We are a group of designers, living in the city, but carrying the dream of the country
Clean and thorough water, grassy mountains, warm winter and cool summer seasons, simple and friendly neighbors...
We yearn for a natural, simple, unhurried life
So get together, come back together
Pingtian is the name of an ancient village. The ancient village is surrounded by flat rice fields and mountains in the distance.
Hirata is straightforward, that is, the rural pastoral life we yearn for.
Insist on original design and folk arts excavation, through the functional positioning of design, the inheritance and development of traditional skills, and natural materials
Make the best use of materials, explore the three relationships between city and countryside, industry and handicraft, anxiety and tranquility, respectively.
The integration of environment, technology, and spirituality is possible.
Cut into the current life with the posture of folk art creeping on the earth, salvaging the shining people in the gap between tradition and modernity
The fusion of sexual light returns to the original position of the social individual in the natural sequence.
Respect for nature, respect for materials, respect for craftsmanship; simple, elegant, and friendly; that is, Hirata.
The Hirata team is mainly composed of three parts.
Designer: Collect folk crafts, think about the possible combination of folk art and modern design, and propose product plans and materials
Plan, cooperate with folk artist tacitly to realize the product.
Folk artist: Using local materials, using the simplest manual methods, contributing exquisite skills and attitude towards nature.
Teachers and students of colleges and universities: Hirata provides materials, technology and venues, conducts academic and experimental cooperation with colleges and universities, and explores
Science development path.
In the face of all things in nature and rich folk arts and cultural deposits, how to respect and how to undertake development will be the same in Hirata.
The reader keeps thinking and exploring the proposition. The sky is high, the earth is thick and the sea is wide, and we look forward to more forces to join us.
