Apprentice Craftsman × Strengths: Creativity & Ideation
For Those Strong in Creativity & Ideation
This collection features jobs that may suit those who are relatively comfortable generating new ideas and concepts.
Creativity holds value not only in artistic fields but in all kinds of work. Both small ideas that improve existing methods and entirely new concepts are expressions of creativity. Additionally, some deepen their thinking alone, while others develop ideas through dialogue with others.
The jobs introduced here tend to offer more opportunities to utilize new ideas. Explore how your creativity can flourish.
16 jobs found.
Hagoita Painter
Traditional coloring artisan who applies colors to the wooden surface of hagoita and carefully draws patterns and decorations.
Fusuma Paper Painter
Traditional craft occupation that decorates spaces by painting patterns on fusuma paper in Japanese rooms using brushes.
Cotton Yarn Ikat Tying Worker
A traditional dyeing artisan who uses cotton yarn to create ikat (kasuri) patterns through tie-dyeing techniques. Handles the skill of manually binding threads or fabric, repeatedly dyeing and drying to fix the patterns.
Bentwood Craftsman
Bentwood craftsmen soften wood by steaming, bend and shape it along molds, and perform drying, joining, finishing, and painting. They are artisans who produce bentwood products such as bowls, trays, and buckets.
Marquetry Craftsman
A traditional craft artisan who handcrafts decorative wooden products by combining small pieces of different types and colors of wood into geometric patterns or designs.
Wagasa Craftsman
A profession that crafts traditional wagasa by combining bamboo ribs and washi paper to achieve waterproofing.