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Ryota Aoki Potter

"I want people 1,000 or even 2,000 years from now to know that there once was a ceramic artist named Ryota Aoki."
These were the electrifying first words out of Ryota Aoki's mouth.
We had seen his artwork and had a sense of his cool and stunning products. But we had no idea that he aspired to become a part of history.He had a distinct aura and spoke of his goals in a plain and simple manner. We felt compelled to work with him and to be witness to how far he would actually go.
At PORT-MART, we provide a fantastic line-up of products that highlight the efforts and aspirations of Ceramic Artist Ryota Aoki who will someday go down in history.

1978 Born in Toyama pref. 2002 Graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center 2008 Taiwan International Ceramic Biennale Special Prize (Taiwan) a lot of receiving a prize in home and abroad

He helds solo exhibitions more than 20 every year, and continues his research on glaze. He also uses unusal materials such as gold, silver and platinum, resulting in new and original works that have never been seen.

To present the Japanese ceramic to the world, he has participated both in solo and group exhibitions abroad as well as art fairs, He has worked on collaborations with other fields such as fashion and interior industries and contemporary art, trying to make more and more people interested in ceramic.

He also organizes the interaction events including students and young ceramic artists every summer. He held auditions, also help young artists to become professional. He starts IKEYAN★WEB as the portal site for young ceramic artists, and SNS “potter”.

MBS “Jonetsu Tairiku”, NHK BS online “the Shonen Cluv Premium”, NHK “Utsuwa Yume Kobo” TV, Magazines, Radio Programs, Internet news, majority appearance including the newspapers.

2002	Tableware Festival Supreme Prize, Mayor’s Prize (Tokyo) Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition Honorable Award (Tokyo)
2003	Crafts Competition in Takaoka Silver Award (Toyama)
2004	Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award Silver Award (Australia)
2005	Crafts Competition in Takaoka Grand Prix (Toyama) International Triennial of Silicate Arts Silver Prize (Hungary) Tableware Festival Supreme Prize (Tokyo) International Ceramics Festival Mino Bronze Award (Gifu) Lifestylist of the Year
2006	Tableware Festivak Grand Prix (Tokyo)
2007	4th World Ceramic Biennale 2007 Silver Award (Korea)
2008	Taiwan International Ceramic Biennale Special Prize (Taiwan)