artist / CEO hirofumi suga

1972年東京都石神井公園生まれ。17歳から造園の道に入る。1年半後、京都の庭の美しさに魅了され、龍安寺の庭師の親方に修行のお願いをするが住職に断られ、見かねた親方の紹介で、曲水の宴で有名な京都/城南宮庭園へ修行入りする。その後、約4年間の修行を経て、22歳に庭師として独立。その頃から茶道と花道に触れる。30歳を越してからデザイン・設計の依頼が増え始め、44歳にはスペイン/バルセロナにオフィスを開設。現在では、日本、バルセロナを拠点に国際的に活動する。

Born in 1972 in Shakujii Park, Tokyo, Hirofumi Suga began his journey in landscape architecture at the age of 17. A year and a half later, after being enthralled by the beauty of Kyoto’s gardens he sought to receive training by the head garden designer at Ryoanji, only to be refused by the chief priest. By introduction from Ryoanji’s head garden designer, he was able to receive training at Kyoto/Jonangu Shrine famous for Kyokusui no En. Following roughly four years of training, Suga began his own career as a garden designer at the age of 22. From that time, he also began studying the art of tea ceremony and flower arrangement. Around the age of 30, design and planning job requests began coming in more often, and at the age of 44 he opened up his office in Barcelona, Spain. Currently, he works globally based out of both Japan and Barcelona.