Atelierii + just make design: luxurious home in black serenity. Oct 02, 2013 atelierii + just make design: luxurious home in black serenity atelierii + just make design: luxurious home in black serenityimage © ivan chuangall images courtesy of atelierii evoking an air of mystery, the dark interior of ‘home in black serenity’ by taiwanese firms atelierii + just make design, seeks to create a sense of overall luxury. located in taipei, taiwan the residence is defined by its unique material application – various natural stones help to both unify and separate the interior elements. upon entering, a rough wall is presented that continues to feature throughout, providing a consistent, textural background. ‘black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery.’ says the architects. view of the open-plan living room, kitchen and dining spaceimage © ivan chuang the color black evokes a sense of mystery and is featured throughout the interiorimage © ivan chuang view of the entrance hall image © ivan chuang project info:
Public furniture as flux of energy, light and information | OnSite Studio. Sushi Run - Armin Blasbichler Studio. Machines of Loving Grace. FRAMED* — A Platform for New Art Forms. Sebastien Wierinck Workshop - Public Furniture & The OnSite Series - Keita suzuki's rice bowl revisits ancient japanese standards. Mar 11, 2015 keita suzuki's rice bowl revisits ancient japanese standards keita suzuki’s rice bowl revisits ancient japanese standardsall images courtesy of product design center the ‘rice bowl’ by tokyo-based keita suzuki of product design center fits perfectly in user’s hands. the 12 centimeter diameter of the bowl is derived from the average diameter of a japanese person’s hand when a half-circle is made with the thumb and middle finger. height is also accounted for; the piece is six centimeters tall which creates an ideal 2:1 ratio between the hand and ware. ‘rice bowl’ measures 12cm in diameter, and 6cm in height for a ratio of 2:1 the ratio between the pointing finger and thumb is exactly 2:1, same as the design (arita) potter: fujimaki seitou, material: ‘amakusa’ white porcelain, ‘hishaku-gake’ glazing technique (kiyomizu) potter: ito seitojo, material: red clay soil, ‘kohiki’ engobe finish (shigaraki) potter: yamatatsu togyo, material: ‘koshigaraki’ clay ‘hosome’, no glaze; vitrified.
Japanese kokeshi folk toys | designboom. Nov 16, 2012 japanese kokeshi folk toys kokeishi dolls are wooden sculptures of the human figure in its most basic, stripped down form—a three-dimensional stick figure, the bare minimum for an object to read as human-likeimage © designboom kokeshi are japanese dolls, handmade from wood, with a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. they lack of arms or legs, the body usually has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax.the dolls were originally made during the middle of the edo period (1600–1868).many sources credit their origin as made by artisans proficient with a potter’s wheel, at the shinchi shuraku, near the tōgatta onsen in zaō, from where kokeshi making techniques spread to other areas in the tōhoku region. the kokeishi has a surprisingly little-documented history. the exhibition offered the opportunity to see a wide range of kokeshi stylesimage © designboom image © designboom.
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