Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo by Keiji Ishikawa

Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwá Ịme Achịcha, Ngwá Tebụl, Ngwá Ịṅụ Ihe na Ngwá Esi Nri Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaNgwá Kichin· 2025

Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo

by Keiji Ishikawa

Client: KJ studio

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ngwá Kichin Category

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The Design

About Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo

Nhazi nke alaka oliv na-anọchite anya ndụ na-adịgide adịgide dị ka ihe nnọchite anya nke udo, amamihe, na ọganihu. A na-ahazi akwụkwọ ndị ahụ n'ụzọ abụọ abụọ na-atụgharị n'akụkụ alaka ahụ, na-eke ụkpụrụ na-agbagharị nke na-egosi uto. Ụfọdụ ụzọ akwụkwọ abụọ yiri obi, na-akpali ịdị ọkụ na udo. Mkpụrụ oliv na-agbanwe agbanwe na-agbakwunye mmetụ dị omimi, ebe akwụkwọ na mkpụrụ oliv ndị ahụ dị ka iberibe egwuregwu mgbagwoju anya. Site n'akụkụ, akwụkwọ ndị na-ekpuchi ibe ha na-etolite ihe eserese dị mgbagwoju anya. Mgbe a na-ele ya site n'elu ma mejupụta ya na ihe ọṅụṅụ, ụkpụrụ akwụkwọ ndị dị n'ime na-atụgharị, na-eke nhazi na-egbuke egbuke ma dị ka ndụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Brilliant Olive Ngwa Tebulu Enyo bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

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.