Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки by Yuki Ijichi

Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки by Yuki Ijichi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Златна награда A' Design Award in Дизайн на съдове за печене, сервиране, пиене и готвене Competition Category.

ЗлатоКухненски принадлежности· 2025

Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки

by Yuki Ijichi

Client: MATHERuBA

Златна награда A' Design Award Winner in Кухненски принадлежности Category

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The Design

About Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки

Това е редизайн на куроджьоката - традиционна керамична кана за шочу от Кагошима, адаптирана към съвременния начин на живот. Традиционната куроджьока е оформена въз основа на японската система за отопление с огнище и формата ѝ е останала непроменена, въпреки променящите се начини на живот. Този проект е продължение на културата на шочу и традиционното занаятчийство на Кагошима чрез модифициране на този аспект и осъвременяване на куроджьоката, за да отговори на съвременния живот.

The Recognition

About the Златна награда A' Design Award

Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки е носител на Златната награда A' Design Award — неимоверно престижно признание, присъждано на първокласни, чудесни и забележителни дизайни. Златните победители са изключително иновативни, силно визионерски и блестящо поразяващи творби, които отразяват гения, мъдростта и майсторството на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки да бъде високо възхвалявано, задаващо тенденции и монументално изобретение, което носи безпрецедентна стойност. Този дизайн, спечелил Златната награда A' Design Award, е впечатляващ, уважаван проект, който силно ползва и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Redesign of Kurojyoka Съдове за напитки поражда силни чувства на желание, буди страст, насърчава творчеството и ни очарова.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a redesign of the Kurojyoka, a traditional Kagoshima ceramic earthenware teapot for shochu, to fit modern lifestyles. The traditional Kurojyoka was shaped based on heating in a Japanese hearth, and the Satsuma ware craftsmen did not revise the Kurojyoka to fit their changing lifestyles, but this project is characterized by its sublimation into a modern Kurojyoka by revising this aspect of the project. The fact that the shape has been modified for the modern age.
Dimensions & Packaging: Kurojyoka, Width 120mm x Depth 146mm x Height 160mm
Cup, Width 75mm x Depth 75mm x Height 45mm
Warmer, Width 114mm x Depth 102mm x Height 63mm
Pitcher for Maewari, Width 80mm x Depth 84mm x Height 205mm
Tags: Product Design, Redesign, Tableware, Sakeware, Kurojoka, Kurojoka6442, Satsuma ware, Earthenware shochu teapot
Production Technology: The redesigned Kurojyoka has a mass produced design so that it can be used as a modern earthenware teapot for shochu and as an everyday household item for enjoying shochu. It is made using casting molding, a technique for mass producing ceramics, in which muddy ceramic clay is poured into a plaster mold.
The material is porcelain, which is durable and can be used for commercial purposes.
The glaze uses shirasu from the Shirasu Plateau, a characteristic of Kagoshima's soil, with the aim of it becoming an everyday household item made from local materials.
Design Challenge: In redesigning the Kurojyoka, we tried to make it a mass production type for easy general use, but there was a difficulty in that Kagoshima does not have mass production technology. Therefore, we asked a Nagasaki potter with mass production technology to manufacture the product, but used Kagoshima materials for the glaze, thereby creating a Kurojyoka with elements of the production area.
Inspiration: The project began with a request from MATHERuBA, which operates a cafe and store in Kagoshima, to redesign the Kurojyoka, a traditional Kagoshima porcelain earthenware teapot for shochu, to suit modern lifestyles and create an original product.
We therefore researched the origin of the shape of Kurojyoka for shochu traditionally used in Kagoshima, and found design inspiration in the abacus shape described in literature, which we redesigned into a shape that fits today's lifestyle.
Project Duration: The project began in Kagoshima in February 2018 and ended in November 2019 and has been sold.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #2 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #3 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #4 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama
Image #5 : Photographer Masahiko Kukiyama