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Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae by Tomoo Nitta

Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae by Tomoo Nitta is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.


FerrumInterior· 2021

Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae

by Tomoo Nitta

Client: Himawari Design

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae

Mad Monk est compositio interior popinae Tokii sita. Consilium a Ji Gong inspiratum est, monacho itinerum et vini amore noto. Parietes nigri nitidi ambitum reflectunt et sensum continuitatis creant. Pluteii lagoenis sake Iaponici sustinentur, nullis iuncturis metallicis adhibitis. Instrumenta lucis in pluteis, qui 18 mm crassitudine sunt, inserta sunt, ita ut lagoenae ab imo illuminentur. Lux tenuis intra lagoenas spiritus ex toto orbe terrarum illuminat. Area interior 117,4 metra quadrata est.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Mad Monk Compositio Interior Popinae ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Ji Gong was a Monk of Rinzai sect who loved travel around and alcohol. He was serving God but not obeying the precepts, known for his madness, he was called Mad Monk and was loved by people. The design request was made by the owner who loves Ji Gong.
The shelves are supported by bottles of Japanese sake, and their faint lights emitted from the inside of the bottles illuminates the world's sake.
Dimensions & Packaging
Design overview
Completion date: November 30, 2019
Interior construction area: 117.4㎡ (including kitchen 15.8㎡)
Address: 2-29-2, Nihonbashi-hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo B1F
Construction period: October 1-November 30, 2019
Total construction cost: 30.8 million (including furniture, kitchen equipment, and fixtures)
Client: Mad Monk, Inc.
Design / Supervision: Himawari Design Co., Ltd.
Construction: Tokyo Architecture Co., Ltd. + Sunflower Design Co., Ltd.
Main finishing materials: Floor Mortar, iron trowel, PVC floor, wall Alpolic / fr gloss black, bar counter Black marble (Bengal black)
Inspiration
The designer was in charge from design to construction.
By making it a glossy black wall, it reflects the sight and gives out mysterious continuity.
There is no metal joint. Just bottles that are stuck in the shelves. Lighting fixtures are embedded in the shelves (thickness 18mm) to light from below. There are many beautiful things and fun things around us. Ingenuity is the key. The Japanese Sake bottles support the world's liquors as shelf structure.

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