Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica by Masahiro Kito

Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica by Masahiro Kito is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Belas-Artes e Instalações Artísticas Competition Category.

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Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica

by Masahiro Kito

Client: Masahiro Kito

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Belas-Artes Category

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The Design

About Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica

Dress é uma coleção de mobiliário em cerâmica que também se apresenta como uma instalação artística. A coleção exibe tecidos suspensos em porcelana, formando um espaço momentâneo que parece desafiar a gravidade. O tecido de fibra de vidro é imerso em barbotina de argila e queimado em camadas a 1150 graus Celsius durante um dia, o que confere resistência ao mesmo tempo que mantém o material leve. A areia sustenta a forma durante a queima. Cadeiras, mesas e luminárias foram desenvolvidas dentro da coleção. A porcelana também transmite luz, de modo que as peças são adequadas para uso como lâmpadas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Dress Coleção de Mobiliário em Cerâmica satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

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