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year 1974
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source title Ingo Maurer: Making Light
info “Shigeki san, the master of uchiwa makers: He was the first person to make uchiwas for us. He is a very unusual being. The line was an immediate success, And he was unable to make as many uchiwas as we wanted. I did it more out of curiosity than for business reasons.” “In 1974 the bay of Marugame was polluted by a chemical plant. Many former uchiwa makers were working in the bay cultivating nori, the Japanese seaweed. They lost their jobs. Yes, they could work for us, but we had to employ them for at least a year. Imagine: Twenty-one people making nothing by uchiwas! I was asked to make a firm commitment. A great opportunity but also a risk. I took the risk, and everybody gained. The makers were happy, our customers were happy, my bank was more than happy, and all of us in Kaiserstrasse were happy, not to forget George K. in the USA! The Japanese were fantastic!”.
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year 1974
material paper
source title Ingo Maurer: Making Light
info “Shigeki san, the master of uchiwa makers: He was the first person to make uchiwas for us. He is a very unusual being. The line was an immediate success, And he was unable to make as many uchiwas as we wanted. I did it more out of curiosity than for business reasons.” “In 1974 the bay of Marugame was polluted by a chemical plant. Many former uchiwa makers were working in the bay cultivating nori, the Japanese seaweed. They lost their jobs. Yes, they could work for us, but we had to employ them for at least a year. Imagine: Twenty-one people making nothing by uchiwas! I was asked to make a firm commitment. A great opportunity but also a risk. I took the risk, and everybody gained. The makers were happy, our customers were happy, my bank was more than happy, and all of us in Kaiserstrasse were happy, not to forget George K. in the USA! The Japanese were fantastic!”.
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