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Mad Monk ᱵᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ by Tomoo Nitta

Mad Monk ᱵᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ by Tomoo Nitta is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.


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Mad Monk ᱵᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ

by Tomoo Nitta

Client: Himawari Design

A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ Category

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The Design

About Mad Monk ᱵᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ

ᱢᱮᱰ ᱢᱳᱸᱠ ᱛᱳᱠᱤᱳ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ । ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱡᱤ ᱜᱚᱸᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱚᱸᱠ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱟᱭ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱳᱫ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ । ᱪᱤᱠᱱᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱲᱟ ᱨᱟᱶᱤᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱛᱮᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱴᱟᱶ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱮᱛ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱱᱚᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ । ᱴᱮᱴᱨᱮᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱨᱩᱱᱤᱡ ᱥᱟᱠᱮ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱨᱟᱣᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱰᱮ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱞ ᱡᱚᱰ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱮᱸᱛᱟᱜ । ᱡᱟᱨᱩᱱᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱫ ᱒᱘ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱮᱲ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱴᱮᱴᱨᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭᱟ । ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱞ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱟᱹᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱚᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱴ ᱟᱨᱟᱜᱟᱭ । ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱑᱗.᱔ ᱥᱠᱩᱭᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

Mad Monk ᱵᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Mad Monk ᱵᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Ji Gong was a Monk of Rinzai sect who loved travel around and alcohol. He was serving God but not obeying the precepts, known for his madness, he was called Mad Monk and was loved by people. The design request was made by the owner who loves Ji Gong.
The shelves are supported by bottles of Japanese sake, and their faint lights emitted from the inside of the bottles illuminates the world's sake.
Dimensions & Packaging
Design overview
Completion date: November 30, 2019
Interior construction area: 117.4㎡ (including kitchen 15.8㎡)
Address: 2-29-2, Nihonbashi-hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo B1F
Construction period: October 1-November 30, 2019
Total construction cost: 30.8 million (including furniture, kitchen equipment, and fixtures)
Client: Mad Monk, Inc.
Design / Supervision: Himawari Design Co., Ltd.
Construction: Tokyo Architecture Co., Ltd. + Sunflower Design Co., Ltd.
Main finishing materials: Floor Mortar, iron trowel, PVC floor, wall Alpolic / fr gloss black, bar counter Black marble (Bengal black)
Inspiration
The designer was in charge from design to construction.
By making it a glossy black wall, it reflects the sight and gives out mysterious continuity.
There is no metal joint. Just bottles that are stuck in the shelves. Lighting fixtures are embedded in the shelves (thickness 18mm) to light from below. There are many beautiful things and fun things around us. Ingenuity is the key. The Japanese Sake bottles support the world's liquors as shelf structure.

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