최지원
AG타이포그라피연구소 주임 연구원. 윤디자인, 티랩을 거쳐 AG타이포그라피연구소에서 제주항공 전용 글꼴 ‘플라이트 산스’ ‘AG 최정호 순명조’ 프로젝트를 진행했다. 독립 활자 디자이너로 활동하며 세로쓰기용 활자 ‘담재’를 발표했으며, 이용제 디자이너와 ‘누벨’ ‘존재’를 제작했다.
Hori Michihiro is a lacquer craftsman, manga artist and author from Toyama. He graduated from Takaoka National College (now University of Toyama, School of Art and Design) with a major in lacquerware and Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima-nuri Lacquerware Training Institute. After working for a cultural property restoration company and as a craftsman in a lacquer workshop, he made his debut as a manga artist in 2003 and has been active in the fields of lacquer and manga ever since. He is the author of several books, including Seishun Uruwashi! URUSHIBU (青春うるはし! うるし部). He conducts kintsugi workshops called “Kintsugibu” (金継ぎ部) in various parts of Japan to promote the relaxed and free style of kintsugi.