Fujio Ishimoto's exhibition "BLOOMING" will be held from March 16th at MINA-TO, a space on the first floor of Spiral in Omotesando, Tokyo.


Fujio Ishimoto is a textile designer and ceramic artist who worked for 32 years as a textile designer for Marimekko, a highly popular Finnish lifestyle brand in Japan. Since 1989, he has been creating pottery as a member of the Art Department Society of ARABIA, one of Finland's leading ceramic manufacturers.

Ceramic tile evoking melting snow
While Ishimoto's vibrant, colorful and adorable floral reliefs are often featured, his ceramic works that evoke powerful and tranquil landscapes that seem to coexist with harsh nature are also attracting attention as symbolic expressions.

This exhibition will feature six new flower reliefs, three plates and ceramic tiles created in the 1990s, as well as a small piece titled "Mikan" (Tangerines), which was supervised by Ishimoto.

Six new flower reliefs
 Mikan
The exhibition will feature the vibrant and colorful works that are unique to Ishimoto. Works on display in this exhibition will be available for pre-order by lottery at the Spiral Online Store (store.spiral.co.jp), with the lottery drawing and sale taking place after the exhibition period. Only "Mikan" will be available for purchase in limited quantities at MINA-TO stores.

In addition, for the first time, some of the exhibited works will be available to view in Spiral Web's online gallery. Be sure to check this out as well.