The Chakai Näyttely by Studio Kaz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award in Installaatiomuotoilu Competition Category.

HopeaInstallaatiot· 2025

The Chakai Näyttely

by Studio Kaz

Client: Studio Kaz

Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Installaatiot Category

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The Design

About The Chakai Näyttely

Tango Chirimen -kangasta, johon heijastettiin kuvia projection mapping -tekniikalla, käytettiin psykologisena rajana. Erittäin ohut kangas heilahtelee pienimmästäkin ilman liikkeestä, kuten ihmisen liikkuessa, ja kankaaseen upotetut anturit reagoivat vuorovaikutteisesti kankaan liikkeeseen. Lattiamateriaalina käytettiin koristevaneeria, joka valmistettiin liimaamalla vaneriin kaislaruohoa, joka muuten olisi hävitetty, koska se ei ollut riittävän pitkä tatami-kudontakoneeseen.

The Recognition

About the Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award

The Chakai Näyttely on Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, äärimmäisen arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään huippuluokan, upeille ja vaikuttaville designeille. Hopeavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen loistavia ja erittäin luovia teoksia, jotka havainnollistavat suunnittelijoidensa erinomaista asiantuntemusta, lahjakkuutta ja terävyyttä. The Chakai Näyttely:n odotetaan olevan ihana, esimerkillinen teos, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja syvästi innovatiivinen. Tämä Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on erittäin merkittävä, ihailtu keksintö, joka hyödyttää taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. The Chakai Näyttely on laajalti kadehdittu luomus, joka herättää haluja, tuo myönteisiä tunteita ja sytyttää hämmästystä ja ihmetystä.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tango Chirimen, soaked in images projected by projection mapping, is used as a psychological barrier. The extremely thin fabric sways with the slightest air movement, and sensors embedded in the fabric react interactively to the movement of the fabric. The floor is made of an original material called "IGUSA-faced plywood", made by gluing rush grass that would have been discarded because it was too long to fit into a tatami loom onto plywood.
Dimensions & Packaging: MATERIAL
Tango Chirimen
IGUSA-faced plywood
DIMENSIONS
width 3,138.5mm
depth 3,138.5mm
height 2,075mm
TECHNICAL
projection mapping
Tags: chakai, chashitsu, Igusa-faced plywood, Tango Chirimen, projection mapping
Production Technology: We used Tango Chirimen imbued with projection-mapped images as a boundary. Sensors embedded in the tango crepe detect the slightest swaying of the cloth and respond interactively The floor is made of decorative plywood made from rush grass from the wada family in kumamoto, which could not fit into the tatami loom because it was not long enough and had to be disposed of.
Design Challenge: The internal factors
1. Identifying the essence of the tea ceremony.
2. Knowing the history and components of the tea room.
3. Understanding and mastering the tea ceremony itself.
the external factors
1. Adjusting the signals from the sensors embedded in the fabric to reflect them in the program of projection mapping .
2. The technique of kneading rush grass onto plywood.
3. Adapting to an experiential exhibition space.
4.Use sustainable materials and methods consciously.
Research: The spirit of the tea ceremony is the spirit of "omotenashi" (hospitality). The purpose of the tea ceremony is not to drink tea, but to “entertain” the guest through the act of drinking tea. For this purpose, everything in the tea room, from the entrance, to the alcove, hanging scrolls, flowers, incense, clothing, and various manners, are mobilized to provide hospitality.
Inspiration: The tea ceremony is not only a ritual of tea, but also a way to entertain guests with tea. The guest is also a part of the creation of the tea ceremony.
We design the tea ceremony room for this mentality.
The rule we decided on was to use Japanese materials but not to assemble them in a Japanese way. The tea ceremony room is constructed of veneer plywood made of rush, the material used for tatami, and a cloth soaked with images that change interactively to create a psychological boundaries.
Project Duration: This project took place from October 18, 2024 to October 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: Sensors embedded in the tango crepe detect and quantify the shaking of the cloth, and by incorporating these values into video and music programs, the images and sounds can be changed interactively.
Patents: Patented:
Patent : No.7359351
Patent Holder : Kyoto Prefectural Institute for Textile, Machinery and Metal
Year : 2023
Jurisdiction : Japan
Team Members: video production : Miyuki Chikahiro Akari Kawase
graphic design : Junco Wada
interior design : Coichi Wada
Image Credits: image #No1:Photographer/Nacása & Partners Inc.
image #No2:Photographer/Nacása & Partners Inc.
image #No3:Photographer/Bunsei Matsuura
image #No4:Photographer/Bunsei Matsuura
image #No5:Photographer/Nacása & Partners Inc.
video:SWAG.inc
music:STUDIO KAZ co,.ltd.