creative activities, he became fascinated with the ray leather from the shark body used in kendo, and began his own research and technological development.
  • 2010 – At the age of 21, he founded Lunarossa Y'ppi.
  • 2014 – First time exhibiting at a department store in conjunction with the grand opening of Kintetsu Abeno Harukas.
  • 2015 – Permanent display begins at the watch shop in Hankyu Umeda Main Store.
  • 2016 – First exhibit at Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tamagawa Takashimaya, and Osaka Takashimaya. Produced Fukui Western Umbrella "Galusha Umbrella Strap".
  • 2017 – First time exhibiting at Shinjuku Takashimaya and Kawanishi Hankyu.
  • 2018 – First exhibit at Mito Keisei Department Store. Presented “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” work, made of indigo-dyed stingray leather and hand-printed Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji on the interior.
  • 2019 – First exhibit at Daimaru Tokyo and Konandai Takashimaya. Provided leather files as art for the Monday 9pm drama "Sherlock."
  • 2020 – A patent application was filed for the sewing technique of stingray leather (patent application 2020-7777). The stingray leather was decorated with pure gold leaf to create the stingray gold fittings.
  • 2021 – First exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya.
  • 2022 – Awajitani Kosho Co., Ltd. is established. First exhibition at Iyotetsu Takashimaya. First exhibition at Fujisaki Department Store.
  • 2023 – Obtained a patent for sewing stingray leather. First exhibit at Omiya Takashimaya.