Hafu Matsumoto

Member of Japan Kogei Association

1952　Born in Haneda, Tokyo

1972　Studied bamboo art under IIZUKA Shokansai (Living National Treasure)

1976　Opened a bamboo craft studio in Sunamachi, Koto Ward, Tokyo

1988　Relocated studio to Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture

1996　July to August: Group exhibition of bamboo art at Felissimo Design House, New York

2001　Solo exhibition at Daimaru Department Store, Tokyo

2003　Solo exhibition and NHK broadcast from the Gangetsu-an Tea Room, Shiroyama Park, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture

2004　Solo exhibition at Ippodo Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo

2009　Invited to exhibit for "The New Bamboo - Modern Japanese Masters-" at Oita Prefectural Art Museum

2011　Exhibited, lectured on bamboo craft for "From Father Shokansai to the Apprentices" about Iizuka Shokansai in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture

2012　Selected for "Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Today- Utility and Form", at Musée Tomo, Toranomon, Tokyo

2013　Exhibited in "The birth of modern bamboo art" at the Tochigi Kuranomachi Museum of Art

Relocated to Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture

2017　Solo exhibition at Ippodo New York

2019　Collaborated with LOEWE (Spanish fashion brand) to release bamboo products for Milan Fashion Week