Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko by Masahiro Yoshida

Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko by Masahiro Yoshida is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2022

Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko

by Masahiro Yoshida

Client: KAMITOPEN Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko

Ko te Toa Kama-Asa he hoahoa rototanga hokohoko mō tētahi toa e hoko ana i ngā taputapu kīhini i Tōkiō. E ahu mai ana te toa i te whakapono, ka hangaia ngā taputapu pai mō tētahi take pai, nā reira ka whakaatuhia e te wāhi ngā pūkenga o ngā kaimahi toi nāna i hanga ngā taputapu e whakaaturia ana. Hei whakaata i tērā whakaaro, ka whakaatu te rototanga i ngā pūkenga o ngā kaimahi toi hanga whare. Ko te rebar, he pae rino kōpito e huna ana i roto i ngā pakitara, ka noho hei tūāhua hoahoa matua. He rebar ngā kōrari me ngā taonga whare. He māmā ngā āhua, engari e hiahiatia tonutia ana e te mahi te toi tūpato.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Kama-Asa Shop Te Mahi Matua: Te Hoahoa Rototanga Hokohoko he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As Kama-Asa Shop's policy is set on belief that good tools are made for good reason, it delivers to the customers excellent skills of craftsmen, which make kitchen utensils.
Therefore, the most appropriate for the shop's space was to show architectural skills of craftsmen. The rebar that is usually hidden in the wall became the main design.
Handrails and furniture were designed with rebar. Although they are simple, they still require the use of craftsman skills.
Tags: Rebar
Production Technology: The most appropriate for the shop's space was to show architectural skills of craftsmen. The rebar that is usually hidden in the wall became the main design.
Handrails and furniture were designed with rebar.
Design Challenge: Handrails and furniture were designed with rebar. Although they are simple, they still require the use of craftsman skills.
Inspiration: Concept - the rebar

The rebar is a stick-shaped rolled steel material formed from irregular nubs called ribs and joints that are used as a building construction material.
As Kama-Asa Shop's policy is set on belief that good tools are made for good reason, it delivers to the customers excellent skills of craftsmen, which make kitchen utensils.
Therefore, the most appropriate for the shop's space was to show architectural skills of craftsmen. The rebar that is usually hidden in the wall became the main design.
Project Duration: Address 2-24-1 Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Design started from May 2018 to May 2020
Construction started from May to July 2020 in Tokyo.
Operation Flow: The most appropriate for the shop's space was to show architectural skills of craftsmen. The rebar that is usually hidden in the wall became the main design.
Handrails and furniture were designed with rebar. Although they are simple, they still require the use of craftsman skills.
Team Members: Yoshie Ishii
Image Credits: Image #1:Photographer Keisuke Miyamoto, photographing, 2020.