Collaboration of VALEDO (Spain) fan and Firenze wood inlay work

Collaboration with Ijasen and Carbonell, a long-established fan maker in Spain, "VALEDO" with wood inlay work.is now in stock.

VALEDO, a collaboration between Ibasen and Carbonell, a long-established folding fan maker in Spain

VALEDO fans are made in collaboration with "Abanikos Carbonell," a long-established folding fan company located in Valencia, Spain. The material used is a wood called palo santo (rosewood).


Through the sea in the Nanban trade with Spain in the early Edo period,folding fanculture seems to have spread to Europe. to the hot climate of Spain,folding fanculture seems to be suited to the hot climate of Spain, and fans of this shape are still used today.

× The inner frame is inlaid with Firenze wood.

We asked Mr. Takafumi Mochizuki, a wood inlay craftsman in Firenze, to do the work on the main bone of this collaborative product.

You can choose from "Aomiha", "Namiura", and "Gourd" designs. A leather fan case is included.

Da Firenze - From Florence

L'intarsio è un mestiere tradizionale di Firenze
- Marquetry is a traditional Florentine craft



che risale ad ancor prima del Rinascimento.
- It has been around since before the Renaissance.



Noi estendiamo al futuro l'antica tradizione con nuove idee e passione.
- We extend ancient traditions into the future with new ideas and passion.

Wood inlay craftsman Takafumi Mochizuki

Brief History

Born in Tokyo, 1979
Moved to Italy and Florence in 2007

Studied under antique furniture craftsman "Leonard Olivastri" since 2008, learning the technique of wood inlay work as well as furniture restoration.

In 2014, opened his own wood inlay workshop in San Frediano, Florence

http://www.zouganista.com


Each and every wood inlay work is meticulously crafted.

He is constantly working on new projects, such as inlaying intricate curves of shoe molds and making inlaid wood lampshades, while utilizing traditional techniques.

Valedo fan with a fine inlaid wood fillet

Mr. Takafumi Mochizuki, a craftsman living in Firenze, has done the fine wood inlaying on the parent bone of the fan in collaboration with Ibasen and Carbonell, a long-established folding fan company in Spain.

Please feel free to contact us.