Kyohei Fujita

After studying in the metal department at the Tokyo Academy of Arts (now the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music), Kyohei Fujita became an independent glass artist in 1949 at a time when there were few artists working in glass in Japan. He was a pioneer of glassmaking and helped to bring the Studio Glass Movement to Japan. In 1989, he was appointed as the only glass artist to the Japan Art Academy, an honorary society for artists who have contributed to the arts.