Lightflakes for StarMicronics Ntinye Ìhè by Yuji Okitsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Nkà Mma na Nkwụnye Nkà Competition Category.
IgweNkà Mma· 2021
Lightflakes for StarMicronics Ntinye Ìhè
by Yuji Okitsu
Client: Yuji Okitsu
Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Nkà Mma Category
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The Design
About Lightflakes for StarMicronics Ntinye Ìhè
Lightflakes bụ ntinye ìhè e mepụtara maka ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ isi ụlọ ọrụ mba ọzọ dị na Shizuoka, Japan. E ji mkpụrụ enyo pere mpe 53,900 wuo ọrụ a, nke ọ bụla nwere ogo sara mbara nke 40 mm na ịkpọ nke 0.3 mm, nke e ji PET a pụrụ ịme ka ọ dị ọhụrụ mepụta ma jiri lasa bee ya n'ụdịdị achọrọ. A na-etinye mkpụrụ enyo ndị a n'ụzọ ziri ezi ka ha guzobe ihe nchọpụta ìhè abụọ buru ibu nke na-anakọta ma megharịa ìhè ọzọ. Ihe nchọpụta ìhè abụọ a dị mfe n'ịrị ibu, ya mere elu ha na-efegharị nwayọọ na-egosipụta ịnwụ ọkụ na-agbanwe agbanwe. Ntinye ìhè a na-azaghachi ìhè anyanwụ sitere n'ezí na-abata site n'ihu ụlọ e ji iko wuo, na-egosipụtakwa echiche na teknụzụ dị nta pụrụ ịmepụta ụwa na-enweghị njedebe.
The Recognition
About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe
Lightflakes for StarMicronics Ntinye Ìhè meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Lightflakes for StarMicronics Ntinye Ìhè ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Lightflakes for StarMicronics Ntinye Ìhè maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The installation consists of work of lens art named " lightflakes " and was designed with the concept of reconstructing light.
By methodically assembling small and thin 53,900 lenses and picking up light finely to make large optical screens, the client's corporate statement "Miniature Technology, Infinite World" was embodied for the entrance of the headquarters of a precision parts global company based in Japan. It is the art project that enhances the value of the entrance by fusing the expression of the corporate statement with the characteristics of the artwork and embodying it. - Dimensions & Packaging
- DIMENTION
w7755mm x d110mm x h3000mm, w2680mm x d110mm x h3000mm - Tags
- art, installation, design, architecture, light, lens, office, entrance, lobby
- Production Technology
- The " lightflakes " are 40 mm in diameter and 0.3 mm thin, with parts that are able to be assembled with each other by precision finishing the lenses. The lenses used to consist the installation needed fine detail, and we had to choose a material that was easy to process.
The PET selected as the material is recyclable, has excellent light reflection and transparency, can be finely processed by laser cutting, and low environmental burden. This installation is constructed by precisely assembling the 53,900 lenses, and because it is light, the object sways and brings out the brilliance of light. - Design Challenge
- YUJI OKITSU presents art from our background of architectural thinking.
By developing the series of " lightflakes " while maintaining the concept and details of art, we are thinking about the theme, form, and size of the object according to each project. This art, which has a flexible system and also has design elements, and the fusion of the conditions required for the project continue to increase the value of both parties and explore their possibilities. - Research
- Two optical screen-like objects constructed with " lightflakes " quietly change the atmosphere of the entrance while linking with the natural light entering from the glass facade that changes over time. " lightflakes " is an art that uses natural light as a clue to raise awareness of the environment, and also has a design aspect that enables it to be formed for a variety of projects. It is artwork born from the architectural thinking of solving the conditions and at the same time paying attention to the environment and reflecting it in the design to create the one and only space.
- Inspiration
- The installation's base art, " lightflakes " was first presented at Milano Salone Satellite 2017 and has since developed into a series of collaborations with the projects.
This concept is the reconstruction of light. Light objects of any size and shape are possible to create by means of delicate lens parts.
Our client is a global Japanese company that manufactures precision components with high technology and has worldwide operations.
With the dynamic installation of light, we aimed to embody in the spirit of a global company that shines on the world stage with small precision parts. - Project Duration
- The project for this installation started in June 2019 and after a design and production period, it was completed in February 2020 at the headquarters entrance of Star Micronics Co., Ltd. in Shizuoka, Japan.
- Operation Flow
- The entrance of the corporate headquarters, where the installation was requested is a space where natural light shines from the glass facade, and where there is also the light on the wall at the front of entrance where the picture is projected. By fusing the our client's corporate statement with the characteristics of the conceptual our art piece, which is the reconstruction of light in this space, and giving it shape as the optical object, we have created the one and only scene and experience at the entrance.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to YUJI OKITSU, 2020.
- Team Members
- Associate : Eri Yamazaki
Produce : MURAYAMA Inc. - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Tomoko Yamane, Variations, 2020
Optional Image #1: Photographer Tomoko Yamane, 2020
Optional Image #2: Photographer YUJI OKITSU, 2020
Optional Image #3: Photographer Tomoko Yamane, 2020
Optional Image #4: Photographer Tomoko Yamane, 2020
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