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Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe by Keiji Ishikawa

Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award in Naczynia Kuchenne Competition Category.


SrebrnaNaczynia Kuchenne· 2025

Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe

by Keiji Ishikawa

Client: KJ studio

Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award Winner in Naczynia Kuchenne Category

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The Design

About Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe

Projekt gałązki oliwnej symbolizuje trwałą witalność jako wyraz pokoju, mądrości i dobrobytu. Liście są ułożone w naprzemiennych parach wzdłuż gałązki, tworząc spiralny wzór symbolizujący wzrost. Niektóre pary liści przypominają serca, przywołując ciepło i spokój. Oliwki z gradientem dodają mistycznego akcentu, a liście i oliwki są rozłożone niczym elementy puzzli. Z boku nakładające się liście tworzą złożony motyw. Gdy patrzy się z góry, a naczynie jest wypełnione napojem, wewnętrzne wzory liści odbijają się, tworząc migocący, żywy wzór.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna Nagroda A' Design Award

Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe to laureat Srebrnej Nagrody A' Design Award, niezwykle prestiżowego wyróżnienia przyznawanego przepięknym, imponującym projektom z najwyższej półki. Laureaci Srebrnej Nagrody to niezwykle błyskotliwe i wyjątkowo twórcze dzieła, które ukazują wybitną wiedzę, talent i przenikliwość ich twórców. Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe ma być wspaniałym, reprezentacyjnym dziełem, które jest niezwykle profesjonalne i głęboko innowacyjne. Ten projekt nagrodzony Srebrną Nagrodą A' Design Award to bardzo godny uwagi, podziwiany wynalazek, który przynosi korzyści i przesuwa granice sztuki, nauki, designu i technologii. Brilliant Olive Szkło Stołowe to dzieło, któremu wielu zazdrości, które budzi pragnienia, wprowadza pozytywne uczucia oraz wzbudza zdumienie i zachwyt.

Behind the Design

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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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