RIP In Memory of Dewa-san of ArtWorks Dewa

[Phatmiata]

I was told today by a couple of friends that personally know Ryoichi Dewa (owner of Art-Works Dewa) that he has passed this world and moved on to a Roadster in heaven. :cry:

If you ever had the pleasure to deal with him or see his products first hand you know how excellent the quality of his parts were. A true craftsmen in every sense of the word. I bought my first set of Gauge faces from him in 1998. And have had several versions since that time, as well as his other parts, like Gauge faces, gauge rings, trim rings and such.

We will miss you Dewa-san
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~AWD/


http://youtu.be/ZunUFhLswm4

[pacman 99]

Ah so sad :( RIP

I have his vent rings which I got from you Randy.

[vote4pedro]

Very Sad news indeed. :(

[tsingson]

Very very sad. May he ride in the sunset with top down.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Very sad news. He did great work and will be missed.

[speedypenguin]

:cry:

[BoBo]

Rip.

[theothersawyer]

Terrible news. Very sad to hear! :(

[Grip Driver]

:cry:

[fwdtamiya]

I'm glad that I got some of his work before he passed :(

[gapmiatas]

Very sad news. He was an incredible craftsman with a one of a kind vision for the art.

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[Toolman]

I am very fortunate to not only own some of Dewa-San's quality artwork products, but also to have met him in person when I attended Karuizawa Meeting 2007.

RIP, Dewa-San

Here's a picture of Dewa-san (left), Joe from R-Speed (center), and me (right) from the Karuizawa meeting. This picture is featured on the AWD website as well.

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[Mexican_Guy]

Whow .. thats sad.. but they gonna continue making products?

[ueru]

He created some amazing work; you could tell he loved what he did. Gonna miss him for sure. :(

[mini_fd]

I wish I was able to have one of his products. What a very talented individual.

[revlimiter]

Rest in peace, Dewa-san. :(

[Pfunk]

I have the very last set of independent billet bezels/non-glare glass gauge covers they made for the NB--they were the display set. When I called looking for a set he offered them to me since they were out of any others. Along with the panel from AWD, they are just beautiful. I can't use them now due to the SH gauges I run, which is a damn shame, because they're lovely. I have the whole thing (Japan-spec gauges, mounts, etc.) just sort of sitting in my shop like art.

[Demon I Am]

Buy another gauge cluster, and wire the lights to work on wall-power. would look great

[atank]

Much Respect & :(

[mc70]

Sad day in our Miata world to see a visionary artist pass.

[iKhanh]

may his soul RIP. extremely grateful that his work can still live on through the needle caps that were installed on my gauges recently.

[HELLIONMX5]

I remember wanting a set of the guages When I was first introduced to his stuff. RIP

so thats it for his products?

[Jimmy Vee]

From the latest issue of Roadster Bros, This is scanned, then loaded into a text recognition site (http://maggie.ocrgrid.org/nhocr/) and translated with google, so it isn't 100% right and there are a few words that look out of place.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/819/kyt6.jpg

平素はART WORKS DEWAをご愛顧賜り誠にありがとうございます。
2014年1月4日 、 出羽良ーは永眠いたしました。

誠に勝手ながら、 メール •FAX•お電話でのご注文の受け付けを停止させていただいております。
自宅を兼ねておりますオフィスは間もなくク口ーズとなりますので、 あらかじめご了承ください。
方的なご連絡となりたいへん申し訳ございませんが、 ご理解賜れますよう、 なにとぞよろしくお願いいたします。
AWDにご興味を持っていただき、 本当にありがとうございました。

ロードスターというクルマを通じて得たみなさまとの出会いは、 きつと空の上でも、 いつまでも宝物となつていくはずです。
今ごろ、 ひと足先に旅立った最愛の妻と仲良くオープンで走っていることでしょう。
本当にありがとうございました。

今後のお問い合わせは、 長男の出羽健太郎までお願い申し上げます。
●連絡先:dewaken7826@gmail.com
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Thank you very much look forward for your continued support of ART WORKS DEWA is one patronage .
January 4, 2014 , Dewa yaw we passed away .

And we have been stopped actually without permission , the acceptance of your order by e-mail • FAX • telephone.
Office and also serves as a home because it becomes the network 's opening over soon , Please note .
I am very sorry, will contact you a square , but so that you Tamaware your understanding , thank you kindly.
I have your interest in AWD, Thank you very much .

In the sky , meeting with everyone gained through car roadster that should go summer and treasure forever and tight .
By now , you will be running in the open along well with his beloved wife who departed a little earlier .
Thank you very much .

Inquiries in the future , I ask to Dewa Kentaro eldest son .
● Contact : dewaken7826@gmail.com
※ I ask for the release If you have expired refuse to receive from one mail address pretend Ichime .

[Pfunk]

I was talking with the RS Aizawa boys about this yesterday. The company will fold; it is only being kept open long enough for his son to send off what completed sets they have, cancel orders than cannot be filled, etc., and then it is gone.

[RotorNutFD3S]

:( This is sad news as well.

[WASABI]

The roadster family was a better place with Dewa-san. His loss will be long felt.

[Phatmiata]

Art Works Dewa (AWD) 's Ryoichi Dewa, who started on NA, NB, and NC Roadster, and was making meter panels for multiple models, died on January 4th.

The following reprints the contents written by Kentaro Dewa who is his son.

Reprinted below




Thank you for always using AWD.

This time, it is the news from Kentaro Dewa, the son of Ryoichi Dewa, the owner of AWD.

Suddenly, Deichi Ryoichi passed away on January 4, 2014.

Unfortunately, AWD has to be closed once.

We can not respond to inquiries and orders from our website at this time, so we apologize for any inconvenience.

I'm thinking of greetings to everyone again, and I plan to report on the paper of "Road Star Bros" issued at the end of this month.

We apologize for the single-sided contact, but we appreciate your understanding.

Last but not least, thank you for your interest in AWD.

With everyone's support, he seems to have had a good time every day. I am very proud as a son. I was the only person in the world I can respect.

Meeting with everyone obtained through the car called Roadster is sure to be a treasure even on the sky. I think I'm open and friendly with my mother who has just left for a while. I'm really thankful to you.

Detaro Kentaro

[iRoadster]

No more Into The Blue gauge faces?! :cry2:

[Elliott]

I just found this thread, sorry for the bump. Dewa-san was a true artisan with a beautiful product.

でわさんご冥福を祈ります。