Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis by Masahiro Kito

Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis by Masahiro Kito is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Ars Pulchra Competition Category.

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Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis

by Masahiro Kito

Client: Masahiro Kito

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Ars Pulchra Category

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The Design

About Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis

Vestis est collectio suppellectilis fictilis quae etiam ut installatio artis exhibetur. Collectio pannum pendentem in porcellana exhibet, spatium momentaneum efficiens quod gravitatem spernere videtur. Pannus vitreus in lutosa aqua argillacea madefit et per strata ad centum quinquaginta et mille gradus Celsii per unum diem coquitur, quod firmitatem addit dum materia levis manet. Arena formam in coctione sustinet. Sellae, mensae, et lucernae in collectione excogitatae sunt. Porcellana etiam lucem transmittit, ita ut opera ad usum lucernarum apta sint.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Dress Collectio Suppellectilis Fictilis necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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