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Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă by Keiji Ishikawa

Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă by Keiji Ishikawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronz in Ustensile de Bucătărie Competition Category.


BronzUstensile de Bucătărie· 2024

Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă

by Keiji Ishikawa

Client: KJ studio

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Ustensile de Bucătărie Category

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The Design

About Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă

Designul sticlei cizelate urmărește să inspire gândirea creativă prin evocarea diverselor povești, cum ar fi experiențele trecute, recunoștința pentru prezent și anticiparea viitorului. Designul prezintă personaje asemănătoare iepurilor care exprimă diferite emoții, creând o scenă dialogică. Expresiile emoționale ale personajelor sunt prezentate în mod repetitiv, cu variații în zona gurii pentru a dezvolta povestea. Acest design încurajează oamenii să reflecteze asupra experiențelor lor trecute și a perspectivelor, simbolizând totodată importanța relațiilor dialogice.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Dialogical Relationship Veselă din Sticlă satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The design of the dialogical scenes features a pair of rabbits expressing various emotions, with a repeated pattern of unified and stable expressions. The characters around the mouth of the glass showcase natural changes that unfold the story, allowing the holder to reflect on past experiences and prospects. This design symbolizes the joy of realizing a unified self through dialogical relationships with others.
Dimensions & Packaging
The product dimensions are as follows: In the main image, the wine glass is 58mm in diameter and 150mm in height, and the sake cup is 60mm in diameter and 60mm in height. In optional image #1, the plate is 150mm in diameter and 33mm in height, and the top view of the plate is shown in optional image #2. In optional image #3, the sake glass is 60mm in diameter and 70mm in height. Finally, in optional image #4, the rock glass is 77mm in diameter and 92mm 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
As a result of trial and error, we decided on a simple and abstract design like a rabbit for the pair of characters. We tried many variations for the various emotional expressions and agreed on them while referring to multiple people's opinions (I would especially like to thank Ms. Risako Ishikawa for her valuable advice).
Research
We needed to create a pair of characters that could be cut with Kiriko and that were visually enjoyable. Moreover, we needed to create scenes where those characters expressed various emotions.
Inspiration
My inspiration for creating a cut glass was to capture and celebrate life's meaningful moments. I wanted to make a piece that would remind us of our past achievements, help us appreciate the present, and inspire us to dream of a bright future. To bring this vision to life, I used dialogue from different scenes to tell a comprehensive story.
Project Duration
The project started in March 2023 in Tokushima, Japan, and finished in January 2024.
Operation Flow
The pattern of the character, like a pair of rabbits, is a wide-angle V-cut, so when viewed from the side, the design on the inside changes and shines through, as shown in the main image. Also, as indicated in optional image #2, by looking at the plates from above, you can see how the story progresses with the variations of the characters. Additionally, the design is very smooth to the touch and shock-resistant because the cut of the character pattern is shallow in depth.
Patents
The design is applying for design registration and will get copyright in registered designs in December 2024 in Japan.
Image Credits
Video Credits:
To make the story development of the scenes where the pair of characters express their emotions more straightforward to understand, we show the scenes changing as we rotate the glass in a video.

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