Design Skills × Career Path: Traditional Craftsman

7 jobs found.

Wooden Comb Maker

An occupation that manufactures combs from wood, performing processes from wood selection, cutting, engraving, polishing, and finishing by hand.

Yuzen Sketch Artist (Hand-Drawn Yuzen)

A traditional craft technician who traces patterns used in the Yuzen dyeing process onto silk fabric with ink or charcoal as a preliminary sketch, supporting the subsequent dyeing operations.

Bamboo Weaver

Traditional craft artisan who designs and produces braided products such as baskets, containers, and interior goods by weaving bamboo as material.

Bamboo Bark Craftsman

Artisan who braids and finishes baskets, trays, ornaments, etc., by hand using bamboo bark as material.

Hanging Lantern Maker

Craftsman who fabricates, repairs, and restores traditional Japanese hanging lanterns and lighting fixtures used in shrines, temples, ryotei restaurants, and tea rooms using woodworking, metalworking, lacquering, and other techniques.

Rantai (Ran) Lacquerware Maker

Rantai lacquerware makers weave bamboo to create vessel bodies, apply multiple layers of lacquer, and perform decoration and polishing—a traditional lacquerware manufacturing technical occupation.

Wajima Lacquerware Craftsman

Craftsmen centered in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, who handle traditional Wajima lacquerware from undercoating to painting and polishing.