Bulawan Gamit sa Kusina · 2025
Redesign of Kurojyoka Kagamitan sa Pag-inom
by Yuki Ijichi
- A' Design Award nga Bulawan 2025 in Gamit sa Kusina
- CLIENT: MATHERuBA
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 61,399
- Verification code 4E3BD01382 · Verify this award
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About Redesign of Kurojyoka Kagamitan sa Pag-inom
Kini usa ka bag-ong disenyo sa kurojyoka, usa ka tradisyonal nga seramikong teapot sa Kagoshima para sa shochu, aron mohaum sa modernong estilo sa pagkinabuhi. Ang tradisyonal nga Kurojyoka gihimo base sa Haponong sistema sa pagpainit sa hearth, ug ang porma niini nagpabilin nga pareho bisan pa sa nag-usab nga estilo sa pagkinabuhi. Kining proyekto usa ka pagpadayon sa kultura sa shochu sa Kagoshima ug tradisyonal nga pagkagama pinaagi sa pag-usab niining aspeto ug pag-update sa kurojyoka aron mohaum sa modernong estilo sa pagkinabuhi.
About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan
Redesign of Kurojyoka Kagamitan sa Pag-inom usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Redesign of Kurojyoka Kagamitan sa Pag-inom mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Redesign of Kurojyoka Kagamitan sa Pag-inom nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.
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- 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
