{"id":4308,"date":"2024-08-13T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/be-glu.com\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:22:39","slug":"hyottoko-artesania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/be-glu.com\/en\/hyottoko-artesania\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyottoko Artesan\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hyottoko opened in the western part of Asturias more than a decade ago. It is the name of a Japanese mythological character and means \u201cguardian of the forge\u201d (\u706b Hi, fire and \u7537 Otoko, man).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There, knives are made, metal is worked, and things are forged. Santa Eulalia de Oscos is the place; Jorge Rom\u00e1n and Keiko Shimizu are the inhabitants, the craftsmen. Four hands that, with good training, care, technique, and passion, continue the metalworking tradition of Los Oscos and Taramundi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one was born in the very center of Castile. The other was born in the middle of Tokyo Bay. Life brought them together in \u201cgreen Spain\u201d, among mountains, where fire, the forge, and the shine of metal seem to shine more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's see what Jorge, the knife-making craftsman, tells us about his way of living and his work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hyottoko Artesan\u00eda<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello Jorge, when did you know that you wanted to dedicate yourself to making high-quality cutlery?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was in the summer of 2003 in Nontron (France), at a cutlery fair, where I had the opportunity to see very high-quality cutlery for the first time, and that was when I decided to make this type of cutlery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any models that you like the most from your catalog?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that I don't have a special preference for any particular piece but for all of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working in a mountainous area, with a marked character, tradition, nature, and silence, does it inspire you when creating your works?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It really does. I feel very fortunate to live in a biosphere reserve, which is already sufficiently inspiring. If you add to that that cutlery past and more specifically, the creative capacity of those first artisans in the area, it is what inspires me the most and encourages me to continue creating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any hobbies outside the workshop?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don't have much free time these days, to be honest. I was a DJ at one time, and I'll definitely take it up again on another occasion in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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