[a lowercase i cut by Philip Surey] WADitems Toshi Katayama’s work and approach

Toshi Katayama’s work and approach to teaching was so highly regarded in Japan that it was the focus of an exhibition at the Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo in 1994

21 × 33 mm

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until he set up his own multidisciplinary design studio in 1980 and carried out various graphic design projects for UNICEF

[a lowercase i cut by Philip Surey] WADitems Toshi Katayama’s work and approachWhat a pleasure are hand cut letters. This one was cut by Philip Surey, a 1996 graduate of the City & Guilds of London Art School who later assisted Richard Kindersley and Ralph Beyer in their shops before going out on own as a sculptor and letter carver. (We keep an alphabet carved by Phil above our desk.) This piece was carved as a workshop sample and its a total beauty. A lovely thing that he signed by carving his last name on the back.