Mikiji Nagai
Barber Kimufu 
KOBUTSU
Folkarts, souvenirs, tools and parts once used–– the artist will compile, display, and sell those items that he has collected over the years. If you buy something out of your own desire to own it and you are happy with it, that becomes a special collection to you The artist believes that objects should not to be managed by just one person, but to be taken over and carefully preserved as it passes through the hands of many.
Nagai is a graphic designer and antique collector born in Hyogo.
After working as a designer at design agencies, advertising agencies and marketing companies from 1993, Nagai went freelance in 2007.
In addition to his work as a graphic designer, he collects, compiles, exhibits and sells antiques he has collected. He is also active in different fields where he uses his career as a collector, rethinking the value of existence of things through “KOBUTSU (individual objects).”
