TAKAHASHI Hidetoshi [ Hidetoshi TAKAHASHI ]

Born in 1969, Hidetoshi joined his father and turnery mentor’s company Takahashi Kogei in 1992 after working at a construction company. In 2007, Hidetoshi released Takahashi Kogei’s most acclaimed product “Kami Glass.” He currently works with designers Masanori Oji and Rina Ono on the “Kami,” “Cara,” and “Kakudo” series and also produces other simple, functional wooden tableware that features the natural color and grain of high quality Hokkaido wood. He followed his father’s footsteps to become Takahashi Kogei’s second generation president in 2009.