Kosei Shirotani(1968-2020) was the Japanese designer respecting the regional craftsmanship and tradition. He discussed with many craftsmen and found the transformation to modern type crafts, deeply influenced by the Italian concept called Progettazione. His retrospective had been exhibited at Obama.
The raven and the first men is one of the most famous wood sculpture curved by the Haida artist, Bill Reid. Please visit the museum anthropology in University of British Columbia #ubc campus at Vancouver. You can look around the sculpture and also find his other artworks.
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Jade Canoe Year: 1994 Artist: Bill Reid Dimensions and materials: Bronze cast, 2.2, jade green patina | 6.05 x 3.89 m Terminal: International Level: Level 3 Security access: Before security