While following the footsteps of SEN no Rikyu, who brought the art of tea ceremony to perfection, he also developed a lively and creative style of art and created an art trend known as the Oribe style in pottery, architecture and gardening during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
千利休が大成させた茶道を継承しつつ、大胆かつ自由な気風を好み、茶器製作・建築・造園などにわたって「織部好み」と呼ばれる一大流行を安土桃山時代にもたらした。