This message from the Book of Tea is one of the central ideas of Mr. Yukito Nishinaka's work. Inspired by Zen wisdom, he perfects the Japanese skill of "creating the worthless from the worthless".

We had the honor of welcoming Mr. Nishinaka and his wife for a visit to our company headquarters. We were happy to meet this artist in person, who is also our representative in Japan.

Mr. Nishinaka was approached by the beauty of glass purely by chance, but all the more urgently. One day, on his travels through Japan as a young man, he entered a glass workshop. This meeting awakened his artistic soul and changed his life literally overnight. He wanted to pass on the vital energy that he felt from the glass, its shapes, forms and colors. He transforms the craft acquired through his studies at the California College of the Arts with a Japanese sensibility to create unique works that have found a place in many galleries around the world.

http://www.nishinaka.com