Brilliant Olive Glastøy by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award i Sølv in Bakeutstyr-, Servise-, Drikkeutstyr- og Kokekardesign Competition Category.
SølvKjøkkenutstyr· 2025
Brilliant Olive Glastøy
Client: KJ studio
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Kjøkkenutstyr Category
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The Design
About Brilliant Olive Glastøy
Designet av olivengrenen symboliserer varig vitalitet som en representasjon av fred, visdom og velstand. Bladene er arrangert i vekslende par langs grenen, og skaper et spiralmønster som signaliserer vekst. Noen bladpar ligner på hjerter og vekker varme og fred. Olivener med fargeovergang tilføyer et mystisk preg, med bladene og olivenene lagt ut som puslespillbiter. Fra siden danner de overlappende bladene et komplekst motiv. Når det betraktes ovenfra og fylles med en drikk, reflekteres de indre bladmønstrene og skaper et skimrende, livaktig design.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
Brilliant Olive Glastøy er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Brilliant Olive Glastøy forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Brilliant Olive Glastøy er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The olive, a symbol of peace, wisdom, and prosperity, is elegantly crafted in Kiriko glass. The design features olive branches with pairs of leaves arranged alternately in a spiral pattern, evoking a sense of growth. Some leaves are heart-shaped, representing warmth and tranquility. Gradient-colored olives reflect humble intelligence. The leaves and fruits are arranged like jigsaw puzzle pieces, enhancing their lively appearance when light passes through. This creates a shimmering effect, resembling living olive leaves, even when viewed from above as a drink is poured.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The product dimensions are as follows: The sake glass is 60mm in diameter and 70mm in height in the main image. In optional image #1, the wine glass is 58mm in diameter and 150mm in height, and the sake cup is 60mm in diameter and 60mm in height. The top view of the sake cup is shown in optional image #2. In optional image #3, the rock glass is 77mm in diameter and 92mm in height. Finally, in optional image #4, the plate is 150mm in diameter and 33mm in height.
- Tags
- kiriko, cutglass, japaneseglassware, glassart
- Production Technology
- The double-layered glassware is carefully ground and polished by hand using Japanese Kiriko cut glass technology.
- Design Challenge
- Specially ordered wide-angle V-cut grinding wheels are introduced. Additionally, precisely applying wheels to the contact points with glass has been practiced and mastered.
- Research
- Custom-cutting wheels for olive leaves have been implemented. Additionally, wide wheels express the fantastic gradient of olives, requiring precise adjustment of the contact point with the glass during cutting. Advanced techniques are essential in cases where the glass is dark and difficult to see.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the serene olive groves of Shodoshima, renowned for its olive production in Japan. Olive trees, revered as symbols of peace, wisdom, and prosperity, have been interwoven with human life from ancient times to the present. Striving to capture the enduring vitality and wisdom that nature embodies, the foundational concept of the design was meticulously crafted.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2024 in Tokushima, Japan, and finished in January 2025.
- Operation Flow
- The wide-angle V-cut olive leaf pattern creates an intricate, mesmerizing design when viewed from the glass's side. The pattern on the reverse side overlaps with the front, evoking the mystery of life. As shown in optional image #2, when a drink is poured and viewed from the top, the inner olive leaf pattern reflects each other, resulting in a complex, shimmering design as if the olive leaves have come to life.
- Patents
- The design is applying for design registration and will get copyright in registered designs in December 2025 in Japan.
- Image Credits
- Video Credits:
The glass is rotated to show the changing scenes in a video to depict the intricate and sparkling pattern that seems to be imbued with life from the olive leaves above.
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