Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon by Masahiro Kito

Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon by Masahiro Kito is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Bronse in Kunst og kunstinstallasjonsdesign Competition Category.

BronseKunst· 2022

Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon

by Masahiro Kito

Client: Masahiro Kito

A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Kunst Category

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The Design

About Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon

Dress er en keramikk møbelkolleksjon som også vises som en kunstinstallasjon. Kolleksjonen presenterer hengende stoff i porselen, som danner et flyktig rom som ser ut til å trosse tyngdekraften. Glasstoff bløtlegges i leireslam og brennes i lag ved 1150 grader Celsius i én dag, noe som tilfører styrke samtidig som materialet holdes lett. Sand støtter formen under brenningen. Stoler, bord og lysarmaturer er utviklet i kolleksjonen. Porselenet slipper også gjennom lys, slik at delene egner seg til bruk som lamper.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronse

Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Dress Keramikk Møbelkolleksjon tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

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