Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique by Masahiro Kito

Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique by Masahiro Kito is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Beaux-Arts Competition Category.

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Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique

by Masahiro Kito

Client: Masahiro Kito

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Beaux-Arts Category

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The Design

About Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique

Dress est une collection de mobilier en céramique qui se présente également comme une installation artistique. La collection met en scène des étoffes suspendues en porcelaine, créant un espace éphémère qui semble défier la gravité. Le tissu de verre est imprégné de barbotine d'argile puis cuit en couches à 1150 degrés Celsius pendant une journée, ce qui lui confère de la résistance tout en préservant la légèreté du matériau. Du sable soutient la forme durant la cuisson. Des chaises, des tables et des luminaires ont été développés au sein de la collection. La porcelaine laissant passer la lumière, les pièces se prêtent parfaitement à un usage en tant que lampes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Dress Collection de mobilier en céramique satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dress is an interior design collection and installation, in which hanging cloth is expressed in porcelain as a "momentary space" that defies the earth's gravity.
By using pottery as a material for interior decoration, the quality of delicateness can be brought into daily life. To provide the installation strength, sheets of cloth are first soaked in clay and then baked it in layers.
Dimensions & Packaging: It has been developed as various interior decoration such as chairs, tables and lighting fixtures, and the sizes are as follows.[chair]W450,D450,H960,SH350
[desk]W400,D320,H600
Tags: Pottery, chairs, furniture, desks, lighting, interiors, installations,
Production Technology: This work is a pottery made by dipping glass cloth in slurry and baking it in layers.The firing temperature is 1150 degrees and it is baked for one day. At that time, the shape is maintained by reinforcing it with sand or the like.
Design Challenge: The cloth used as a mold was required to be water-absorbent, quick-drying, and heat-resistant. Cotton and nylon could not absorb the slurry evenly, and it took a long time dry. The strength when baked was also low.
We solved that problem with glass cloth made of glass fiber. It has water absorption and quick-drying properties, and by applying heat, it was possible to give the pottery even more strength.
Research: In this work, experiments were conducted to further expand the usage of porcelain materials.
For firing, an electric kiln that allows the temperature to be set according to time was used.
As a result of the experiment, a visually attractive pottery with spatial performance output was completed. In addition, because it has a unique light-transmitting property, it has become an eye-catching lighting fixture.
Inspiration: Aichi Prefecture is the traditional center of pottery production in Japan. Having lived in Aichi Prefecture for many years, I decided to use, lightness, and beauty of the pottery as my own way of expressing furniture. Furniture made from pottery has a problem in terms of strength and tends to be heavy. I decided to create a collection that was stronger while preserving the lightness of the material.
Project Duration: This project began research and production in May 2019.
It was exhibited at the exhibition held at Nagoya University of the Arts in February 2020.
Operation Flow: This work can be developed as interior decoration such as tables, chairs, and lighting. The organic natural shape is an accent to your life.
Image Credits: Photo/ Masahiro Kito/ 2020