Something only I can do.

"I want to do things that no one else can do. I want to create something that only I can do."

This is a philosophy that Satoshi Hidaka has cherished over the course of over 20 years of manufacturing.

That word doesn't mean that I want to create something unique.

Materials that I don't know yet.

A technique I haven't tried yet.

And the expression that only I can do.

Focus on that, think about it, and keep moving your hands.

Looking back on Hidaka's past, we can see that this attitude is not only reflected in one work.

Learn about fashion and move from the world of clothes to the world of leather.

While gaining experience in manufacturing and planning at a leather products manufacturer, he learned the techniques of making authentic hand-sewn bags.

And instead of making many of the same items, I started making one-of-a-kind hand-sewn bags.

Since then, we have continued to search for better materials, refine our tailoring techniques, and expand our craftsmanship to include dyeing and processing the materials themselves.

During this journey, one day a line connects us.

Leather and lacquer.

fashion.

Art.

architecture.

Antique.

Music.

It was a combination of the various things that had shaped Hidaka himself that overlapped and that emerged as a result.

However, just because I had an idea, it didn't immediately take shape.

He studied lacquer skin on his own and spent many years making prototypes.

Polish and fail.

Think again and move your hands.

How can we preserve the suppleness necessary for leather products while preserving the expression of lacquer?

The result of much trial and error is the current Has lacquer skin.

There's more to Has's manufacturing than just repeating perfected techniques.

Seeing the uniqueness of a single piece of leather.

Create your own colors.

Do not intentionally show seams or metal fittings.

Re-creating the ancient technique of lacquer leather into your own leather products.

At first glance, they seem like separate jobs.

However, the root may be the same.

What can I do with this material?

Rather than conforming to existing correct answers, they ask their own questions and search for the answers with their own hands.

Therefore, Has's products are a combination of what Hidaka has seen, what he has learned, and what he has accumulated over time.

The purpose is not to create something different from anyone else.

If you continue to pursue what you think is beautiful, you will end up creating something unique.

Something only I can do.

I believe that these words do not refer to a single completed work, but to Satoshi Hidaka's attitude as he continues to create things.