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GRAVIMORPH Artist
Kazunari Higuchi
Kazunari Higuchi is a professor at Aichi University of Education. He was born in Osaka prefecture, Japan, in 1964. He learned educational design and finished his master's degree in education from the graduate school of Osaka Kyoiku University. He began to design a series of art works named GRAVIMORPH in 1987, which were meant to depict motion under gravity, and conducted a number of crafts workshops for children, collaborating with local government, museums and corporations. He consecutively participated in the Japan National Woodcraft Exhibition from its first event held in 1988 to the seventh held in 1994 and won the grand prize, first prize, second prize, special prize, encouragement prize and so on.
In 1997, he concluded a license agreement with Neaf AG, Switzerland, and released two educational toys named Motus and Ellip in the world. In 2010, he developed a toy named Donguri in cooperation with Asuka Koubou, Saga prefecture, and Takasu Gaku Design, Fukuoka prefecture. The toy was elected as Good Toy in 2011 and won Good Design Award in the next year. In 2017, he launched a wooden toy brand named ne iro in cooperation with Neba village forestry cooperatives, Nagano prefecture, and set up the website which introduced wooden educational toys he designed, named Nebanomori. He affiliated with the renovation project of Toyota Child-Rearing Support Center, Aichi prefecture, utilizing locally sourced wood. He had private exhibitions at Hamada Children's Museum of Art in Shimane prefecture (2011), the World Children's Art Museum in Okazaki, Aichi prefecture (2014), Tokyo Skytree (2018), Anjo Civic Art Gallery, Aichi prefecture, Hamada Children's Museum of Art, and Warabekan in Tottori prefecture (2019).
Nozaki Limited
We “Nozaki Limited” has been engaged in metal processing in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, since 1902. The history of the metalworking industry of Sanjo dates back to the early Edo period (1603-1868) when farmers began making Japanese-style nails as their side business. Since then, the industry has greatly contributed to the development of Sanjo. Currently, the city thrives as Japan’s leading industrial center with over 300 metal processing companies, over 50 wood processing factories and various businesses mediating between them.
Our Company’s strength is to propose the products sought by people of that era. At the time of its establishment, we manufactured the fittings for wooden closets. Since then we have been manufacturing machine parts, amusement products parts, daily necessities etc.
In 2018 the expert of metalworking met Kazunari Higuchi, a renowned Japanese designer, and in 2019 their collaboration gave birth to GRAVIMORPH. Its unique motions and sounds bring about peace in your mind, and its simple and sophisticated design also adds to the luxury of your room.
GRAVIMORPH is produced by the many artisans/companies in Tsubamesanjo, one of Japan's leading manufacturing areas. The best artisans use both manual and mechanical processes at a high level. It is an object created purely by simple processing techniques "cutting", "shaving", and "polishing".
Open Factory
We welcome general users to visit our factory by appointment only. 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Advance booking by email is required. Please visit the factory at the address below.
Email info@gravimorph.com
Address 2134-1, Tsukanome, Sanjo City, Niigata, 955-0055, JAPAN
About Agents and Distributors
If you want to know more about our distributors and dealers, or about our products, please contact us by e-mail below.
Email info@gravimorph.com
Nozaki Limited
Founded in April 1902
Address 2134-1, Tsukanome, Sanjo City, Niigata, 955-0055, JAPAN
Email info@gravimorph.com
Brand site https://gravimorph.com
Company site https://www.nozakilimited.com
Chief Operations Officer Showtaro Nozaki
