Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun by Masahiro Kito

Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun by Masahiro Kito is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award an Bronze in Schéi Kënschten a Konschtinstallatioun Design Competition Category.

BronzeSchéi Konscht· 2022

Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun

by Masahiro Kito

Client: Masahiro Kito

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Schéi Konscht Category

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The Design

About Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun

Dress ass eng Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun, déi och als Konschtinstallatioun gewise gëtt. D'Kollektioun presentéiert hänkende Stoff aus Porzeläin, dee reng momentan Raum bild, deen d'Schwéierkraaft ze trotze schéngt. Glasstoff gëtt an Toustopp getränkt an a Schichte bei 1150 Grad Celsius e ganzen Dag laang gebrannt, wat der Struktur méi Festegkeet gëtt, während d'Material liicht bleift. Sand stäipt d'Form wärend dem Brenne. An der Kollektioun goufe Still, Dëscher a Luuchtelementer entwéckelt. De Porzeläin léisst och Liicht duerchlossen, sou dass d'Stécker sech och als Luuchte gutt eegenen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Dress Pottery-Miwwelkollektioun erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

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