Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav by Keiji Ishikawa

Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Khoom Ci, Khoom Siv Rooj Noj Mov, Khoom Haus thiab Khoom Siv Ua Noj Competition Category.

NyiajKhoom Siv Chav Ua Noj· 2025

Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav

by Keiji Ishikawa

Client: KJ studio

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Khoom Siv Chav Ua Noj Category

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The Design

About Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav

Tus qauv tsim ntawm ceg txiv ntoo olive yog lub cim ntawm lub zog tsis tu ncua, sawv cev rau kev thaj yeeb, kev txawj ntse, thiab kev vam meej. Cov nplooj raug teeb raws li ob nkawm ib sab nrog ceg, tsim ib tug qauv kauv uas qhia txog kev loj hlob. Qee nkawm nplooj zoo li lub siab, ua rau muaj kev sov so thiab kev thaj yeeb. Cov txiv ntoo olive gradient ntxiv ib qho kov tsis meej pem, nrog cov nplooj thiab txiv ntoo olive raug nteg zoo li tej daim ua si sib txuas. Saib ntawm sab, cov nplooj sib xyaw ua ke tsim ib tug qauv nyuam. Thaum saib saum toj thiab muaj dej haus puv, cov qauv nplooj sab hauv pom duab ntxoov, tsim ib tug qauv ci ntsa iab thiab zoo li muaj sia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Brilliant Olive Tais Diav Iav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The olive, a symbol of peace, wisdom, and prosperity, is elegantly crafted in Kiriko glass. The design features olive branches with pairs of leaves arranged alternately in a spiral pattern, evoking a sense of growth. Some leaves are heart-shaped, representing warmth and tranquility. Gradient-colored olives reflect humble intelligence. The leaves and fruits are arranged like jigsaw puzzle pieces, enhancing their lively appearance when light passes through. This creates a shimmering effect, resembling living olive leaves, even when viewed from above as a drink is poured.
Dimensions & Packaging: The product dimensions are as follows: The sake glass is 60mm in diameter and 70mm in height in the main image. In optional image #1, the wine glass is 58mm in diameter and 150mm in height, and the sake cup is 60mm in diameter and 60mm in height. The top view of the sake cup is shown in optional image #2. In optional image #3, the rock glass is 77mm in diameter and 92mm in height. Finally, in optional image #4, the plate is 150mm in diameter and 33mm in height.
Tags: kiriko, cutglass, japaneseglassware, glassart
Production Technology: The double-layered glassware is carefully ground and polished by hand using Japanese Kiriko cut glass technology.
Design Challenge: Specially ordered wide-angle V-cut grinding wheels are introduced. Additionally, precisely applying wheels to the contact points with glass has been practiced and mastered.
Research: Custom-cutting wheels for olive leaves have been implemented. Additionally, wide wheels express the fantastic gradient of olives, requiring precise adjustment of the contact point with the glass during cutting. Advanced techniques are essential in cases where the glass is dark and difficult to see.
Inspiration: Inspired by the serene olive groves of Shodoshima, renowned for its olive production in Japan. Olive trees, revered as symbols of peace, wisdom, and prosperity, have been interwoven with human life from ancient times to the present. Striving to capture the enduring vitality and wisdom that nature embodies, the foundational concept of the design was meticulously crafted.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2024 in Tokushima, Japan, and finished in January 2025.
Operation Flow: The wide-angle V-cut olive leaf pattern creates an intricate, mesmerizing design when viewed from the glass's side. The pattern on the reverse side overlaps with the front, evoking the mystery of life. As shown in optional image #2, when a drink is poured and viewed from the top, the inner olive leaf pattern reflects each other, resulting in a complex, shimmering design as if the olive leaves have come to life.
Patents: The design is applying for design registration and will get copyright in registered designs in December 2025 in Japan.
Image Credits: Video Credits:
The glass is rotated to show the changing scenes in a video to depict the intricate and sparkling pattern that seems to be imbued with life from the olive leaves above.