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Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua by Masahiro Kito

Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua by Masahiro Kito is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Brónse in Arte Porã Jejapo Competition Category.


BrónseArte Porã· 2022

Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua

by Masahiro Kito

Client: Masahiro Kito

A' Design Award Brónse Winner in Arte Porã Category

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The Design

About Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua

Dress ha'e peteĩ ñembo'apy múa ãgua umi mueble oñemoĩva porselánape, ojehechauka avei peteĩ arte instalación ramo. Ko atýpe ojehechauka ao oñembovevéva porselánape, ojapóva peteĩ tenda sakã ohóva pe gravedad rehe. Ao vidrio ojehypýi ñaẽ y rupive ha oñemyatã atýpe 1150 grado Celsius-pe peteĩ ára pukukue, ojapóva imbaretévo hendáicha ha ipoihaguéicha avei. Yvyku'i omoĩ ipy pe ao oĩ aja tatápe. Ko ñembo'apýpe ojejapo apyka, mesa ha tesape myendy renda. Porselána avei omohesakã, upévare umi mba'e ikatu ojeporu tesape rendaramo g.n.a.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Brónse

Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua ohupyty A' Design Award Brónse, peteĩ ñehechakuaa heta prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño sobresaliente-pe ojekuaáva creatividad, ingenio ha astucia rupi. Umi ganador Brónse ha'e artefacto hábil ha creativo ohechaukáva experiencia, imaginación ha recurso umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua ha'eha peteĩ objeto ojehayhúva, admirado ha estimado, profesional ha innovador. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Brónse ombojoaju mejor práctica arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua ha iporãiterei detalle rehe. Dress Ñemuhu Ñembo'apy Múa Ãgua ombohory necesidad, ohupyty ipotapy, ombovy'a sentimiento ha ohenói curiosidad.

Behind the Design

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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

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