Design Sketching × 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.
11 jobs found.
Glass Hand Blowing Worker
Artisan who uses a blowpipe and high-temperature furnace to inflate and shape molten glass into handmade glass products such as tableware and decorative items.
Fruit Basket Weaver (Bamboo)
Traditional craft occupation that hand-weaves baskets for storing and transporting fruit using bamboo splints.
組ひも編工
Traditional manufacturing occupation that hand-braids kumihimo cords for Japanese clothing accessories and decorations.
Kokeshi Maker
A profession that manufactures wooden traditional dolls "Kokeshi" using a lathe or by hand.
Cloisonne Craftsman
A craftsman who decorates metalware or accessories with vitreous enamel and fires them in a kiln to create beautiful decorative items.
Bamboo Toy Maker
Artisan who crafts toys using bamboo as material and traditional techniques. Finishes through processes such as splitting, weaving, and bending, providing them as souvenirs or children's toys.
Sword Scabbard Maker
Traditional craft artisan who handles the design, crafting, and finishing of sword scabbards in an integrated manner. Manages everything from wood selection to lacquering and decoration, protecting the blade and enhancing its aesthetic appeal.
Doll Carver
Traditional artisan skill of shaping wooden dolls with chisels and carving knives, followed by coloring and finishing.
Buddhist Altar Maker
Craftsman who processes wood, applies decorations such as carving and lacquer painting, and manufactures Buddhist altars. Requires traditional techniques and precise handwork.
Bent Wood Manufacturing Worker
Occupation of selecting timber with irregular shapes such as natural bends or knots (burls) and processing it into products like decorations or furniture parts.